The  Government of the Republic of Mali has requested Danida Business Finance  (DBF) for the financing of the project to connect the industrial and mining  units in the Kayes region on the interconnected power grid. The Kayes region  in the south-western part of Mali has a vast potential for development,  including mining and industry. The overall objective of the feasibility study  mission is to establish a basis for a decision by Danida Business Finance to  support the project through DBF financing.    

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The immediate objectives are including a description and assessment of the  project's adequacy with Danish policies including the framework principles  for Danida Business Finance (as of April 201ó) and its suitability for  financing by Danida Business Finance, description and assessment of the  project's adequacy with Danida's country programme, description and  assessment of the project's adequacy with the policies of the Government of  Mali and the national development plan, description and assessment of  sustainability aspects according to i) UN Sustainable Development Goals,  SDOs, ii) IFC Performance Standards for Environmental and Social  Accountability, iii) UN Business and Human Rights Guidelines, iv) FIDIC  Sustainable Development (Project Sustainability Management), v) ISO  Life-cycle Costing, description and assessment of issues raised in the  Concept Note and by the Danida Programme Committee (Minutes), detailed  description of the Project for the connection of the industrial and mining  units of the Kayes area to the interconnected electricity grid, proposed for  financing via a DBF financing or, alternatively, identification and  description of a revised and appropriate project component for a DBF  financing.    

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The services we provided for this assignment were focused on the main  objective of the mission that is to establish the basis for decision making  for Danida Business Finance in the form of a feasibility study and an  evaluation of the project. The results of the two exercises will be four (4)  deliverables: A mission report note, a feasibility study report, a  sustainable development logbook (CBDD), a Project Document.