Project

Promotion of mini & micro-hydro power plants in Congo DR

Lead country

Dem. Rep. of the Congo

Participating countries

Dem. Rep. of the Congo

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From January 11, 2017 to June 11, 2022

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

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

Project ID: 4690

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Renewable Energy
  • Energy access

Sub-area(s)

  • Type: Off-grid, mini-grids
  • Resource: Hydro
  • Electricity access

Landscape(s)

  • Human altered areas

Sub-landscape(s)

  • Rural areas

Transformed sector(s)

  • Retail

UNDP role(s)

  • Direct support / Service Delivery
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Capacity building
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Partnerships
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Technical capacity building
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Alternative energy sources
  • Energy finance

Social inclusion

  • Private sector
  • Local community/CSOs
  • Women

Gender equality

  • Livelihoods for women

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender targeted

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

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

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

  • Capital providers

Hot topic

  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration
  • Poverty reduction

Project description

To promote investment in mini and micro hydropower (MHP)-based mini-grids for rural electrification in the Democratic Republic of Congo

USD $3,287,669

Grant amount

USD $14,200,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($3,287,669)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Dem. Rep. of the Congo

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Enabling policy and institutional framework for MHP-based mini-grids set up

 Indicators:

- By the first half of 2015, a decree on the establishment, composition, organization, powers and functioning of the two agencies
- Gender sensitive rural electrification framework is in place and fully implemented- Specific financial incentives for MHP- number of MHPP operators who benefit of the scheme 1.2. A National Policy for the Electricity sector is developed, adopted and disseminated and a new legal framework is designed and aligns them. 1.2.1. The process for a National Policy for the Electricity sector is launched.1.2.2. The National Policy for the Electricity sector is published and disseminated.1.2.3. The revision of the legal framework and the alignment of the new texts on National Electricity Policy for MHP is ongoing.1.2.4. Advocacy bodies legislating on the need for a new legal framework are campaigned
- Gender sensitive National Policy for the Electricity Sector in place and fully implemented No clear policy
- Policy
- Installment report Risks:
- Cumbersome administrative
- Non-compliant profile of nominees
- No consideration of gender in the selection of nominees

Measures:
- Appointment of a ministry leader for monitoring
- Lobbying government
- Definition of objective criteria for designating appropriate individuals
1.3. A specific program for capacity building of national supervisory bodies of MHPP is set up and executed annually 1.3.1. An annual program of Capacity Building is established as well as the exchange of experiences in favor of the parent bodies of the electricity sector, MHPP project developers, and CLED.1.3.2. The development of the national rural and peri-urban electrification plan is supported - MHE is a priority for the Government of DRC Risks:
- Lack of real incentive in the OBA mechanism
- Changing feed-in-tariffs Measures:
- Securing the PPA for any investors- A training plan is developed and approved by the Steering Committee; - number of local small operators trained- number of new engineers specialized in MHP
- number of participants to the advanced training orograms- increase in the number of loal manufacturers20 million USD additional investments in MHP from the private sector
Increased installed capacity of MHP in the country, by 10 MW Existing specific feed-in-tariff for MHP
20 000 new rural households benefiting from power supply
Outcome 2:

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

Improved confidence in the technical and financial viability of MHP-based rural electrification
Outcome 4:

Increased awareness about MHP potential and investment climate
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