The consortium helped the Government plan its program to scale-up access to electricity. The consortium compiled a GIS database that is used to prioritize areas for new connections based on social and economic factors, including household densities, income levels, productive uses of electricity and existing electricity infrastructure. The consortium also considered what financing options were available for the program, including commercial loans from the private sector, Government subsidies and grants, and grants and loans extended on concessional terms from international donor agencies.
The consortium’s work focused on developing a plan for expanding electricity coverage that was consistent with other sector developments in generation and transmission, and was well integrated with sector policies. The intention of the prospectus was to raise finance for the access program from multilateral and bilateral donor agencies, who wanted to support well-planned and credible initiatives to expand access to electricity.