Project

Promoting better access to modern energy services through sustainable mini-grids and low-carbon bioenergy technologies among Guinea-Bissaus forest-dependent communities

Lead country

Guinea-Bissau

Participating countries

Guinea-Bissau

Project status

Approved/Endorsed

Project start date

July 22, 2020

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
  2. 9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, resilient infrastructure
  3. 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

Project ID: 5885

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy access

Sub-area(s)

  • Resource: Solar
  • Type: Off-grid, mini-grids
  • Clean cooking
  • Sustainable charcoal

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas
  • Forests

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Rural areas
  • General

Transformed sector(s)

  • Energy

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Data collection and analysis

Strategy

  • Law regulation
  • Technology innovation
  • Capacity building

Sub-strategy

  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Energy finance
  • Alternative energy sources
  • Sustainable agriculture practices and use of resources (TP 2, 7, 8, 9)
  • Technical capacity building
  • Community capacity building
  • Institutional capacity building

Social inclusion

  • Private sector
  • Local community/CSOs

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation
  • Improve resilience

SDG target(s)

  • 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
  • 9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, resilient infrastructure
  • 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

  • Capital providers
  • Small and medium-sized enterprises

Hot topic

  • Poverty reduction
  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration

Project description

To promote integrated investment in sustainable mini-grids and low-carbon bioenergy technologies, and develop an appropriate business model for the sustainability of the system

USD $3,002,702

Grant amount

USD $14,500,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($3,002,702)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Guinea-Bissau

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