The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group approved a grant of 26 million US dollars to rehabilitate and expand the distribution of electricity networks in Juba.
The Power Distribution System Rehabilitation and Expansion Project would provide reliable electricity supply from existing and future generation facilities, said a press statement.
It added that the project would satisfy the suppressed load and high demand in Juba.
The electricity supply would contribute to improve the quality of service and promote businesses to realize economic growth and reduce poverty in South Sudan.
The project is 145 kilometres of low-voltage 33 kV lines; 370 km of medium-voltage lines; the purchase and installation of 195 transformer stations; and 20 thousand prepaid meters for connecting 20 thousand new customers.
The Director of the Bank for Energy, Environment and Climate Change Department, Alex Rugamba said low level of power generation affected living standards of the population and restrained business development.