Studies
Renewable energy. Rural electrification Information systems
Mainstreaming Energy for Poverty Reduction and Economic Development Elaboration (MEPRED)
| Country : | Burkina Faso . |
| Client : | UICN - World union for nature . |
| Start Date : | June 2007 |
| Completion Date : | March 2008 |
| Value of services : | 145 000€ |
| Funder : | DANIDA (Danish International Development Agency) - European Union (other funding programs) |
| Associate/Partner : | N/A |
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| Description : |
MEPRED (Mainstreaming Energy for Poverty Reduction and Economic Development) was implemented within the framework of the European programme “Intelligent Energy – Europe” targeting African countries for the development of energy planning tools and structures with the objective to promote energy as an essential sector for poverty alleviation and economic development. MEPRED project was implemented in four West African countries : Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Senegal. In Burkina Faso, the project aimed at facilitating the development of a new strategy to promote access to Basic Energy Services for rural populations, while positioning energy, as a cross-sectorial component for socioeconomic development, as a priority sector within the Strategic Framework for Poverty Alleviation (CSLP). |
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| Description of the Actual Services Provided | 1. Support to the Cross-ministerial Commission for Multisectorial Approach Promotion in Energy sector (CIFAME) for the development of the 2020 energy strategy to promote access to Basic Energy Services for rural populations ; 2. Elaboration of guide aiming at raising awareness on (i) energy component in development projects and (ii) on regional planning of energy access ; 3. Development of pedagogic regional Energy Atlas (presentation of energy services current situation, localizing of energy needs for essential fields of activity); 4. Planning of access to Basic Energy Services in the 13 regions (Development poles selection, power supply systems optimisation, economic and financial studies for selected projects) ; 5. Capacity building on Geographic Information System (GIS) and the rural electrification planning tool GEOSIM© |