First Regional Micro/Mini-Hydropower Capacity Development and Investment in Rural Electricity Access in Sub-Saharan Africa

The project aims to reinforce rural communities’ access to a decentralized quality and sufficient power production through micro hydroelectric stations, favouring local development. The project will encourage the use of electricity for production purposes, contributing to the reduction of poverty, while reducing to the minimum Greenhouse Gas, in comparison to other rural electrification options

Financial mechanism
GEF
Status
Cancelled
Managing organisations
UNDP Regional Project Coordination Unit (Cameroon) - EDM SA/AMADER/Ministry of Energy
Mali - Ministry of Energy
Democratic Republic of Copngo - Ministry of Energy
Central African Republic
Implementing organisations
UNDP
Project ID
2385
GEF project type
Full size
GEF project phase
GEF - 3
GEF Cofinancing
$19.545.000
GEF project grant
$15.158.620
Executing Agencies
UNDP Regional Project Coordination Unit (Cameroon) - EDM SA/AMADER/Ministry of Energy, Mali - Ministry of Energy, Democratic Republic of Copngo - Ministry of Energy, Central African Republic