Electricity Assessment for Host Communities and Forcibly Displaced People in the Sahel and Lake Chad Basin
It’s estimated that there are 2.4 million people (213,600 refugees and 2,179,300 internally displaced people (IDPs)) displaced people in the Lake Chad Basin region, many of whom are hosted by local communities. In the Sahel region, there are approximately 1.1 million FDPs of which 733,121 are refugees and 396,252 and IDPs. The high numbers of FDPs impact both regions’ economies and already limited infrastructure. A lack of energy access, for example, prevents development, and limits the ability to build the resilience of host communities and forcibly displaced persons (FDPs).
The overall purpose of both of these World Bank projects is to better understand demand and supply and identify market barriers, key market players and support required to promote the growth of basic electricity services for conflict-affected zones (borders), areas indirectly affected by conflict, host communities and FDPs in the Lake Chad Basin and Sahel region.
In partnership with Trama Tecnoambiental (TTA), we are carrying out a socioeconomic and demand assessment of conflict-affected communities; an assessment of energy needs and technology solutions; a market and stakeholder assessment consisting of market characterisation; and an assessment of delivery mechanisms of energy solutions in conflict-affected areas which includes an identification of business models and possible areas for investment, as well as an environmental, social and gender assessment of proposed interventions.