This project will benefit around 75,000 people.
The assistance, comprised of a $21.6 million grant to Kiribati and a $15 million grant to Nauru, is part of the Improving Internet Connectivity for Micronesia Project supported by ADB. The project will help install a submarine cable connection between Kiritimati Island to a proposed transpacific cable system connecting Australia and Hawaii, while financing Nauru’s share of the East Micronesia Cable (EMC) System. The EMC system will be cofinanced by the World Bank and ADB.