Project

Removal of Barriers to Solar PV Power Generation in Mauritius, Rodrigues and the Outer Islands

Lead country

Mauritius

Participating countries

Mauritius

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From October 20, 2011 to December 31, 2016

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: 4333

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Renewable Energy

Sub-area(s)

  • Type: On-grid, utility-scale
  • Resource: Solar

Landscape(s)

N/A

Transformed sector(s)

  • Energy

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Convening / Partnerships / Knowledge Sharing
  • Institutional mechanism and system building

Strategy

  • Governance
  • Law regulation
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Institutional framework
  • Partnerships
  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Energy finance
  • New/other financial schemes/mechanism

Social inclusion

  • Private sector

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

N/A

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech 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)

  • Capital providers

Hot topic

N/A

Project objectives

To assist the Government in addressing the barriers with a view to promoting PV grid-connected electricity generation.

USD $2,085,000

Grant amount

USD $19,016,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,085,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Mauritius

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