Energy Services Delivery
Project Summary
This project will encourage participation of the private sector, NGOs and cooperatives in the provision grid and off-grid energy services, and strengthen the public and private institutional capacity to deliver energy services through renewable energy technologies and demand-side management (DSM). Its specific components will be (a) a private sector renewable energy fund to support pre-grid, PV electrification, mini-hydro schemes and other renewable energy sources; (b) a pilot grid-connected wind farm (3MW); and (c) technical assistance for the use of renewable energy in residential and commercial sectors, for the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) to prepare a DSM action plan and a National Renewable Energy Strategy, for CEB to facilitate small private power investments and pre-electrification, and for management of the renewable energy fund.
Project Details
| GEF Project ID | 104 |
| Project Type | Full-size Project |
| Status | Completed |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Region | |
| Focal Areas | |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Implementing Agencies | The World Bank |
| Executing Agencies | Renewable Energy Fund Management Unit of the Ministry of Finance; Ceylon Electricity Board |
| GEF Period: | GEF - 1 |
| Approval Fiscal Year: | 1996 |
Project Documents
Financials
| Project Preparation Grant Amount | 200,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 5,900,000 USD |
| Co-financing Total | 49,400,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 0 USD |
| Total Cost | 55,500,000.00 USD |