Energy Projects - Latin America and the Caribbean Region (RBLAC)


Programme & Project database

Programmes in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region (RBLAC)
The list of UNDP energy projects in the Latin America and the Caribbean provided below contains project-level information accessible on internal and external databases as of February 2007. 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 Latin America and Caribbean 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
Regional RLA/98/G42 Renewable Energy Project
2000
 
$894,000
$894,000
Regional RLA/01/G41 CABEI: Renewable Energy Project
2001
$20,000
$195,000
$215,000
Regional N/A Building Capacity for Conducting Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments
1999
   
$118,000
$118,000
Regional RLA/99/G35 The Creation and Strengthening of the Capacity for Sustainable Renewable Energy Development in Central America
1999
 
$1,521,430
$1,521,430
Regional N/A Chillers project in LAC
2005
     
$200,000
Regional N/A LAC Energy KM Platform Project
2006
     
$50,000
Antigua-Barbuda ANT/97/G32 Enabling Antigua and Barbuda to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$261,500
 
$261,500
Antigua-Barbuda N/A SNC: Antigua and Barbuda
2006
     
$405,000
Argentina ARG/95/G31 Country Study on Climate Change
1995
 
$1,000,000
$1,472,000
$2,472,000
Argentina ARG/97/008 Programa de Abastecimiento Electrico de la Poblacion Rural Dispersa  - PAEPRA
1997
   
$120,944
$120,944
Argentina ARG/97/021 Inversiones Publicas La Rioja
1997
   
$1,160,796
$1,160,796
Bahamas BHA/97/G31 Enabling the Bahamas to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$280,800
 
$280,800
Bahamas N/A

Second national communication

2006
     
$405,000
Barbados BAR/97/G31 Enabling Barbados to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$289,000
 
$289,000
Barbados SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$39,452
 
$39,452
Belize BZE/98/G31 Enabling Belize to Prepare its Initial National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC
1998
 
$185,100
 
$185,100
Belize BZE/02/M01 Formulation of National Energy Plan for Belize (Sector Diagnostic and Policy Recommendations)
2002
$136,000
 
$23,000
$159,000
Belize SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$26,002
 
$26,002
Belize N/A Second National Communication to UNFCCC
2006
     
$455,000
Bolivia BOL/96/G41 Electrificación Rural con Energías Renovables a travez del proceso de Participación Popular en Bolivia
1996
 
$234,000
 
$234,000
Bolivia BOL/97/G31 Program for Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy Using the Popular Participation Law
1997
$100,000
$8,167,969
$8,267,969
Bolivia BOL/98/G32 Enabling Bolivia to Prepare its Initial National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC
1998
 
$285,220
$30,000
$315,220
Bolivia BOL/98/004 Politicas Sectoriales e Infraestructura de Energia e Hidrocarburos
1998
   
$143,000
$143,000
Bolivia SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$478,912
 
$478,912
Brazil BRA/95/G31 Enabling Brazil to Fulfill its Commitment Under the UNFCCC  
1995
Possibly identical
$1,500,000
$871,082
$2,371,082
Brazil N/A

Climate Change Enabling Activity

1995
   
$1,500,000
Brazil BRA/96/G31 Biomass Power Generation: Sugar Cane Bagasse and Trash
1996
 
$3,750,000
$2,767,000
$6,517,000
Brazil BRA/97/G41 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses for Urban Transport
1997
 
$587,000
$587,000
Brazil BRA/98/G41 Reducing the Long-term Costs of Solar Thermal Power Generation
1998
 
$335,000
 
$335,000
Brazil BRA/98/019 ANEEL: Regulating the Brazilian Power Sector
1998
   
$11,228,847
$11,228,847
Brazil BRA/99/003 Companhia Energetica de Pernambuco - CELPE
1999
   
$1,082,837
$1,082,837
Brazil BRA/99/011 Energy Development Programme for States and Municipalities (PRODEEM)
1999
$60,000
 
$6,896,038
$6,956,038
Brazil BRA/00/029 Support to the Brazilian Electric Sector in Relation to the Global Climate Change
2000
   
$583,783
$583,783
Brazil BRA/00/015 Luz no Campo
2000
   
$3,648,208
$3,648,208
Brazil SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$123,832
 
