Lead country
Jamaica
Participating countries
Jamaica
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From July 28, 2016 to March 26, 2021
Project ID: 4900
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Technical team
- Energy Programme
Technical area(s)
- Renewable Energy
- Energy efficiency
Sub-area(s)
- Type: On-grid, utility-scale
- Resource: Solar
- Buildings
- Lighting
Landscape(s)
N/A
Transformed sector(s)
- Health care
- Energy
UNDP role(s)
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
- Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
- Institutional mechanism and system building
Strategy
- Capacity building
- Law regulation
- Monitor inventory
Sub-strategy
- Institutional capacity building
- Technical capacity building
- Awareness raising
- Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
- Standards/ Labeling/ Guideline
- Energy finance
- Knowledge/Data management
Social inclusion
- Private sector
Gender equality
- Awareness raising (on gender)
Gender result effectiveness scale
- Gender targeted
Pathway(s)
- Systems pathway
- People pathway
- Sci-tech pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Hazard control/mitigation
SDG target(s)
- 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
- 7.3 Double global rate energy efficiency improvement
- 9.4 Upgrade infrastructure, retrofit industries for sustainability
Conventions and protocols
N/A
Private sector(s)
N/A
Hot topic
- Public-private partnership
- Multi-stakeholder collaboration
- Health
About this project
Description
This project seeks to advance a low carbon development path and reduce Jamaica's public sector energy bill through the introduction of renewable energy (RE) and improvement in energy efficiency (EE) in the health sector. The project will build relevant capacity in the public sector by increasing the knowledge base of its operatives on matters pertinent to RE and EE as well as developing the appropriate technical skills necessary to support investments in the sector. It will strengthen the regulatory framework that governs the development and deployment of RE and EE technologies. The project will support an investigate a potential mechanism involving public private partnership (PPP) that will engender a greater uptake of RE and EE. The hospital sector has a high-energy demand and high operational costs and would benefit significantly for RE and EE applications.
Objectives
To advance a low carbon development path and reduce Jamaica"s public sector energy bill through the introduction of renewable energy (RE) and improvement in energy efficiency (EE) in the health sector.
USD $1,354,987
Grant amount
USD $10,748,754
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($1,354,987)
Implementing partner(s)
- Government of Jamaica
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