Energy Projects - Africa Region

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Programmes in the Africa Region (RBA)
The list of UNDP energy projects in the Africa Region provided below contains project-level information accessible on internal and external databases as of December 2003. The information is being updated regularly. For the most up-to-date and accurate information, in particular on financial figures, please be in touch with the contact persons for respective projects which are listed in the one page project summary for each project.

Download the one-page summaries of all projects in the Africa Region listed in the following table.

Country
Project ID#
Project Title
Starting Year
UNDP Reg. Resources
(US$)
Other Resources
(US$)
Gross Budget
(US$)
GEF
Other Sources
Africa (Regional) RAF/95/E01 Finesse Activities in the SADC Region
1995
$1,109,645
   
$1,109,645
Africa (Regional) RAF/95/G46 Integrated Strategy for Promoting Sustainable Response to Climate Change in Africa
1995
 
$25,000
 
$25,000
Africa (Regional) RAF/99/013 Regional Centre, Promotion of Multifunctional Activities
1999
$735,204
   
$735,204
Africa (Regional) GLO/00/G41 Capacity Building for Improving the Quality of Greenhouse Gas Inventories (West and Francophone Central Africa)
2000
 
$2,992,458
$605,585
$3,598,043
Africa (Regional) N/A Proposal 1: Support for the formulation of national MDG-based strategies and investment programmes to expand access to modern energy services in Africa
2005
$1,884,612   $7,142,900
$9,027,512
Africa (Regional) N/A Proposal 2: Codifying regional experiences...in rural and peri-urban areas in Africa/KM
2005
     
$200,000
Africa (Regional) N/A Proposal 3: Support for the development of the sub-regional MDG-based energy access strategy in East Africa
2005
     
$150,000
Africa (Regional) N/A Proposal 4: Organizing knowledge fairs to promote south-south transfer of knowledge on expanding access to modern energy services in Sub-Saharan Africa
2005
     
$300,000
Benin BEN/98/G31 Preparation of First National Communication to UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1998
 
$201,425
 
$201,425
Botswana BOT/95/G31 Enabling Botswana to fulfil its commitments to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
1995
 
$350,000
 
$350,000
Botswana BOT/99/G41 Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Widespread Adoption of Photovoltaic Rural Electrification
2000
$10,000
$355,000
 
$365,000
Botswana N/A Promoting the Adoption of Renewable Energy by Removing Barriers and Reducing Implementation Costs
2002
 
$310,000
 
$310,000
Botswana SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$201,852
 
$201,852
Botswana N/A Second National Communication (SNC) to the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
2005
  $405,000  
$405,000
Burkina Faso BKF/97/G31 Enabling Burkina Faso to Prepare Its First National Communication in Response to UNFCCC (Including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$334,000
 
$334,000
Burkina Faso SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$56,143
 
$56,143
Burundi BDI/98/G32 Preparation of First National Communication to UNFCCC (Including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1998
 
$419,000
 
$419,000
Burundi BDI/02/M02 Stratégie d’intégration de l’énergie dans la réduction de la pauvreté et dans le développement durable
2002
     
$100,000
Burundi N/A Auto-évaluation des capacités nationales à renforcer pour la gestion de l'environnement mondial (ANCR)
2005
     
$200,000
Cape Verde CVI/97/G33 Preparation of the First National Communication in Response to the Provisions of the UNFCCC (Including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$419,000
 
$419,000
Central African Republic CAF/02/M04 Appui au renforcement du cadre national de politique d’appui à l’énergie en vue de réduire la pauvreté et de promouvoir le développement durable
2002
$125,000   $50,000
$175,000
Chad CHD/95/003 Journees de Promotion du Secteur Minier
1995
$399,191
   
$399,191
Chad CHD/99/G31 Preparation of the First National Communication in Response to the Provisions of the UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1999
 
$200,425
 
$200,425
Chad N/A Convention cadre sur les changements climatiques - 4ème phase
     
$15,000
Congo PRC/98/G31 Preparation of the First National Communication to the UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1998
 
