Consolidating a Sustainable Energy Sector

implementation

The general objective is to improve rural economic development, by ensuring adequate and modern access to sustainable electricity to enhance the living conditions of the rural population while improving the rural business environment with better provision of electricity as a public service. The specific objectives are to: (i) advance the implementation of energy reform through support to the Energy Authority of Suriname (EAS) and operational management of the EBS; (ii) increase the reliability of the power system and promote the diversification of the energy matrix through financing pre-investment activities related to Renewable Energy (RE) and Natural Gas (NG); and (iii) expand electricity coverage through a combination of grid extension and off-grid- systems, increasing the provision of RE systems