Bolivia Improving Sustainable Access to Electricity Project (IDTR III)

The development objective of the Improving Sustainable Access to Electricity Project for Bolivia is to expand and improve access to sustainable electricity services in rural areas of Bolivia. The project comprises of three components. The first component, expand and improve access to sustainable electricity services in rural areas supports interventions to expand and improve access to electricity services for households, public institutions, and small-scale productive uses through grid extensions, and other technological solutions such as standalone photovoltaic (PV), mini-grid systems powered by renewable energy. It consists of following sub-components: (i) grid extension for households; and (ii) grid extension for productive uses. The second component, strengthen the electricity sector will focus on strengthening the Vice Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy (VMEER’s) capacities by supporting analytical work to enhance the overall sustainability, climate mitigation, and resilience and decarbonization of the energy sector. It consists of following sub-components: (i) policy support towards a just energy transition; and (ii) strengthening of the distribution sector. The third component, project implementation support will support overall project management and facilitate resources within the electricity program for living with dignity (PEVD) and National Electricity Company (ENDE) for the implementation of components 1 and 2. It consists of following sub-components: (i) project management and coordination; and (ii) maximizing project impact.