FP096
DRC Green Mini-Grid Program
DRC Green Mini-Grid Program
The Programme will support the development of three solar green mini-grid pilot projects, each with battery storage, aggregating to a capacity of around 30 MW in three towns in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Isiro, Bumba, and Gemena, and to strengthen the enabling regulatory environment for private investment in green mini-grid projects. Key barriers to the provision of appropriate power in DRC include heavy reliance on hydropower generation, of which less than 50% is currently available for generation due to aging infrastructure and lack of maintenance, and the underdeveloped power grid which only covers the southern and the eastern region. This leaves large tracts of the country without access to energy with the result that the population has resorted to unsustainable diesel generator sets which not only poses an environmental challenge but also puts economic pressure on the country’s finances. The proposed programme will address these challenges by demonstrating the viability of mini-grids facilitated through the provision of a standardized procurement and development of an appropriate regulatory process. Successful implementation is expected to spur future development of private sector green mini-grids that not only address the country’s clean energy targets but also reduce the country’s GHG emissions from the energy sector by displacing diesel-based generation across the DRC.
Project timeline
Pipeline
30 May 2018 - 144 days
Concept note received
30 May 2018
Funding proposal received
29 Jun 2018
Cleared by GCF Secretariat
08 Aug 2018
Cleared by iTAP
26 Sep 2018
Approved
20 Oct 2018 - 1,392 days
Approved by GCF Board
20 Oct 2018
Legal opinion on AE's Internal Approval
27 Feb 2020
FAA executed
19 Feb 2021
Under implementation
11 Aug 2022 - 794 days so far
FAA effective
11 Aug 2022
To be completed
11 Aug 2027 - 1,033 days to go
One region
- Africa
One country
Two priority groups
- Least Developed Countries
- African States
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Financing
- Private sector
- Public sector
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Size
- Micro
- Small
- Medium
- Large
GCF financing
Instrument | Amount |
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Loan | USD 20,000,000 |
Grant | USD 1,000,000 |
Total GCF Financing |
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USD 21,000,000 |
Co-financing
Co-financer | Instrument | Amount |
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Co-Financing | Grant | USD 32,000,000 |
Co-Financing | Loan | USD 20,000,000 |
Co-Financing | Equity | USD 15,000,000 |
Co-Financing | Grant | USD 1,000,000 |
Total Co-Financing |
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USD 68,000,000 |
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Accredited Entity
African Development Bank
Climate Finance Expert
CCIA. Rue Jean Paul 11, Plateau, 01 BP 1387 Abidjan 01., Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
More contacts
National Designated Authority
National Coordination of the Green Climate Fund
National Coordinator and GCF Focal Point for the Democratric Republic of the Congo
Documents
Title | Type | Date |
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2023 Annual Performance Report for FP096: DRC Green Mini-Grid Program | Annual Performance Report | 30 Jul 2024 |
Gender assessment for FP096: DRC Green Mini-Grid Program | Gender assessment | 10 Jan 2019 |
Gender action plan for FP096: DRC Green Mini-Grid Program | Gender action plan | 10 Jan 2019 |
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) green mini-grid programme | Approved funding proposal | 28 Nov 2018 |
Environmental and social safeguards (ESS) report for FP096: DRC Green Mini-Grid Program | Environmental and Social Safeguards report | 27 Sep 2018 |