Project

Improving the Performance and Reliability of RE Power Systems in Samoa (IMPRESS)

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

  1. 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
  2. 7.1 Ensure universal access to sustainable, reliable energy
  3. 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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