Lead country
Samoa
Participating countries
Samoa
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From August 2, 2017 to August 2, 2022
SDGs addressed by this project
SDG targets
- 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
- 7.1 Ensure universal access to sustainable, reliable energy
- 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.
Project ID: 5669
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Technical team
- Energy Programme
Technical area(s)
- Renewable Energy
- Energy efficiency
Sub-area(s)
- Type: On-grid, utility-scale
- Resource: Biomass
- Resource: Solar
- Appliances
Landscape(s)
- Human altered areas
Sub-landscape(s)
- Rural areas
Transformed sector(s)
N/A
UNDP role(s)
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
- Data collection and analysis
- Innovative approaches
Strategy
- Law regulation
- Capacity building
- Finance economy
Sub-strategy
- Institutional framework
- Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
- Awareness raising
- Technical capacity building
- Institutional capacity building
- Demonstration sites/Pilot
- Energy finance
Social inclusion
- Local community/CSOs
- Private sector
Gender equality
N/A
Gender result effectiveness scale
- Gender targeted
Pathway(s)
- People pathway
- Systems pathway
- Sci-tech pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Improve resilience
- Hazard control/mitigation
SDG target(s)
- 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
- 7.1 Ensure universal access to sustainable, reliable energy
- 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.
Conventions and protocols
N/A
Private sector(s)
- Capital providers
Hot topic
- Poverty reduction
- Multi-stakeholder collaboration
About this project
Description
The objective of the project is the improved sustainable and cost-effective utilization of indigenous renewable energy resources for energy production in Samoa. This will be realized through development of RE and DSM/EE policies and regulatory frameworks, adoption of RE-based technologies in electricity generation and financing RE, and DSM/EE investments in Samoa. The project comprises the five (5) components: i) Enhancement of Renewable Energy Policy Formulation and Implementation; ii) RE-based Energy System Improvements; iii) Financing of Initiatives for Electricity Saving, Productive and Social Uses of RE Electricity, and Electricity System Performance Improvement; iv) Productive & Social Uses of RE; and v) Enhancement of Awareness on the Applications and Benefits of RE/EE. This project will be implemented over a 60 months period and is expected to achieve GHG emission reductions through the displacement of diesel electricity generation. Direct GHG emission reduction over the lifetime of the project is estimated to be 25,267 tCO2e. The estimated direct post emission
Objectives
Improved sustainable and cost-effective utilization of indigenous renewable energy resources for energy production in Samoa.
USD $6,225,828
Grant amount
USD $46,489,200
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($6,225,828)
Implementing partner(s)
- Ministry of Natural Resources & Enviroment (MNRE)
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