| Country (and Region): | Nepal (South Asia) | |||
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| Sector(s): | Energy |
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| Activity Objectives: | The Global Partnership for Output Based Aid (GPOBA) will provide funding of US$5 million to subsidize approximately 37,300 biogas plants for rural Nepalese households to increase access to clean and affordable energy for cooking and lighting. Additionally, the project will contribute to poor households’ access to improved sanitation. The GPOBA funds will add to the Fourth Phase of the Biogas Support Program (BSP- IV), which aims to subsidize biogas plants for up to 200,000 rural households through 2011. This project is co-funded by the Government of Nepal, the Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), the German Development Bank (KfW) and is also receiving carbon finance revenue from the World Bank-managed Community Development Carbon Fund (CDCF). |
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| Project Update: | A Grant Agreement has been signed on October 4, 2007. |
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| Development Impact: | This project will subsidize 37,300 new biogas plants. |
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| GPOBA's role: | Together with other project donors, GPOBA is working with the World Bank’s Community Development Carbon Fund (CDCF) to provide subsidy funding for new plants. |
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| Activity Type: | Subsidy Funding |
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| Total Project Cost: | US$100000000 | |||
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| GPOBA Grant: | US$5000000.00 | |||
| Subsidy Co-financing: | US$26400000 | |||
| Grant Recipient: | The Government of Nepal |
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| Environmental/Social Categorization: | "B" See also: http://go.worldbank.org/U0GBUM1QN0 [3] |
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| Approval date: | Sep 2006 | |||
| Task Manager: | Priti Kumar [4] |
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| Status: | Active | |||
Links:
[1] http://www.gpoba.org/gpoba/print/print/node/219
[2] http://www.gpoba.org/gpoba/printmail/print/node/219
[3] http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?pagePK=64187835&piPK=64620093&theSitePK=523679&lang=&sType=2&query=P103979&cntry=&isLeftNav=N&pageSize=10&docType=0&sortDesc=DOCDT&sortOrderby=DOCDT&siteName=WDS&menuPK=64187283&callBack=null&dAtts=DOCDT,DOCNA,DOCTY,SECCL,LANG,REPNB,VOLNB,REPNME&x=15&y=10
[4] mailto:pkumar2@worldbank.org
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