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partner with Ethiopia as it seeks to
accelerate its reform agenda.
Solomon Islands: In FY 2019 the
Solomon Islands graduated from the
lower income scorecard category to the
higher income scorecard category, and
as a result of the stiffer competition now
fails the scorecard, passing only 9 of 20
indicators, while still passing Control of
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demonstrated a significant policy
reversal, MCC can hold it accountable
by applying MCC’s Suspension and
Termination Policy.
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE
CORPORATION
[MCC FR 18–15]
Notice of Entering Into a Compact With
the Senegal
Millennium Challenge
Corporation.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
In accordance with Section
610(b)(3) of the Millennium Challenge
Act of 2003, as amended, and the
heading ‘‘Millennium Challenge
Corporation’’ of the Department of State,
Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2018, as
carried forward by the Continuing
Appropriations Act, 2019, the
Millennium Challenge Corporation
(MCC) is publishing a summary of the
Millennium Challenge Compact
between the United States of America,
acting through MCC, and the Republic
of Senegal, acting through the Ministry
of Economy, Finance and Planning.
Representatives of MCC and Senegal
signed the compact on December 10,
2018. The complete text of the compact
has been posted at: https://
www.mcc.gov/resourcesdoc/compactsenegal-power.
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Summary of Senegal Compact
Overview of MCC Senegal Compact
MCC’s five-year, $550,000,000
Compact with the Government of
Senegal (the ‘‘Government’’) is aimed at
addressing one of Senegal’s main
binding constraints to economic growth:
The high cost of energy and low access
to electricity. The Compact will address
these constraints through three primary
projects: (i) Improving the transmission
network to meet the growing demand on
the interconnected network in Senegal,
(ii) increasing electricity access in rural
and peri-urban areas of the south and
central regions, and (iii) improving the
overall governance and financial
viability of the sector.
Senegal is an important partner of the
United States in promoting peace and
security in Africa. The country shares
many fundamental values and
international goals with the United
States, and it has set an example of
democratic rule in the region as well as
of ethnic and religious tolerance. It is a
stable democracy in a challenging West
Africa region, a strong security partner,
and a rising economy that is attracting
global investment. MCC’s singular focus
on growth and poverty reduction—along
with its ability to combine major
infrastructure works with policy
change—allows the agency and the
Compact to play a key role in catalyzing
transformation in Senegal.
Project Summaries
Notice.
SUMMARY:
Dated: December 17, 2018.
Jeanne M. Hauch,
VP/General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
The Compact is comprised of three
projects designed to secure quality
electricity supply for growing demand
in Senegal and address binding
constraints to growth.
• The Modernizing and Strengthening
Senelec’s Transmission Network Project
aims to strengthen and increase the
reliability of Senegal’s high-voltage
transmission network in and around
greater Dakar and improve electricity
service delivery throughout the country.
This support for a robust transmission
network is needed for Senegal to
effectively capitalize on private sectorled investment in generation and to
ensure that electricity is delivered
reliably to consumers. This is
particularly important since much of the
private sector interest is in new, lowercost generation projects including wind,
solar, and natural gas that rely heavily
upon a reliable, stable transmission
network.
• The Increasing Access to Electricity
in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas Project
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aims to extend the electrical grid in
selected areas in Senegal’s south and
center regions that have high economic
potential but low connection rates.
Through a blend of supply-side and
demand-side interventions, this project
also aims to increase rates of adoption
and consumption of electricity, facilitate
opportunities for income-generating
activities in these regions, and improve
the understanding of energy efficiency
at a national level. This project offers
several opportunities for collaboration
with related United States Government
initiatives, including Feed the Future
and Power Africa, and with other
donors that are providing
complementary support to agricultural
value chains in MCC’s areas of
assistance, thereby increasing the
potential value of the MCC assistance.
