Lead country
Botswana
Participating countries
Botswana
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From January 20, 2017 to January 20, 2022
Project ID: 5299
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Technical team
- Energy Programme
Technical area(s)
- Renewable Energy
Sub-area(s)
- Type: Off-grid, standalone systems
- Type: On-grid, utility-scale
- Resource: Waste (agriculture)
Landscape(s)
N/A
Transformed sector(s)
- Energy
- Agriculture
- Other sectors
UNDP role(s)
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
- Direct support / Service Delivery
- Institutional mechanism and system building
Strategy
- Law regulation
- Capacity building
- Technology innovation
Sub-strategy
- Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
- Laws enforcement/ Regulation
- Institutional framework
- Technical capacity building
- Energy finance
- Alternative energy sources
Social inclusion
- Women
- Local community/CSOs
- Private sector
Gender equality
N/A
Gender result effectiveness scale
- Gender targeted
Pathway(s)
- Sci-tech pathway
- Systems pathway
- People pathway
Risk reduction target(s)
- Hazard control/mitigation
SDG target(s)
- 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
- 7.a Enhance cooperation for clean energy research, technology
- 8.3 Promote job-creation, entrepreneurial policies
Conventions and protocols
N/A
Private sector(s)
- Capital providers
Hot topic
- Public-private partnership
- Multi-stakeholder collaboration
- Food and agricultural commodities strategy
About this project
Description
The Botswana National Development Plan 2010-2016 accords priority to transforming agro-waste into biogas. This GEF-financed, UNDP-implemented project will assist the Government of Botswana in meeting this priority through three project components: (i) institutional strengthening and capacity development; (ii) the facilitation and establishment of biogas plants; and (iii) the setting-up of utilisation and knowledge platforms. The outcomes of the project will include the implementation of effective waste-management policies and guidelines with operational regulations; capacity to design and develop biogas projects in South-Eastern Botswana; the first best-practice public-private partnership established; reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (direct and indirect) of 1.65 million tCO2e; and increased incomes through the use of small-scale biogas and bio-fertilizer, especially for women.
Objectives
To facilitate low-carbon investments and public-private partnerships in the production and utilisation of bio-methane from agro-waste in the districts of South-Eastern Botswana.
USD $2,732,300
Grant amount
USD $16,684,000
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,732,300)
Implementing partner(s)
- Government of Botswana
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