Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II (RERED II) Project

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The development objective of the Second Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy development Project is to increase access to clean energy in rural areas through renewable energy and promote more efficient energy consumption. There are four components to the project. The first component of the project is access to electricity. This component will support the Solar Home Systems (SHS) and other renewable energy options for increasing access to electricity. The component will also include technical assistance support to Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) for capacity building, inspection and monitoring, impact evaluation, training, and other related activities for ensuring effective implementation. The second component of the project is household energy. This component supports the efforts of various Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in providing rural households with clean cooking solutions. The component will build on the success of Bangladeshi NGOs in the areas of community outreach in total sanitation programs. The third component of the project is energy efficient lighting. This component will support the distribution of 7.25 million Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) in predominantly rural areas where these energy efficient CFLs are not yet widely used. The fourth component of the project is sector technical assistance. This will support developing national guidelines for safe disposal/recycling of CFLs and capacity building for ensuring safe disposal of CFLs financed under the project.