| Country (and Region): | Bolivia (Latin America and Caribbean) | |||
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| Sector(s): | Energy |
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| Activity Objectives: | This project will lead to direct connections and affordable access to electricity in rural areas of Bolivia. The Project’s objectives are to: (a) install 7000 Solar Home Systems (SHS) and 2000 Pico-PV systems to extend electricity access to households, schools, clinics and micro & small enterprises (MSEs) in remote and dispersed rural areas (benefiting some 35,000 Bolivian citizens), (b) develop and consolidate a mechanism for electrification of remote and dispersed households using a new form of public-private partnership (PPP) with innovative, output-based “medium-term service contracts” for the provision of electricity with decentralized, renewable technologies under the Government’s new Universal Access Policy. |
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| Project Update: | A Grant Agreement was signed on June 26, 2007. |
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| GPOBA's role: | GPOBA has previously provided Technical Assistance funding to design the project’s OBA scheme. Through the recently signed Grant Agreement, GPOBA is now providing US$5.2m in one-off output-based subsidies. |
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| Activity Type: | Subsidy Funding Technical Assistance |
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| GPOBA Technical Assistance: | US$424000 | |||
| GPOBA Grant: | US$5175000.00 | |||
| OBA database project page: | http://www-esd.worldbank.org/obadata/index.cfm?page=projects&pa=3&prj=327 [3] | |||
| Grant Recipient: | The Government of Bolivia |
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| Environmental/Social Categorization: | "B" – see also: http://go.worldbank.org/TL9GO2GS60 [4] |
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| Approval date: | Mar 2007 | |||
| Task Manager: | Lucia Spinelli [5] |
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| Status: | Active | |||
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