Creation of renewable energy-based mini-grid industries in Guinea-Bissau
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Channel: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) · 2016 · Nonprofits & Activism
Installation of 312 kw PV mini-grid hybrid system at Bambadinca Sta Claro, Guinea Bissau. The GEF project "Promoting Renewable Energy Investments in the Electricity Sector of Guinea Bissau" supports the development of an industrial renewable energy policy and action plan. It is implemented by UNIDO in close cooperation with the Ministry of Energy and Industry, the Ministry of Natural Resources, under the umbrella of the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and TESE; also promoted by SIDS DOCK. The project addresses the existing energy challenges of the country by promoting renewable energy investments in the electricity sector.