Guinea-Bissau: Solar Energy Scale-up and Access Project

The development objective of the Solar Energy Scale-Up and Access Project for Guinea-Bissau is to enable solar power generation and increase access to electricity in Guinea-Bissau. The project comprises of three components. The first component, development of solar energy generation and network enhancement purpose is to lay the groundwork for the development of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation plants, mini-grid development, and grid infrastructure upgrade. It consists of following sub-components: (i) preparation and implementation for utility-scale solar parks; (ii) solar grid infrastructure upgrade and expansion, and investment in battery energy storage system (BESS); (iii) distributed solar energy supply solutions; and (iv) investing in enhanced reliability of electricity. The second component, capacity building, technical assistance, and implementation support will finance technical assistance, capacity building and implementation support activities. It consists of following sub-components: (i) capacity building and technical assistance to water and electricity of Guinea Bissau (EAGB) and to Ministry of Energy (ME); and (ii) support to the project implementation unit. The third component, contingent emergency response component (CERC) will allow for rapid reallocation of grant uncommitted funds in the event of an eligible emergency as defined in OP 8.00.