$123,832
Brazil BRA/01/001 PROCEL/GEF: Efficient Use and Production of Electricity
2001
     
N/A
Brazil N/A

Second National Communication of Brazil to the UNFCCC

2005
     
$7,576,000
Chile CHI/93/G31 Reduction of Greenhouse Gases
na
 
$1,700,000
 
$1,700,000
Chile CHI/96/G31 Enabling Chile to Fulfill its Commitments under the UNFCCC  (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1996
 
$450,000
 
$450,000
Chile CHI/99/G41 ELIMINACION DE BARRERAS PARA LA ELECTRIFICACION RURAL
1999
 
$82,400
 
$82,400
Chile CHI/00/G32 Removal of Barriers to Rural Electrification with Renewable Energy
2000
 
$5,984,900
$26,329,700
$32,314,600
Chile SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$205,253
 
$205,253
Colombia COL/99/G41 Industrial Co-generation in the Colombian Sugar Sector: Introducing and Applying an Energy Service Companies (ESCO) Approach
1999
 
$190,550
$100,000
$290,550
Colombia COL/99/G31 Enabling Colombia to Prepare its Initial National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1999
 
$445,000
 
$445,000
Colombia COL/95/013 Regulacion de Energia y Gas
1995
   
$1,579,571
$1,579,571
Colombia COL/96/003 Asistencia Desarollo Capa. Tecnologicas COLOM
1996
   
$1,024,285
$1,024,285
Colombia COL/96/031 Apoyo Desarollo Indicadores Sec. Unidad Moni
1996
   
$1,475,669
$1,475,669
Colombia COL/97/011 Programa de Uso Racional y Eficiente
1997
   
$3,214,078
$3,214,078
Costa Rica COS/95/G31 Building National Capacity to Develop Policy Options for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions and Sink Enhancements
1996
 
$470,000
 
$470,000
Costa Rica COS/98/G41 National Off-grid Electrification Programme Based on Renewable Energy Sources, Phase I
1998
 
$165,000
$165,000
Costa Rica N/A Second National Communication to the UNFCCC
2002
 
$350,000
$135,000
$485,000
Costa Rica SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$176,500
 
$176,500
Cuba CUB/98/G31 Enabling Cuba to Prepare its Initial National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC
1998
 
$153,500
$20,000
$173,500
Cuba CUB/98/001 Apoyo al Programa Nacional de Energia
1998
$500,000
   
$500,000
Cuba CUB/00/A01 Co-generation of Electricity and Steam Using Sugarcane Bagasse and Trash  
2001
 
$11,485,000
$73,231,000
$84,716,000
Cuba CUB/01/005 Analisis del Manejo del Riesgo y Cambio Climatico en Cuba
2001
$75,000
   
$75,000
Cuba N/A Extending rural electrification in Cuba
2005
$120,000
   
$120,000
Dominica DMI/98/G31 Enabling the Commonwealth of Dominica to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1998
 
$269,000
 
$269,000
Dominica N/A Second National communication to the UNFCCC
2006
     
$405,000
Dominican Republic DOM/98/010 Desarrollo del Mercado Electrico
1998
   
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
Dominican Republic DOM/99/G31 Enabling the Dominican Republic to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC
1999
 
$450,000
 
$450,000
Dominican Republic SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$604,206
 
$604,206
Dominican Republic N/A GVEP
2004
     
$100,000
Dominican Republic N/A Second National Communication
2005
 
$405,000
 
$405,000
Ecuador ECU/02/G31 Removal of Barriers to Renewable Electrification of the Galapagos Archipelago
1997
 
$3,800,000
$21,310,000
$25,110,000
Ecuador ECU/99/G31 Enabling Ecuador to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1999
 
$320,000
 
$320,000
Ecuador SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$100,540
 
$100,540
Ecuador ECU/97/005 ELIMINACION DE LAS BARRERAS QUE IMPIDEN EL DESARROLLO DE LA ENERGIA RENOVABLE EN EL ECUADOR
may be similar to ECU/97/G41
   
Ecuador ECU/97/007 DISENO E IMPLANTACION DE POLITICAS AMBIENTALES ENERGETICAS
may be similar to ECU/97/G41
   
