Access and Renewable Energy Project

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The objective of the Access and Renewable Energy Project for Bolivia is to expand access to electricity in unserved areas of Bolivia under a model of electricity access expansion that supports the implementation of the national decentralized framework. There are three components to the project, the first component being electricity services for unserved areas. This component will finance subprojects to provide electricity services to households and social institutions (mainly schools) in rural areas and villages. It will be developed through grid extensions or the installation of photovoltaic systems. The second component is the support to access and clean energy strategies. Provision of support to Bolivia's strategies on energy access and clean energy through, inter alia: (i) design, installation and evaluation of pilot energy access systems in unserved areas through new technologies, including Pico-PV systems; (ii) design and carrying out of training and capacity building activities targeting Departments, participating municipalities, qualified service providers, selected households and public institutions, and other relevant stakeholders, all participating and/or benefitting under component one of the project. Finally, the third component is the project management.