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The South Sudan Electricity Corporation (SSEC) is a parastatal company whose primary purpose is to generate electric power for use in South Sudan and for sale to neighboring countries.
| Company type | Parastatal |
|---|---|
| Industry | Power generation |
| Founded | 2012 |
| Products | Electricity |
History
editFollowing the split from Sudan, South Sudan signed the THE SOUTHERN SUDAN ELECTRICITY CORPORATION ACT, 2011 into law. Setting up the establishment of the SSEC in 2012 under the Ministry of Energy and Mining.[1] At that point the country was only producing 22 MW of installed electricity generation capacity split into three isolated networks with only 1% of the country’s nine-million people having access to electricity.[2][3][4]
On January 24, 2014, the SSEC was approved for a grant from the African Development Bank Group to rehabilitate and expand the distribution networks in Juba.[5]
SSEC Timeline
edit- January 24, 2014: Received a US$26 million dollar grant from African Development Bank Group to rehabilitate and expand the distribution networks in Juba.[6]
Power stations
edit- Juba Electric Distribution Company - JEDCO 48% ownership
Operational stations
editPower stations in development
editSee also
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References
edit- ^ https://mofaic.gov.ss/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Southern-Sudan-Electricity-Corporation-Act-2011.pdf
- ^ "South Sudan sets up national power company".
- ^ https://documents1.worldbank.org/curated/en/354201468102894108/pdf/ACS35850ESW0P10377315B00PUBLIC00ACS.pdf
- ^ https://rise.esmap.org/data/files/library/south-sudan/Electricity%20Access/South%20Sudan_Electricity%20Sector%20Diagnostic_2021.pdf
- ^ "South Sudan US$26 million grant for electricity distribution networks". 24 January 2014.
- ^ "South Sudan US$26 million grant for electricity distribution networks". 24 January 2014.