Ecuador N/A Second National Communication
2006
     
$405,000
El Salvador ELS/97/G32 Enabling El Salvador to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$420,000
 
$420,000
El Salvador ELS/00/G41 Electrification Based on Renewable Energy Resources
2000
 
$227,300
 
$227,300
Grenada GRN/98/G32 Enabling Grenada to Prepare its Initial National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1998
 
$284,370
 
$284,370
Guatemala GUA/97/G32 Enabling Guatemala to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$426,000
 
$426,000
Guatemala GUA/99/G35 Renewable Energy Based Small Enterprise Development in the Quiche Region of Guatemala
1999
$383,000
$373,000
$756,000
Guatemala SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$49,373
 
$49,373
Guatemala GUA/98/G41 PROMOCION Y DESARROLLO DE LA MICROEMPRESA EN ANTIGUAS AREAS DE CONFLICTO A TRAVES DE ENERGIAS RENOVABLES
NA
     
Guatemala GUA/98/009 SUBPROGRAMA 3: PROGRAMA DE REFORMA DEL SECTOR HIDROCARBUROS
NA
     
Guyana GUY/97/G31 Enabling Guyana to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC
1997
 
$197,000
 
$197,000
Haiti HAI/03/E01 Removing barriers to develop and create conditions for development of renewable energy projects
2003
$770,000
 
$145,000
$915,000
Honduras HON/97/G31 Enabling Honduras to Prepare its First National Communication in Response to its Commitments to UNFCCC
1997
 
$425,000
$425,000
Honduras HON/00/G41 Renewable Energy Development Programme for Electricity Generation  
2000
 
$310,000
$310,000
Honduras N/A Energy Efficiency Measures in the Honduran Commercial and Industrial Sectors  
2000
 
$25,000
$3,000
$28,000
Honduras N/A CABEI - regional project
N/A
     
Honduras HON/00/011 A.P. ENERGIA RENOVABLE HONDURAS
NA
     
Honduras HON/01/019 Apoyo al Programa de Electrificaci≤n Social III
NA
     
Honduras HON/01/002 Asistencia Preparatoria al Proyecto Acelarando las Inversiones en Energφa Renovable a travΘs del BCIE en Centro AmΘrica
     
Honduras HON/02/E44 Formulation and incorporation of the National Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy into National Energy Policy in order to promote Economic Growth, Poverty Alleviation and Sustainable Development
2002
   
$1,351,786
$1,451,786
Honduras N/A

Second National Communication

2005
     
$405,000
Jamaica JAM/98/G31 Enabling Jamaica to Prepare its First Communication in Response to its Commitments to the UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1998
 
$333,000
$333,000
Jamaica N/A Increasing energy efficiency and implementing environmental management systems in public schools and health institutions in Jamaica
2005
     
$150,000
Jamaica N/A Second National Communication to the UNFCCC
2005
     
$405,000
Mexico MEX/95/G31 Country Response to Climate Change
1995
 
$306,000
 
$306,000
Mexico MEX/01/G31 Demonstration Project of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Buses and an Associated System for Hydrogen Supply in Mexico City
2001
 
$5,418,300
$4,922,000
$10,340,300
Mexico N/A Plan of Action for Removing Barriers for the Full-Scale Commercial Implementation of Wind Power in Mexico  
2002
 
$4,736,000
$7,076,000
$11,812,000
Mexico SGP GEF Small Grants Programme -- Various Projects
1995
 
$72,249
 
$72,249
Nicaragua NIC/98/G31 Enabling Nicaragua to prepare its First National Communication in Response to the UNFCCC
1998
 
$399,100
 
$399,100
Nicaragua N/A Off-grid Rural Electrification for Development (PERZA)
2002
 
$8,465,000
$27,200,000
$35,665,000
Nicaragua NIC/00/G42

Small Scale Hydropower Development for Off-grid Productive Uses  - PDF 

2000
 
$225,300
$225,300
Panama PAN/97/G31 Enabling Panama to prepare its First National Communication in Response to the UNFCCC (including Additional Financing for Capacity Building)
1997
 
$398,700
 
$398,700
Panama PAN/97/G41 Removing Barriers to Wind Energy Development in Panama
1997
 
$340,000