Project

Small Hydropower-based Mini-grids for Rural Electrification in Congo-Brazzaville

Lead country

Congo

Participating countries

Congo

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From May 16, 2017 to May 16, 2021

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 7.1 Ensure universal access to sustainable, reliable energy
  2. 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
  3. 9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, resilient infrastructure

Project ID: 4685

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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)

N/A

Transformed sector(s)

N/A

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Institutional mechanism and system building
  • Optimising financing

Strategy

  • Finance economy
  • Enabling
  • Technology innovation

Sub-strategy

  • Energy finance
  • Awareness raising
  • Public campaign
  • Alternative energy sources

Social inclusion

  • Private sector

Gender equality

N/A

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender blind

Pathway(s)

  • Systems pathway
  • People pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 7.1 Ensure universal access to sustainable, reliable energy
  • 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
  • 9.1 Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, resilient infrastructure

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

  • Capital providers

Hot topic

  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration

About this project

Description

The proposed UNDP-GEF project will be complementary to the baseline initiatives as it addresses barriers that are specifically related to the investment in decentralized micro and small hydropower plants, which are not covered under the baseline

Objectives

Pour stimuler les investissements dans les mini-réseaux alimentés par des petites et micro centrales hydroélectriques en vue de l"électrification rurale au Congo-Brazzaville.

USD $2,009,133

Grant amount

USD $10,250,000

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Sources of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($2,009,133)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Congo

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