[{"bbox": [232, 106, 779, 132], "category": "List-item", "text": "* NEDCo Distribution Master Plan (Implementation Phase)"}, {"bbox": [232, 133, 661, 159], "category": "List-item", "text": "* NEDCo Network Mapping (GIS Data Entry)"}, {"bbox": [232, 160, 493, 185], "category": "List-item", "text": "* NEDCo Network Security"}, {"bbox": [232, 186, 539, 212], "category": "List-item", "text": "* NEDCo Energy Demand Study"}, {"bbox": [83, 239, 817, 265], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**1- Rehabilitation of the NEDCo distribution network – to be financed by AFD**"}, {"bbox": [83, 265, 1104, 291], "category": "Text", "text": "The details of this component will be provided by NEDCo's detailed assessment of the works to be undertaken."}, {"bbox": [83, 292, 1168, 399], "category": "Text", "text": "The Engineering Department, which is in charge of the design, planning and projects, will be in charge of the project management. KfW, through the World Bank's Programme for Result (PforR), provides important support to NEDCo through the development of a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). This plan will allow NEDCo to assess its constraints in regards to consumptions, customer support, outage management, and network infrastructure."}, {"bbox": [83, 424, 1169, 554], "category": "Text", "text": "This output will also support Ghana's energy efficiency and its NDC targets. In its NDC, Ghana committed to doubling the energy efficiency improvement within industrial facilities by 20% by 2030 subject to the provision of climate finance, technology, and capacity-building support from the international community. This support will help reduce the technical losses of the distribution system. The feasibility study of the AFD will provide details on the percentage of losses to be reduced."}, {"bbox": [83, 583, 1162, 610], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**2- Support for the digitalisation of the distribution network – to be finance by the EU and implemented by the AFD**"}, {"bbox": [83, 610, 1168, 742], "category": "Text", "text": "The objective of this component is to improve NEDCo's operational reliability, resilience, cyber-security and revenue growth potential. It will therefore involve the potential deployment of a fibre network in the NEDCo power distribution system through the installation and development of advanced metering infrastructure, smart network applications and real-time data support using a system SCADA. Project management will be provided by the Department of Network Operations of NEDCo, which is in charge of technical operations and technical and security audit."}, {"bbox": [83, 743, 1168, 875], "category": "Text", "text": "The Digital Energy Facility (DEF) is a program funded by the European Union, and managed by AFD, with the aim to support the modernisation of the energy sector through digital innovation, for better access to energy, a better integration of renewable energy sources and an improvement in the quality of electricity utilities. The digitalisation needs of NEDCo could benefit from the analysis of the DEF which, in turn, could make it possible to assess the priority needs in the short to medium term. The DEF \"concept note\" is being finalized before official submission to the EU."}, {"bbox": [83, 901, 846, 928], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**3- Institutional support – to be financed by the EU and implemented by the AFD**"}, {"bbox": [83, 928, 1168, 1008], "category": "Text", "text": "This support will consist of a Technical assistance that provides capacity building of various departments, which will be an effective addition to strengthening the financial functions of NEDCo (this support could also provide a basis for a possible deployment of prepaid meter installations)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1008, 1168, 1114], "category": "Text", "text": "AFD also plans to prepare a gender action plan for VRA and NEDCo, the implementation of which will be funded under the project. VRA Academy would like to apply for a grant of around €1 million to finance the acquisition of training equipment and sponsorship programs through the implementation of the gender action plan. Details of this component will be refined as the DEF and the Gender Action plan studies are on-going."}, {"bbox": [83, 1139, 1168, 1272], "category": "Text", "text": "Ghana's Team Europe Initiative (TEI) dubbed Smart, green and digital recovery makes reference to this Action and supports the Paris Climate Agreement, Ghana's Nationally Determined Contributions, and Ghana's National Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. Hence, the TEI contributes to the Government of Ghana's transformation and recovery agenda with a strong accent on the green economy (energy efficiency) and robust policy support to the climate and environmental policymaking."}, {"bbox": [1040, 1672, 1158, 1696], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 12 of 22"}]