Project

Developing a market for Biogas Resource Development and Utilization in Guinea

Lead country

Guinea

Participating countries

Guinea

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From August 25, 2015 to December 31, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
  2. 9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, resilient infrastructure
  3. 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

Project ID: 4780

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Renewable Energy

Sub-area(s)

  • Resource: Waste (agriculture)
  • Resource: Biomass

Landscape(s)

N/A

Transformed sector(s)

  • Agriculture

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Innovative approaches

Strategy

  • Law regulation
  • Food and agricultural commodities
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Laws enforcement/ Regulation
  • Institutional framework
  • Sustainable agriculture practices and use of resources (TP 2, 7, 8, 9)
  • Climate resilience for FAC system (TP 6)
  • Energy finance

Social inclusion

  • Private sector
  • Local community/CSOs
  • Women

Gender equality

  • Women's access to and control over resources

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
  • 9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, resilient infrastructure
  • 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

  • Capital providers

Hot topic

  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration
  • Food and agricultural commodities strategy

About this project

Description

The primary energy supply of Guinea consists of 89% biomass, 10% oil and 1% hydro, despite the huge potential of hydro in the country. The greatest RE potential are biomass and hydro followed by wind, solar, and ocean. Current cooking energy systems are inefficient and lead to a massive use of wood. If nothing is done in the current circumstances, this will lead to a massive deforestation.

Objectives

To assist the Government in addressing the barriers to significantly increase the utilisation of biogas resources to meet the energy needs of the country.

USD $2,707,706

Grant amount

USD $11,000,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,707,706)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Guinea

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Streamlined and comprehensive energy policy and legal/regulatory framework for the use of biogas as a sustainable source of renewable energy.

 Indicators:

Emission reductions (in tCO2 over 20 yr timeline)
Number of installed digesters (household and large scale)
Energy produced by capacity installed during the project in MWhTh
Number of jobs generated
Existence of adequate policy and regulatory framework
Installed capacity of biogas digesters (in number of units and total MW capacity)
Awareness about biogas and its possibilities
Existing capacity for installation and maintenance services
Outcome 2:

Promotion of investment in biogas technology through appropriate catalytic financial incentives for project developers.
Outcome 3:

Programme to sustain a growing market of suppliers and users of biogas and its effluents, leading to overall improved livelihoods.
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Project reports and documentation

 

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