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I I I I I 1 SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEOM, BI LIOXF Lt9?t.
otlt t F 8E E TOH N { REPRESENTED BY TIIE MINISTRY OF FINAI\CE ANI) ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION AI\D SI]PPLY AT'THORITY Regarding the EI{HANCING SIERRA LEONE EIYERGY ACCESS PROJECT DATEDTHIS .d.\ntotr'APRrL,2o2t J.l i I I I I I I I I I I I I 2 into on this day of April 6, 2Al betweetl THIS S{IBSIDLARY AGREEMENT is made and €nteied the Goveomsrt of the Republic of Sicna Lronq reprc*ented by tho Minisry of finance @ereinafter to as "MOF'), of the first pErg ad the Elcctlicity Dishibution and Supply Authority, tho rcfgr€d €ntiog Entity (heroinafter referred to f "EDSA'), an authority established by the Project Impl€, National Electriclty Act,20ll, of the second part.
Both MOF and EDSA are collectively referred to as'"TEE PARTIES".
€rned) WEEREAS, rmder a Financing Agree,ment regarding the ENHANCING SIERRA LEONE ENERGY ACCESS PROJECT (ESLEAP) (Grarf Nrlmb€r D7690-SL) (hereinafter referred to as datd Apdl...202l betwecn the Republic of Sicrra Leone (hereinaftcr refercd trr lhe "Ag€ as the 'Recipienf') and the International Developrment Association (thereimfter referrcd to as the *Aseooiation'), the Association agred to extcnd to thc Recipient a grant (Graot), which is daemed as Cmcessioaal Financing for purposes of thc Genqal Co:oditions, in au amormt equivalcnt to Twctrty Fiw tvfillio,rU Six Hrmdred Thousand Special Drawing Itights (SDR 25,600,000) as set forth in Sectim 2.01 of the fureemeng WrrnREAS, to ftcilitate the carryiog out Parts A aod C.2 of the Project (Project, the Prcject Implementing Entity's Respective Parts), the Recipient undertook, pursuant to Section l.B of Schcdulo 2 to the Agrcement to make part ofthe prooeeds of the Grant allocatod from time to time to category (l) of the table sef forth in Section Itr.A.l available to the Project Implemc,nting Entity (hereinafter rcferred to as "EDSA") as a gmnt under a subsidiary Agreemeot between the Recipient and the Project bnplemeating Entity (hereinafter refered to .riEDSA), *d* the tenns and conditions acceptable to the Association.
("Suhsidiary Agreement').

AI{D WEEREAS, the Recipient agreed to make available the proceeds of the Grant to EDSA on the terms aod conditions set forth in this Subsidiary Agreement' WEEREFORE, The PARTIES hereto agree as follows: ARTICLE I: DEIINITION 1.0 Unlc$ thc ooatort othcrwisc rcCuir€s, the seveial ternrs dcfined in mis Subsidiffy Agreetnent shall have thc respective meanings ascn:bed to thern in the Agreemmt ad 6e Geoeral Conditioas.
J ARTICLE tr: PARTICULAR COVENANT 2.0 The EDSA shall: E.oarryoutthcProjectwitlrduediligence'officicaoyandinconfornitywithsound ted,dcal, engineoring, financial, administratil,e, and errvironmerrtal and social practices; b.rotassip,ab,rogaleorwaiveanyofitsobtigationsundertheSubsidiaryAgresn€t$ c.mairtainrecordsadequatebenableidentificationoftheworts,goodsalds€rvicesfinancod out of thc procccds of the Gran!
to disolose the use thereof, to record progress of the Project (ircluding tbe cost thereof) and to reflect, in.

accordance with consistentty maintained souttd accounting practices, the operations 6d finenel{ pssifioa ofEDSA; an4 d" coopsrdo fuUy with the MOF to ensrue that frc rrurpose of the Grant is accomplished' ARTICLE Itr: DISPUTES AniD CONSTRUCTION OF TEIS AGREEMENT 3.0 A,ty ht€rFetatim, constnrction disputes ol.
confligts in connection with this Subsidiary furaement shall bc doalt with as follows: a)ThisSubsidiaryAgrcemelrtshallbeinterprctod:andconshrcdinaccondancewiththeLawsofthe Rcpublic of Sierra Loone.