• The Power Sector Enabling
Environment and Capacity Development
Project aims to strengthen laws, policies
and regulations governing the electricity
sector, as well as the institutions
responsible for implementing them,
especially the utility, the regulator, and
the ministry responsible for energy. In
particular, the project aims to support
improved management of the
transmission network and increased
access to electricity, reinforcing the
foundations for the provision of a less
costly and more reliable supply of
electricity nationwide. The project
builds on a participatory electricity
sector planning process that MCC
funded during compact development to
help the Government articulate and
select an appropriate long-term vision
for the sector that favors more private
sector participation and enhances the
financial sustainability of the sector and
its key stakeholders.
Compact Budget
Table I presents the Compact budget
and sets forth both the MCC funding
allocation by Compact components and
the Government’s expected $50 million
contribution toward the objectives of the
Compact.
TABLE 1—SENEGAL COMPACT BUDGET
Component
Amount
1. Modernizing and Strengthening
Senelec’s Transmission Network Project
1.1 Transmission Network
Build Out Activity ...............
1.2 Transformer Replacement Program Activity .......
1.3 Grid Stabilization Activity .......................................
Subtotal .........................
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$327,900,000
$26,000,000
$22,900,000
$376,800,000
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TABLE 1—SENEGAL COMPACT
BUDGET—Continued
Component
Amount
2. Increasing Access to Electricity in Rural
and Peri-Urban Areas Project
2.1 Supply-Side Activity .....
2.2 Consumer Demand
Support Activity .................
2.3 Distribution Network
Reinforcement Activity ......
$33,000,000
$13,400,000
Subtotal .........................
$57,300,000
$10,900,000
3. Power Sector Enabling Environment and
Capacity Development Project
3.1 Sector Governance Activity ...................................
3.2 Regulatory Strengthening Activity .....................
3.3 Utility Strengthening
Activity ...............................
$14,000,000
$11,900,000
$17,600,000
Subtotal .........................
$43,500,000
4. Monitoring and Evaluation
5. Program Administration
and Oversight ....................
Total MCC Funding .......
Total Program Budget ...
Total MCC Funding
Total Government
Contribution ........
$11,800,000
$60,600,000
$550,000,000
Amount
$550,000,000
Total Program Budget ...
$600,000,000
$50,000,000
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I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
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[Docket Nos. 50–280 and 50–281; NRC–
2018–0280]
Virginia Electric and Power Company;
Dominion Energy Virginia: Surry
Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Intent to conduct scoping
process and prepare environmental
impact statement; public meeting and
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission will conduct a scoping
process to gather information necessary
to prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) to evaluate the
environmental impacts for the
subsequent license renewal of the
operating licenses for Surry Power
Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (Surry). The
NRC is seeking stakeholder input on
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DATES: Submit comments by January 22,
2019. Comments received after this date
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MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE CORPORATION
[MCC FR 18-15]
Notice of Entering Into a Compact With the Senegal
AGENCY: Millennium Challenge Corporation.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Section 610(b)(3) of the Millennium
Challenge Act of 2003, as amended, and the heading ``Millennium
Challenge Corporation'' of the Department of State, Foreign Operations,
and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2018, as carried forward by
the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019, the Millennium Challenge
Corporation (MCC) is publishing a summary of the Millennium Challenge
Compact between the United States of America, acting through MCC, and
the Republic of Senegal, acting through the Ministry of Economy,
Finance and Planning. Representatives of MCC and Senegal signed the
compact on December 10, 2018. The complete text of the compact has been
posted at: https://www.mcc.gov/resourcesdoc/compact-senegal-power.
Dated: December 17, 2018.
Jeanne M. Hauch,
VP/General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Summary of Senegal Compact
Overview of MCC Senegal Compact
MCC's five-year, $550,000,000 Compact with the Government of
Senegal (the ``Government'') is aimed at addressing one of Senegal's
main binding constraints to economic growth: The high cost of energy
and low access to electricity. The Compact will address these
constraints through three primary projects: (i) Improving the
transmission network to meet the growing demand on the interconnected
network in Senegal, (ii) increasing electricity access in rural and
peri-urban areas of the south and central regions, and (iii) improving
the overall governance and financial viability of the sector.
