Project

Promoting small scale hydropower in Bioko and other clean energy solutions for remote islands

Lead country

Equatorial Guinea

Participating countries

Equatorial Guinea

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From March 18, 2016 to March 31, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
  2. 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning

Project ID: 5143

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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: Hydro
  • Resource: Solar

Landscape(s)

N/A

Transformed sector(s)

  • Energy

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Innovative approaches

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Capacity building
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Awareness raising
  • Technical capacity building
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Energy finance
  • Demonstration sites/Pilot

Social inclusion

  • Private sector
  • Women

Gender equality

  • Women decision making
  • Women's cooperatives and groups

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • Sci-tech pathway
  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
  • 13.2 Integrate climate change into national policies, planning

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration

About this project

Description

The goal of the project is to create a market for decentralized renewable energy solutions in small island and remote territories. The goal will be reached by addressing the weakness of the country's policy-institutional, market and technology supply frameworks and tackle the root causes of the barriers to RE utilization in the country. The project consists of the following components: (1) Clean energy planning and policies for implementation and scaling up; (2) Clean energy technology (hydro) demonstration; (3) Clean energy technology (solar) demonstration; (4) Clean energy knowledge & capacity development. The project is expected to generate global benefits in directly avoided greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of almost 1,780 kilotons of CO2 due to switching from fossil fuels for power generation to small hydro, solar PV and wind power (over the lifetime of 20 years) and an estimated 7,121 ktCO2 as indirect emission reduction impact.

Objectives

To create a market for decentralized renewable energy solutions in small island and remote territories.

USD $3,652,968

Grant amount

USD $40,000,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($3,652,968)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Equatorial Guinea

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Implementation of an approved clean energy enabling framework and mechanisms established for scaling up and replication of investment in on/off-grid

 Indicators:

Indirect GHG reduction due to project's policy, institutional and capacity building and finance mobilization
Installed capacity of (small-scale) RE and annual power generation
Lifetime direct and post-project direct CO2 emission reduction as a result of project-supported demo/pilots
Status of set of regulations and procedures
Number of RE projects proposed for approval (and post-project implementation)
Number ofalternative sources of finance identified
Status of RE Strategy andAction plan
Number of small hydropower assessed
Number of small hydropower projects in advanced stage of development
Number of small hydropower projects that are operational
Number of sites assessed for application of solar PV or solar hybrid systems (feasibility)
Number of small hydropower projects operational
Number and status of RE info campaign
Number of awareness-raising events organised and attendance
Number of RE-relevant training programmes and attendance
Number and status of RE info campaign
Outcome 2:

Hydro energy technology and business model demonstrated in Equatorial Guinea's main insular and mainland regions
Outcome 3:

Other clean energy (solar and) technology and business model demonstrated in the insularand remote regions
Outcome 4:

Information and knowledge on sustainable energy solutions widely shared; Clean energy technical, individual and institutionalcapacity strengthened
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Project reports and documentation

 

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