Project

Disaster Risk & Energy Access Management (DREAM): Promoting Solar Photovoltaic Systems in Public Buildings for Clean Energy Access, Increased Climate Resilience and Disaster Risk Management

Lead country

Barbados

Participating countries

Barbados

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From December 14, 2015 to November 30, 2019

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
  2. 8.3 Promote job-creation, entrepreneurial policies

Project ID: 5186

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Renewable Energy

Sub-area(s)

  • Type: On-grid, rooftop
  • Resource: Solar

Landscape(s)

N/A

Transformed sector(s)

  • Energy
  • Other sectors

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Innovative approaches
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Law regulation
  • Capacity building
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Institutional framework
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Technical capacity building
  • Awareness raising
  • Energy finance
  • Demonstration sites/Pilot

Social inclusion

  • Private sector
  • Local community/CSOs

Gender equality

  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • Sci-tech pathway
  • Systems pathway
  • People pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
  • 8.3 Promote job-creation, entrepreneurial policies

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

  • Individuals/Entrepreneurs
  • Capital providers

Hot topic

  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration
  • Poverty reduction

About this project

Description

The objective of the Project is to reduce GHG emissions from fossil fuel-based power generation by demonstrating the exploitation of renewable energy resources for electricity generation in Barbados. To achieve this objective and strengthen the country's Disaster Risk Response (DRR), the Project will promote decentralized solar photo-voltaic electricity generation in Barbados at community development centers and poly-clinics throughout the country. Project activities will include (i) the strengthening of the country's renewable energy policy framework including a grid stability analysis and assistance in the strategic planning of RE investments; (ii) increasing the awareness and capacities of appropriate institutions and individuals to support RE developments in Barbados; and (iii) installations of solar-PV demonstration projects at community development centers, polyclinics and schools. The lessons learned from the demonstration projects will be utilized to scale-up investments for other solar-PV and RE installations in the public and private sector, all aimed at achieving a greater share of RE in the energy mix of Barbados.

Objectives

Promotion of increased access to clean energy in Barbados through solar photo-voltaic systems in government buildings to strengthen the country"s climate resilience and disaster risk management.

USD $3,552,968

Grant amount

USD $30,900,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($3,552,968)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Barbados

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Strategic plans and licensing regime approved for accelerated RE development

 Indicators:

% share of RE in the power generation mix of Barbados
Cumulative direct CO2 emission reductions resulting from the GEF-intervention
Number of people using RE-based electricity
RE-based MWh electricity from the GEF intervention
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Number of grid stability assessments on VRE penetration into the Barbados grid by EOP
Number of RE licenses that received direct Project assistance by EOP
Number of strategic plans completed for RE development in Barbados with targets and milestones by Year 2
Number of technicians trained in electrical grid monitoring and analysis, disaggregated by sex.
Number of persons attending awareness raising sessions at community centers with regards to the benefits of rooftop solar PV installations that actively seek the introduction of RE in their households/buildings/other infrastructure by EOP disaggregated by sex/gender
Number of persons under vocational training programs on solar PV technology and installations that are active in the RE sector by EOP, disaggregated by sex/gender
Number of tradespersons who have local certification to construct, assemble, operate and maintain RE technologies that are actively providing ESCO-type/other services by EOP disaggregated by sex/gender
MW capacity of rooftop solar PV projects in planning and design stages by EOP
MW of rooftop solar PV installations financed through GoB RE funds where DoET and BL&P have involvement in operationalization by Year 3
Outcome 2:

Institutional and technical capacity and awareness strengthened for clean energy development
Outcome 3:

Feasible stand-alone solar PV electricity generation investments are successfully demonstrated
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