Senegal is an important partner of the United States in promoting
peace and security in Africa. The country shares many fundamental
values and international goals with the United States, and it has set
an example of democratic rule in the region as well as of ethnic and
religious tolerance. It is a stable democracy in a challenging West
Africa region, a strong security partner, and a rising economy that is
attracting global investment. MCC's singular focus on growth and
poverty reduction--along with its ability to combine major
infrastructure works with policy change--allows the agency and the
Compact to play a key role in catalyzing transformation in Senegal.
Project Summaries
The Compact is comprised of three projects designed to secure
quality electricity supply for growing demand in Senegal and address
binding constraints to growth.
The Modernizing and Strengthening Senelec's Transmission
Network Project aims to strengthen and increase the reliability of
Senegal's high-voltage transmission network in and around greater Dakar
and improve electricity service delivery throughout the country. This
support for a robust transmission network is needed for Senegal to
effectively capitalize on private sector-led investment in generation
and to ensure that electricity is delivered reliably to consumers. This
is particularly important since much of the private sector interest is
in new, lower-cost generation projects including wind, solar, and
natural gas that rely heavily upon a reliable, stable transmission
network.
The Increasing Access to Electricity in Rural and Peri-
Urban Areas Project aims to extend the electrical grid in selected
areas in Senegal's south and center regions that have high economic
potential but low connection rates. Through a blend of supply-side and
demand-side interventions, this project also aims to increase rates of
adoption and consumption of electricity, facilitate opportunities for
income-generating activities in these regions, and improve the
understanding of energy efficiency at a national level. This project
offers several opportunities for collaboration with related United
States Government initiatives, including Feed the Future and Power
Africa, and with other donors that are providing complementary support
to agricultural value chains in MCC's areas of assistance, thereby
increasing the potential value of the MCC assistance.
The Power Sector Enabling Environment and Capacity
Development Project aims to strengthen laws, policies and regulations
governing the electricity sector, as well as the institutions
responsible for implementing them, especially the utility, the
regulator, and the ministry responsible for energy. In particular, the
project aims to support improved management of the transmission network
and increased access to electricity, reinforcing the foundations for
the provision of a less costly and more reliable supply of electricity
nationwide. The project builds on a participatory electricity sector
planning process that MCC funded during compact development to help the
Government articulate and select an appropriate long-term vision for
the sector that favors more private sector participation and enhances
the financial sustainability of the sector and its key stakeholders.
Compact Budget
Table I presents the Compact budget and sets forth both the MCC
funding allocation by Compact components and the Government's expected
$50 million contribution toward the objectives of the Compact.
Table 1--Senegal Compact Budget
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Component Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Modernizing and Strengthening Senelec's Transmission Network Project
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.1 Transmission Network Build Out Activity............. $327,900,000
1.2 Transformer Replacement Program Activity............ $26,000,000
1.3 Grid Stabilization Activity......................... $22,900,000
---------------
Subtotal............................................ $376,800,000
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2. Increasing Access to Electricity in Rural and Peri-Urban Areas
Project
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2.1 Supply-Side Activity................................ $33,000,000
2.2 Consumer Demand Support Activity.................... $13,400,000
2.3 Distribution Network Reinforcement Activity......... $10,900,000
---------------
Subtotal............................................ $57,300,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. Power Sector Enabling Environment and Capacity Development Project
------------------------------------------------------------------------
3.1 Sector Governance Activity.......................... $14,000,000
3.2 Regulatory Strengthening Activity................... $11,900,000
3.3 Utility Strengthening Activity...................... $17,600,000
---------------
Subtotal............................................ $43,500,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Monitoring and Evaluation............................ $11,800,000
5. Program Administration and Oversight................. $60,600,000
Total MCC Funding................................... $550,000,000
Total Program Budget................................ Amount
Total MCC Funding............................... $550,000,000
Total Government Contribution................... $50,000,000
---------------
Total Program Budget................................ $600,000,000
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