MN- Renewable Energy for Rural Access - GEF

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The objective of the Renewable Energy and Rural Electricity Access Project is to increase access to electricity and improve reliability of electricity service among the herder population and in off-grid soum centers by: (i) assisting the development of institutions and delivery mechanisms; (ii) facilitating herders' investments in Solar Home Systems (SHSs) and small Wind Turbine Systems WTSs; and (iii)rehabilitating mini grids in selected off-grid soum centers. The proposed project has three components: (a) herders' electricity access which will develop and enhance a rural retail and service network for SHSs and small WTSs and will facilitate the acquisition of at least 50,000 systems by herders over 5 years; (b) soum center electricity service which will develop the institutional and technical capacity for off-grid soum center electricity services and invest in mini grid rehabilitation and renewable or renewable diesel hybrid systems; and (c) institutional capacity building which will strengthen national renewable energy policy development and support project implementation through: (1) assistance in development of a regulatory framework and/or associated subsidiary legislation for grid-connected renewable energy systems; and (a) support for project management, monitoring and evaluation, and assistance in the institutional development of the National Renewable Energy Center (NREC) through training, business planning and work program development.