$419,000
 
$419,000
Congo (Dem. Republic) ZAI/95/G31 Enabling Congo DR to Fulfill its Commitments to the UNFCCC
1995
 
$345,000
$50,000
$395,000
Congo (Dem. Republic) N/A Preparatory Activities for the elaboration of a monograph on climate change in Zaire
1997
     
$345,000
Cote d'Ivoire SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$817,820
 
$817,820
Cote d'Ivoire N/A Control of greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficient building technology in West Africa
  $4,500,000  
$4,500,000
Eritrea ERI/96/G32 Enabling Eritrea to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC
1996
 
$304,000
 
$304,000
Eritrea ERI/96/G41 Wind Energy Applications in Coastal Regions of Eritrea
1996
 
$315,900
$55,000
$370,900
Ethiopia ETH/97/G32 Enabling Ethiopia to prepare its First National Communication to the UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$313,000
 
$313,000
Gabon GAB/98/G31 Enabling Gabon to prepare its First National Communication to the UNFCCC ((including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1998
 
$419,000
 
$419,000
Gambia GAM/97/G32 Enabling the Gambia to prepare its First National Communication to the UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$237,900
 
$237,900
Ghana GHA/95/G41 Renewable Energy Based Electricity
1995
 
$54,280
 
$54,280
Ghana GHA/96/G31 Renewable Energy-Based Electricity for Rural, Social and Economic Development in Ghana
1996
 
$2,413,000
$600,000
$3,013,000
Ghana GHA/97/G31 Enabling Ghana to Prepare its Commitments to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$194,760
 
$194,760
Ghana SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$139,855
 
$139,855
Guinea GUI/97/G33 Enabling Guinea to Prepare its Commitments to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$446,000
$20,000
$466,000
Guinea-Bissau GBS/97/G32 Enabling Guinea-Bissau to prepare its commitments to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
1997
 
$345,640
 
$345,640
Kenya KEN/99/G31 Removal of Barriers to Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency in Small and Medium Scale Enterprises  
1999
$540,000
$3,513,000
$4,590,000
$8,643,000
Kenya SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$377,829
 
$377,829
Lesotho LES/00/G41 Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to Widespread Adoption of Renewable Energy-Based Rural Electrification in Lesotho
2000
$10,000
$220,000
$17,000
$247,000
Madagascar MAG/99/G31 Enabling Madagascar to Prepare its Initial National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC
1999
 
$350,000
 
$350,000
Malawi MLW/96/G31 Enabling Malawi to Prepare its Initial National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC
1997
 
$293,640
 
$293,640
Malawi MLW/99/G31 National Sustainable and Renewable Energy Programme
1999
$1,199,000
$3,353,000
$6,105,000
$10,657,000
Malawi MLW/98/007 Renewable Energy
1998
   
$500,000
$500,000
Malawi N/A National Sustainable and Renewable Energy Programme
2000
     
$3,353,000
Mali MLI/97/G32 Enabling Mali to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitment to the UNFCCC
1997
 
$195,000
$20,000
$215,000
Mali MLI/99/001 Multifunctional platform for poverty reduction
1999
$3,286,103
 
$5,313,897
$8,600,000
Mali MLI/99/G41 Household Energy and Universal Rural Access
1999
$411,700
$411,700
Mali MLI/02/M04 Intégration de la dimension Energie dans les stratégies de réduction de la pauvreté
2002

$144,835

 
$120,000
$264,835
Mali SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$241,921
 
$241,921
Mauritania SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$70,989
 
$70,989
Mauritania N/A Adrar Solar Initiative and Decentralized Electrification in the Northern Coastline of Mauritania through Hybrid (Wind/Diesel) Systems
2005
     
$12,157,000
Mozambique MOZ/97/G32 Enabling Mozambique to Prepare its First National Communication to the UNFCCC
1997
 
$216,000
 
$216,000
Namibia NAM/01/G31 Enabling Namibia to Prepare its Initial National Communication to the UNFCCC
2001
 
