Honduras Energy Access Project

pipeline

Prospective

The proposed project aims to increase electricity access in underserved areas of Honduras, mainly in vulnerable communities with significant indigenous and Afro-descendant populations. The project consists of the following three components: (i) expanding electricity access for rural and indigenous households, and public facilities, (ii) capacity building and promoting productive uses of electricity, and (iii) project management and regulatory support. Through Component I, the project will increase electricity access in Gracias a Dios, Olancho and Colon, focusing on communities that grid expansion programs are unlikely to serve. This component will include the electrification of both houses and public infrastructure, using a combination of mini-grids technologies with remote monitoring systems, and the installation of individual solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. Component II will identify and scale-up the implementation of efficient business models to facilitate productive uses of energy, which take into account socio-cultural preferences (including gender considerations). Where existing models do not exist, the component will also help to design and establish new ones in order to sustainably and cost-efficiently scale-up the use of electricity for productive applications. Component III: Project Management Support and Regulatory Framework, will strengthen the capacity of the implementing agency to conduct its technical, fiduciary, and environmental and social roles and conduct monitoring and evaluation activities. The component will also include assistance for strengthening the regulatory and public policy framework to facilitate closing electricity access gaps in Honduras.

World Bank Group

Project

Solar, Power Generation (CCGT), Commercial, Government