Lead country
Mauritania
Participating countries
Mauritania
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From November 24, 2016 to November 24, 2021
Project ID: 5357
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Technical team
- Energy Programme
Technical area(s)
- Energy access
- Renewable Energy
Sub-area(s)
- Electricity access
- Type: Off-grid, mini-grids
- Resource: Diesel hybrid
- Resource: Wind
Landscape(s)
- Human altered areas
Sub-landscape(s)
- Rural areas
Transformed sector(s)
- Fisheries
- Retail
UNDP role(s)
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
- Direct support / Service Delivery
Strategy
- Governance
- Capacity building
- Finance economy
Sub-strategy
- Institutional framework
- Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
- Technical capacity building
- Community capacity building
- Demonstration sites/Pilot
- Energy finance
Social inclusion
- Local community/CSOs
- Private sector
- Women
Gender equality
N/A
Gender result effectiveness scale
- Gender targeted
Pathway(s)
- People pathway
- Sci-tech pathway
- Systems 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
- Poverty reduction
About this project
Description
The objective of the project is to optimize existing mini-grids in Mauritania by increasing the share of Renewable Energy (RE) and developing an appropriate business model for the sustainability of the hybrid system. This project is well aligned with: i) the Mauritanian Government's efforts to promote energy access and promote clean energies; and ii) the country's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper III (PRSP 2011-2015) goals to increase the share of renewables in national electricity generation and energy access.
Objectives
To optimize existing mini grids in Mauritania by increasing the share of Renewable Energy (RE) and developing an appropriate business model for the sustainability of the hybrid system.
USD $1,338,142
Grant amount
USD $7,650,000
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($1,338,142)
Implementing partner(s)
- Government of Mauritania
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