Lead country
Bangladesh
Participating countries
Bangladesh
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From November 26, 2013 to December 31, 2020
Project ID: 3948
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Technical team
- Energy Programme
Technical area(s)
- Renewable Energy
- Energy access
Sub-area(s)
- Type: Off-grid, mini-grids
- Type: On-grid, rooftop
- Resource: Solar
- Electricity access
Landscape(s)
N/A
Transformed sector(s)
- Energy
UNDP role(s)
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
- Institutional mechanism and system building
Strategy
- Capacity building
- Finance economy
- Management operation
Sub-strategy
- Institutional capacity building
- Technical capacity building
- Energy finance
- Demonstration sites/Pilot
Social inclusion
- Local community/CSOs
- Private sector
- Women
Gender equality
- Women's access to and control over resources
- Livelihoods for women
Gender result effectiveness scale
- Gender responsive
Pathway(s)
- Systems pathway
- Sci-tech pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Hazard control/mitigation
SDG target(s)
- 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
- 7.1 Ensure universal access to sustainable, reliable energy
Conventions and protocols
N/A
Private sector(s)
- Capital providers
Hot topic
- Multi-stakeholder collaboration
- Leaving no one behind
About this project
Description
The objective of the Project is to reduce the annual growth rate of GHG emissions from the fossil fuel-based power generation by exploiting Bangladesh's renewable energy resources for electricity generation. The basic approach of the Project will be to promote renewable energy in Bangladesh through the recently established Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA). For Bangladesh to achieve a greater share of renewable energy (RE) in its energy mix, the Project will support activities that will (i) transform SREDA into a strong RE project facilitation center to bring confidence to private RE investors and increase the number of approved RE projects; (ii) increase the capacities of appropriate government agencies to generate, process, obtain and disseminate reliable RE resource information for use by potential project developers and investors; (iii) increase the affordability of photo-voltaic solar lanterns (PVSLs) for low income households by supporting pilot PVSL diffusion activities; and (iv) increase the share of RE in Bangladesh's power mix through facilitating the financing, implementation and operation of pilot (RE) energy projects using rice husk and solar panels. The lessons learned from the pilot plants will be utilized to scale-up the dissemination of PVSLs and investment in on-grid RE projects and RE technologies.
Objectives
Reduction in the annual growth rate of GHG emissions from fossil fuel-fired power generation through the exploitation of Bangladesh"s renewable energy resources for power generation.
USD $4,227,272
Grant amount
USD $50,050,000
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($4,227,272)
Implementing partner(s)
- Government of Bangladesh
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