Despite Nepal’s abundant hydropower resources and high potential for economically viable hydropower development, the country is currently unable to fully utilize its hydropower resources because it has not developed enough to meet its electricity demand. Factors preventing power development from progressing as targeted include the cost of power transmission and distribution facilities due to steep…
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Japan-Mongolia Business Forum 2022
Conference Title: Japan-Mongolia Business Forum 2022 Date: August 19, 2022, 10:00 – 21:00 (including reception) Organizers: JICA, Embassy of Japan in Mongolia, Mongolia-Japan Human Resources Development Center Location: White Rock Center, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (online concurrently) Main Participants Japanese side: Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Mongolia, Shinichi Tanaka, Director of JICA Mongolia…
Resolving traffic problems and improving the logistics network in the El Salvador
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of El Salvador in San Salvador on August 22, 2012, for a loan of up to US$51.37 million for the “San Miguel City Bypass Construction Project (II). National Route 1, which passes through the city of San Miguel,…
Special Advisor Kitaoka contributes to Shinchosha’s Foresight
Shinichi Kitaoka, Special Advisor to JICA, contributed to “Friendship and Cooperation in the Indian Ocean – Madagascar and Mauritius (Top),” which appeared in “New Japanese Frontiers” in Shinchosha Foresight (August 23, 2022). © Source JICA Read More
The 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8)
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will seize the opportunity of The Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8), to be held in Tunisia from August 27 to 28 this month, to discuss the state of African development under the complex crises with domestic and international partners. We will host 24 online side…
Learning from Hiroshima’s Experience to Establish Peace in Northeastern Nigeria
From August 8 to 12, 2022, JICA, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), invited the Governor of Borno-Yobe State, the Secretary of the Northeast Development Commission, and 12 others who are leading reconstruction and peacebuilding efforts in the Northeast region to Japan. After paying a courtesy call on the Nigeria-Japan Parliamentarians for…
Signing of investment agreement for “FinTech Financial Inclusion Support Investment Project” (overseas investment and loan): Supporting startup companies working to expand access to finance in developing regions in Africa and Asia.
On August 18, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed an agreement to invest US$10 million in the Lendable MSME Fintech Credit Fund, a debt fund managed by Lendable Inc. JICA’s investment will be used to finance early-stage fintech start-ups that are working to improve access to finance in developing regions of Africa and Asia….
Ukrainian Researchers Visit Japan for Technical Training at Fukushima University–Using the Latest Technology for Radiation Dosimetry for Environmental Assessment in Chornobyl
It has been 36 years since the 1986 Chornobyl NPP accident. The Ukrainian government is planning to reorganize the off-limits zone. In the off-limits zone, environmental and ecological changes are expected due to the drop in the water level of the cooling pond (the place where cooling water is supplied to the nuclear power plant)….
Improving Rural Area Electricity Distribution Network in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, electricity supply shortages had been one of the biggest bottlenecks to economic growth, and in response to the increase in electricity demand associated with economic growth in 2009, the available installed capacity was only about 70% of peak demand, forcing the implementation of planned power outages. In addition, in rural areas, electricity demand…
Contributing to the restoration of flood-damaged infrastructure and agricultural infrastructure in Timor-Leste
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste on August 16 in Dili for a grant of up to 1 billion yen for the “Emergency Flood Damage Infrastructure Rehabilitation Project. This project aims to restore public services in the capital city and agricultural…