Project

Promoting Sustainable Mini-grids in Mauritanian provinces through hybrid technologies

Lead country

Mauritania

Participating countries

Mauritania

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From November 24, 2016 to November 24, 2021

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

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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