b) In the oasc of conflict between this srrbsidiary Agreement and the Agreernenq tho Agretmcnt shall prorail. '
c)Alldiryrrtes,ditremncesandquestionsarisingundorthisSrrbsidiaryeerc€m€dslrallbesettled u-io"ttv, with the opiri* oi th" Attomey Geoeral antl l\finister of Justice of the Republic of Siena Leone beiag final in said dispute' ARTICLE IV: ANTI4OpRUPTION GLIDELII\IES 4 4.0 EDSA 8bsll oErry out tho Project in accordance with the provisions of the Anti{om4tion Guidelines ARTICLEV: OBLIGATIONS OF Tm MOF 5.1 5.2 MOF shall ta&e or caus€ to bG tak€f, any aotion'including the provision of rmogrccs necessary orappropfiatetoenableEDSAtoperformitsobtigationsundorthisAgreement.
MOF shall comply witt the covenants under the Financing Agrcernent and this Agreement ARTICI,E YI: OBLIGATIONS OF EDSA 6.1 Procurement EDSA shall ensln€ complianc€ with the procedures for plocursment of goods and """rrf*", s€rr/ices sef fo;h in Procureme,lrt Rcgulations, Project Procrntmcnt SEategy, and tho hocuremeirt Plan.
6.2 FlnrnclalMrnrgement EDSA Limited shall: a, b d it to maintain financiat manag,enent polioies and proce&ues adequate to €nable monitor and waluate, in accor*rnc" with indicators acceptable to the IDA, the progress of and achievc,ment of [re objectives ofthe Projoct " .o*o adequate to r€flect (l)msiotainafinancialmanngcm€ntsystcmandprcparefinancialstat€m€Dtsitr ioora*".
with consistelrtly applied accounting standards acoeptable to the its operations md finmcid conditioo' PA, Utn n i*roaios the opoations, resourc€s and expe,loditures re-lated to the Project; and (Z) nu"J ,.cn'fnancial statements a'dited ann'ally by indepe,lrdent auditors to the IDA in accordancc with consiste'ntly ap?lied suditing ;;rbb shiads aoceptable to the IDA and promptly frrnish the statcm€rrts as so audit€d enable MoF and the IDA to i spect the Project, its operation and any relcvant records ad documelrts; md prepare md fi.nnish to MOF and the IDA all zuch information as the 'Coi"ro**t ot t" IDA strall reasonably request relating t'o the foregoing' to the Covemmet and the IDA; 6.3 Othcr Obligations EDSA ehall: (i) Exchmge views with MoF and the IDA with rcgard to the progress of the Project, and tnu p#i*"" of its obtigations under 6e Project Agrcement and ftis Agreement.
5 (iD Prorytly infonn MOF and the IDA of {ny condition which interfcrps or threateirs to interferc wib the pmgress of the Prcjec{ or the performance of its obligations urder thisfurument ARTICLE YII: ADRESS rlI{D MISCELLAI\iEOUS 7.0 Any notico requircd or pomitted to be given rmder this Subsidiary Ageemeat shall be in writing md dcemed given and effective once sigp.ed and delivered to the following addresses: For the Government of Sierre Leone Treasury Buildiug George Street Fftetown REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE TEL: (+232)76 61 1225 E-mail: 1 n f oQlaglerl4gy-sl Attention: MlnlrhY of Finance For the Executing Agency: Electricity Distibution and Sr.qpply Autriority 5A Higtrbroad Streeg Murray Town Freetown Tel: (+232\ 78 74 60 13 E-mail: i!-'qlsrrggi2rjtlrll!(;.s4r!
Attention: DirectorGeneral 7.1 7.2 7.!

8.0 Any c,ommunication botweeo the partiel hereto in the connection with this Subsidiary Agrecrcnt shall be made by written communication to the foregoing address.

If the above addressas and/ or name are changd the party conccrned shall, within thirty (30) days oftbe chang6, noti$ the Party hoeto in writing of the new addresses and/ or ll8m6.

This Subsidiary Agcement shall come into force and effect after its signaure by the respective parties.
The PARTIES ltpreserrt and warrant ttat the execution ot thls.

'S'rib-riidiary ..., .,: , €n duly authorizd and its excution is not a breach of either has b€ cotrstitlirg docum€ils or any law governing or atreoting the PA\$ES- ( dE ARTICLE D(: BIDING EFFECTS Thesc obligations hereund€r will rerr,ain in effect for so lmg as the Subsidiary Agrecment raaains effectivc.
6 rN wrrNEss wmREoF, the PARTTES hereto $ave caused this subsidiary Ageexretrt to be duly executed by their respective authorizd oh* oo the day and year first mentioned above written.

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