$230,000
 
$230,000
Namibia NAM/02/M01 Biomass Energy Strategy and Management Tool
2002
$115,903  
$20,000
$135,903
Namibia NAM/99/G41 Barrier Removal to Namibian Renewable Energy Programme
2001
 
$7,433,000
Namibia N/A Enabling Activity for the Preparation of Namibia's Second National Communication to the UNFCCC
2005
  $405,000  
$405,000
Niger NER/97/G33 Enabling Niger to Prepare its Initial National Communication to UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$446,000
 
$446,000
Niger NER/02/M04 National Strategy and Action Plan on New and Renewable Energies
2002
$125,000   $97,300
$222,300
Nigeria NIR/97/G31 Enabling Activities for the Implementation of Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
1997
 
$259,500
 
$259,500
Rwanda N/A Regional Micro-Hydropower Capacity Development & Investment in Rural Electricity Access in Sub-Sahara Africa
2004
$500,000    
$500,000
Sao Tome & Principe STP/01/G31 Preparation of Initial National Communication for the implementation of the UNFCCC
2001
 
$350,000
 
$350,000
Senegal SEN/97/G31 Enabling Senegal to Prepare its First National Communication to UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$167,100
$10,000
$177,100
Senegal SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$84,404
 
$84,404
Senegal N/A Réduction des émissions de gaz à effet de serre
     
$3,500,000
Seychelles & Mauritius SEY/96/G31 Enabling Seychelles to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to the UNFCCC (Including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1996
 
$350,290
$25,000
$375,290
Seychelles & Mauritius SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$82,577
 
$82,577
Seychelles & Mauritius N/A Removal of Barriers to Energy Efficiency & Energy Conservation in Buildings in Mauritius
2006
     
$6,257,000
Sierra Leone N/A Enabling Sierra Leone to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC
1996
 
$309,000
 
$309,000
Somalia N/A Sustainable energy project for Somalia
2006
     
$110,000
South Africa N/A Solar Water Heaters (SWHs) for Low-Income Housing in Peri-Urban Areas
2000
 
$727,500
$4,702,500
$5,430,000
South Africa N/A South Africa Wind Energy Programme (SAWEP)
2001
 
$295,000
185187
$480,187
South Africa N/A Pilot Production and Commercial Dissemination of Solar Cookers in South Africa
2001
 
$800,000
$2,850,000
$3,650,000
Swaziland SWA/97/G32 Enabling Activities for the Implementation of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
1997
 
$304,000
 
$304,000
Swaziland SWA/00/G41 Energy Efficient Housing in Swaziland
2000
 
$25,000
 
$25,000
Tanzania URT/97/021 Renewable Energy Programme
1997
$70,290
   
$70,290
Tanzania URT/00/G41 Identifying and Overcoming Barriers to widespread adoption of Photovoltaic Rural Electrification
2000
 
$320,000
 
$320,000
Tanzania URT/02/M08 Developing Sustainable Rural Energy Strategies at District Level in Tanzania, phase 1
2002
$100,000  
$30,000
$130,000
Tanzania SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$992,741
 
$992,741
Togo TOG/97/G32 Enabling Togo to Fulfil its Commitments to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
1997
 
$438,000
$15,000
$453,000
Uganda UGA/96/G36 Enabling Uganda to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC
1996
 
$183,000
$10,000
$193,000
Uganda UGA/97/G32 Uganda Photovoltaic Pilot Project for Rural Electrification
1997
 
$1,756,000
$700,000
$2,456,000
Uganda SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$168,090
 
$168,090
Uganda N/A GVEP
2004
     
$100,000
Zimbabwe ZIM/95/G31 Photovoltaics for household and community use 
1995
 
$7,000,000
$383,000
$7,383,000
Zimbabwe ZIM/97/019 Preparatory Assistance for Solar Programme Development
1997
$98,000
   
$98,000
Zimbabwe ZIM/98/G41 Removal of Barriers to Energy Efficiency Improvements and Associated GHG Reduction in Zimbabwean Industry
1998
 
$205,000
 
$205,000
Zimbabwe SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$233,367
 
$233,367
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