Renewable Energy Galapagos - Investment -

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The use of renewable energies and the improvement of existing diesel transport and operating systems are intended to reduce environmental risks and make energy supply on the Galápagos Islands more efficient (project objective). The overall objective of the project is to make a contribution to protecting the unique ecosystem of the Galápagos Islands, primarily through the high visibility and the signal effect of the project for the implementation of further projects. Measures to use solar energy and to improve existing diesel transport and operating systems on the islands of Isabela and Santa Cruz, as well as information, training and environmental programs to sensitize the local population to environmental protection, are to be financed. The project sponsor is the Ministry of Energy and Non-Renewable Natural Resources (MERNNR, formerly MEER), which is supported by a consultant in the technical, organizational and financial implementation of the project. The project is part of an overall program for the use of renewable energies on the Galápagos Islands coordinated by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).