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

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Enabling policy and institutional framework for hybrid-based mini-grids set upFinancial viability of mini-grid ensured

 Indicators:

Investment in hybrid RE-diesel mini-grid projects mobilized in comparison to baseline year 2014Amount of reduced CO22 emissions by the investments facilitated by the project (in rural electricity generation compared with the baseline)Number of MWH produced under the projectNumber of people in rural areas benefiting from access to better servicesCreation of a renewable observatory
Legislative package is designed and enacted
Revised framework for hybrid-based DSP is implemented
The level of investment and tariff reforms ensure the financial viability of mini-grids
Education and professional training necessary for quality O&M&M are implemented and viable.
Ministry and related agency representatives have the capacity to understand and design measures to ensure quality O&M&M.
Coastal community project is demonstrated to be financially and technically viable
Lessons learned from the project are applied to future off-grid projects.
Outcome 2:

Capacity for delivering turnkey solutions and quality O&M&M
Outcome 3:

A functioning business model is demonstrated for the technical and financial viability of diesel/RE hybrid-based mini-grids
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Project reports and documentation

 

Project Document (ProDoc)