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Detail of GEF Project #2489
| GEF Project ID | 2489 |
| IBRD PO ID | 90113 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Rural Infrastructure (Electrification Sector) |
| Country | Honduras |
| Region | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Focal Area | Climate Change |
| Operational Program | 6 |
| Pipeline Entry Date | 2004-05-24 |
| PDF-B Approval Date | 2004-05-24 |
| Approval Date | 2005-09-13 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 2005-11-22 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 2005-12-15 |
| Project Completion Date | 2012-06-30 |
| Project Status | Under Implementation |
| Executing Agency | Fondo Hondureño de Inversión Social (FHIS) |
| Description | The principal objective of the Project is to introduce decentralized options, including those based on renewable energy technologies (RETs), into the present electrification plan for rural areas. Assistance to the GOH would include: (a) support for the development of a rational rural electrification policy (b) financing of decentralized minigrid projects that demonstrate sustainable private sector or community-based operation, and (c) support for the creation of a wider market for photovoltaic (PV) through appropriate incentives to both providers and users. |
| PDF B Amount | 350,000 USD |
| GEF Project Grant | 2,350,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 2,700,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 18,740,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 21,440,000 USD |
| GEF Agency Fees | 243,000 USD |
| GEF Project (CEO Endo.) | 2,350,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total (CEO Endo.) | 18,290,000 USD |
| Project Cost (CEO Endo.) | 20,990,000 USD |
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