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More World Bank Funding for Southern African Power Market Project

By Ma. Rizza Leonzon on 02 July 2009

The World Bank will grant $180.62 million more for the Congo component of the Southern African Power Market Project. The bank has so far provided $358.12 million for the project, which seeks to upgrade some 2,300 kilometers of high-voltage power transmission lines.
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Ma. Rizza Leonzon
As a staff writer, Rizza focuses mainly on business coverage, including key donors such as the Asian Development Bank and AusAID. She covers breaking business news particularly at the ADB and has conducted interviews with specialists from the Inter-American Development Bank, World Bank and other top players in international development. Rizza also contributes to the daily Development Newswire and other Devex publications.