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
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
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