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DOCUMENTS.
RECOMMENDATION OF STATUTORY COMMITTEE
TO:      The President, International Development Association
Recommendation of the Committee under Section 1 (d) of Article V of the Articles of
Agreement on the proposed Grant (Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project) to
Republic of Burundi
The undersigned Committee constituted under Section 1 (d) of Article V of the Articles of
Agreement of the International Development Association (the Association) hereby submits its
recommendation pursuant to said Section in respect of the proposal that the Association grant to the
Republic of Burundi a grant in an amount equivalent to SDR 75,600,000. The purpose of said grant
is to increase the supply of electricity to the national grids of the Recipient, the Republic of
Rwanda and the United Republic of Tanzania.
1.     The Committee has carefully studied the merits of the proposal to grant such a grant, and of
the purpose to which the proceeds of the grant are to be applied.
2.     The Committee is of the opinion that the project toward the financing of which the
proceeds of such grant are to be applied comes within the purposes of the Association as set forth in
Article I of said Articles of Agreement, and that said project is designed to promote the economic
development of Republic of Burundi and is of high developmental priority in the light of the needs
of Republic of Burundi.
3.     Accordingly, the Committee finds that said project merits financial assistance from the
Association, and hereby recommends said project for such assistance.


Republic of Burundi                       -2 -     Regional Rusumo Falls Hydroelectric Project
COMMITTEE
Senior Vice President and Group General Counsel
Nominee selected by the Governor for the
Republic of Burundi
Regional Vice President
Africa
Dated at Washington, D.C.