Lead country
Afghanistan
Participating countries
Afghanistan
Project status
Under implementation
Implementing period
From November 26, 2020 to July 19, 2026
SDGs addressed by this project
SDG targets
- 7.1 Ensure universal access to sustainable, reliable energy
- 7.2 Increase share of global renewable energy
Project ID: 6485
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Technical team
- Energy Programme
Technical area(s)
- Renewable Energy
Sub-area(s)
- Resource: Solar
- Type: Off-grid, mini-grids
Landscape(s)
- Human altered areas
Sub-landscape(s)
- Rural areas
Transformed sector(s)
- Energy
UNDP role(s)
- Institutional mechanism and system building
- Capacity development / Technical assistance
Strategy
- Capacity building
- Law regulation
- Monitor inventory
Sub-strategy
- Awareness raising
- Energy finance
- Institutional capacity building
- Institutional framework
- Knowledge/Data management
- Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
- Standards/ Labeling/ Guideline
- Technical capacity building
Social inclusion
- Local community/CSOs
- Private sector
Gender equality
N/A
Gender result effectiveness scale
N/A
Pathway(s)
- People pathway
- Sci-tech pathway
- Systems 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
Conventions and protocols
N/A
Private sector(s)
- Capital providers
- Small and medium-sized enterprises
Hot topic
- Multi-stakeholder collaboration
- Poverty reduction
Project description
This project focuses on realizing the conditions for rural renewable energy mini-grid development in Afghanistan by means of policy development, capacity building and procurement preparations for renewable energy mini-grids for which sites have already been identified.
USD $17,198,843
Grant amount
USD $4,200,000
Leveraged amount (co-financing)
1
Source(s) of fund
Sources of fund
- Green Climate Fund Common ($17,198,843)
Implementing partner(s)
- Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development (MRRD)
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