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GEF - Global Environment Facility

Origin of funds

World Bank, UNEP?, UNDP?

Goals/aims

The three operational programmes of GEF that focus on climate change mitigation and sustainable energy technologies are:

Operational Programme (OP) 5: Aims at removing barriers to energy efficiency and energy conservation;
OP 6: Aims at promoting the adoption of RE by removing the barriers and reducing implementation costs;
OP 7: Aims at reducing the long-term costs of low greenhouse gas-emitting energy technologies.

Main form of support

Grant or Subsidy

Typical budget size

Less than USD 1 000 000 (for Medium Scale Projects), and more than USD 1 million (Full Sized Projects) (see GEF Small Grants Programme for smaller projects).

Support type

Technical assistance, Demonstration projects, Market creation or transformation

Countries of operation

Non annex I countries (principally developing countries)

Main target groups

NGOs, Education, Private utility, Research, Consultants, Industry, Government

General conditions

GEF resources are used to support the incremental cost of environmentally beneficial projects relative to the cost of the baseline project. GEF provides grants and concessional finance for project development activities, enabling activities and full projects. Projects supported by GEF must be country-driven and based on national development priorities. The Enabling Activities are specifically designed to assist non-annex I countries (primarily developing countries) in meeting their communications obligations and the overall objectives of the Framework Convention. Projects that do not qualify under the "long-term operational programmes" or the Enabling Activities but are high national priority and are cost-effective may be considered under the Short-term Response Measures. See also GEF Small Grants Programme

Example projects

Photovoltaic Market Transformation Initiative (IFC) $30 million (Global (Kenya, India, Morocco))
Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Fund (IFC) $15 million (Global)
Solar Development Corporation $10 million (Global)
Renewable Energy in Rural Markets Project $13.5 million in Argentina
Decentralized Rural Energy Project $1.135 million in Benin
A Program for Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy Using the Popular Participation Law $4.450 million in Bolivia
Energy & Water Sector Reform & Development $4.930 million in Cape Verde
Capacity Building for the Rapid Commercialization of Renewable Energy $8.830 million in China
Renewable Energy-Based Electricity for Rural, Social and Economic Development in Ghana $2.472 million in Ghana
Eastern Indonesia Renewable Energy Development $2 million in Indonesia
Renewable Energy Small Power Project (RESPP) $4 million in Indonesia
Solar Home Systems (SHS) $24.3 million in Indonesia
Household Energy $2.5 million in Mali
Photovoltaic-based Rural Electrification $3.955 million in Peru

Solar Water Heating $4 million in Tunisia
Uganda photovoltaic pilot project for rural electrification $1.756 million in Uganda
Photovoltaics for household and community use $7 million in Zimbabwe
Biomass Integrated Gasification/Gas Turbine Project $8.115 million in Brazil

Contact details

Webpage: http://www.gefweb.org
Contact: Yasemin Biro
Email: YBiro@...

Sources

This profile, based on initial information contributed by Eco Ltd, was updated within the framework of the Sparknet project supported by the European Commission's Fifth Framework Programme.

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