South Sudan, World Bank launch 53-mln-USD electricity access project

JUBA, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- South Sudan's Ministry of Energy and Dams on Thursday launched a five-year, 53-million-U.S.-dollar energy project aimed at increasing access to electricity services and strengthening institutional capacity in the power sector.

Sultan Lam Tungwar, undersecretary of the ministry, said the World Bank-funded Energy Sector Access and Institutional Strengthening Project (ASSIST) is a critical