<p style="text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in; text-align: justify; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><strong style="text-align: start;"><span style="caret-color: #1f2329; color: #1f2329; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic'; font-size: 14.666667px; text-align: justify;">The project has a total transmission line length of 750kms and about 5 substation works.</span></strong><span style="color: #1f2329; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic'; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in;">The first Feasibility study was completed in year 2011. Updated FS is expected to be finalized by in 2024, with a grant given to EAPP by the WB. Interim report is submitted. The ESIA studies in both sides are financed by World Bank from separate projects.</span><span style="color: #1f2329; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic'; font-size: 11pt; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="color: #1f2329; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;">The project preparation include assessment of institutional arrangement for</span><span style="color: #1f2329; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="color: #1f2329; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><span style="color: #1f2329; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic'; font-size: 11pt;">financing, construction, operation, and maintenance of the interconnection and may propose private ownership.</span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="caret-color: #1f2329; color: #1f2329; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic'; font-size: 14.666667px; text-align: justify;"> </span></strong><span style="color: #003399; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;">Feasibility study update – determine the demand forecasting, the review of the two countries generation expansion plan, determine possible power exchange and assess the financial and economic viability of the project.</span><span style="color: #003399; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: bold; text-align: justify;"> </span></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; text-align: justify; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: 15pt; font-family: Calibri; color: #003399; font-weight: bold;">-Preparation of project conceptual designs, specifications and tender documents. </span></p>
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<p style="text-indent: 0in; line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in; text-align: justify; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic'; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; color: #1f2329; letter-spacing: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;">The project objectives include:</span></p>
<div class="O0" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in 0pt 0.31in; text-indent: -0.19in; text-align: justify; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #323842; font-family: Arial;">•</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic'; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; color: #1f2329; letter-spacing: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Interconnect the Tanzania and Uganda Power systems </span></div>
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<div class="O0" style="line-height: normal; margin: 0pt 0in 0pt 0.31in; text-indent: -0.19in; text-align: justify; direction: ltr; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;"><span style="font-size: 11pt;"><span style="color: #323842; font-family: Arial;">•</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: 'Malgun Gothic'; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-position: normal; color: #1f2329; letter-spacing: 0pt; vertical-align: baseline;">Increase the connectivity within the EAPP power grid and facilitate the upcoming market and integration with SAPP.</span></div>