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Detail of GEF Project #338
| GEF Project ID | 338 |
| UNDP PMIS ID | 541 |
| Funding Source | GEF Trust Fund |
| Project Name | Biomass Power Generation: Sugar Cane Bagasse and Trash |
| Country | Brazil |
| Region | Latin America and Caribbean |
| Focal Area | Climate Change |
| Operational Program | 7 |
| Approval Date | 1996-04-01 |
| CEO Endorsement Date | 1997-02-10 |
| GEF Agency Approval Date | 1997-04-01 |
| Project Completion Date | 1999-01-09 |
| Project Status | Project Closure |
| GEF Agency | UNDP |
| Executing Agency | Ministry of Science and Technology |
| Description | To determine available volumes, quality and cost of bagase/trash biomass for potential use in BIG/GT systems. |
| Implementation Status | Overall, the final independent evaluation report, presented to UNDP and the Executing agency, concluded that the project “has been completed in a thorough and high-quality fashion”…and that it “met all original objectives, and it has gone beyond these in several areas.” And, based on this report’s recommendations, the contracting of a National Cost Engineering Study for a first-of-a-kind commercial demonstration BIG/GT plant in Brazil is being discussed and the Terms of Reference under elaboration. A final Tripartite Meeting is confirmed for September with the participation of Executing Agency, UNDP-CO, UNDP/GEF/RBLAC Climate Change Coordinator, the Brazilian Cooperation Agency (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Copersucar and project stakeholders. Additionally, the Executing Agency is preparing an agenda until the end of the year for Workshops to be held for dissemination of project’s results and findings. |
| GEF Project Grant | 3,750,000 USD |
| GEF Grant | 3,750,000 USD |
| Cofinancing Total | 2,770,000 USD |
| Project Cost | 6,520,000 USD |
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