Togo has launched the operational phase of its Urban Centers Electrical Network Extension Project (PERECUT) in the Centrale Region, local media Togo First reported.
The project will be implemented across five prefectures: Blitta, Sotouboua, Tchamba, Mô, and Tchaoudjo.
The works include the construction of 290.2 kilometers of low-voltage (LV) power lines, 21.1 kilometers of medium-voltage (MV) lines, and the installation of 36 transformer substations.
PERECUT also entails connecting new customers to the grid, upgrading existing subscribers to improved networks, and installing prepaid meters.
In addition, the project will provide streetlights to enhance public lighting in targeted communities.
Aboulaye Abbas, Chief of Staff to the Minister of Mines and Energy, explained that the initial focus is on expanding the existing grid into new peri-urban neighborhoods.
“Other projects are underway to electrify areas still without coverage,” he added.
This regional phase is part of a broader national plan to build 1,681 km of LV lines, 200 km of MV lines, and 371 transformer substations.
The project, costing CFA46 billion, is funded by the French Development Agency (AFD), Germany’s KfW, and the European Union (EU).
PERECUT aims to significantly improve electricity access in Togo’s interior cities and contribute directly to the country’s target of achieving universal electricity coverage by 2030.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com
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