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iciHaiti - Energy : 42 companies interested in developing electricity in Haiti
10/05/2018 08:55:42

Tuesday, in the framework of a seminar organized in Port-au-Prince by the Haitian Institute of Energy, Evenson Calixte, the Director General of the National Regulatory Authority of the Energy Sector (ANARSE) reminded that following the launch in late January of a Pre-qualification notice (which is neither an offer nor a commitment of the Government of Haiti) https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23330-haiti-notice-call-for-expressions-of-interest-mini-grids.html inviting national and international private companies to show their interest in developing and operating renewable and hybrid-based mini and micro-networks in Haiti 42 companies had expressed their interest. He added that ANARSE, with the Electricity of Haiti (EDH) will ensure the individual power supply of the most remote areas through a solar electrification program, in order to fulfill the promise of the Head of state o provide electricity 24/7 7 throughout the Haitian territory https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21342-haiti-flash-moise-reiterates-his-promise-of-electricity-24-24-throughout-the-country-in-2-years.html within 14 months remaining of the period.

Recall that after being ranked as the 3rd worst country in the world in terms of access to electricity https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23305-haiti-flash-haiti-3rd-worst-country-in-the-world-in-terms-of-access-to-electricity.html , Haiti in the latest joint report "Tracking SDG7: The Energy Progress Report" by the International Energy Agency (IEA), the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the United Nations Statistics Division (UNDESA), the World Bank and the World Health Organization (WHO), launched on May 2 at the Sustainable Energy Forum in Lisbon (Portugal) is ranked 140th out of 144 countries in terms of access to electricity.

The report indicates that only 39% of the Haitian population, estimated at 10.7 million inhabitants, has access to electricity, the lowest rate in the Latin America region, while the Dominican Republic and Jamaica have reached respectively 100% and 98% of access to electricity. Only a handful of African countries (Uganda (27%), Somalia (30%), Zimbabwe (38%) and Zambia (27%) have a level of access worse than Haiti...

See also :
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23665-haiti-politics-haiti-has-the-lowest-electricity-consumption-rates-in-the-world.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-23305-haiti-flash-haiti-3rd-worst-country-in-the-world-in-terms-of-access-to-electricity.html
https://www.haitilibre.com/en/news-21342-haiti-flash-moise-reiterates-his-promise-of-electricity-24-24-throughout-the-country-in-2-years.html

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