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Project Brief - ‘Cogeneration for Africa’ Project
‘Cogeneration for Africa’ is an innovative and first-of-its-kind clean energy regional initiative funded by GEF (Global Environment Facility) - set to run for 6 years from mid 2007. The initiative is co-implemented by UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) and AfDB (African Development Bank) and executed by AFREPREN/FWD (Energy, Environment and Development Network for Africa). Cogeneration for Africa will build on the success of cogeneration in Mauritius, which currently meets close to 40% of the country’s electricity needs. It seeks to significantly scale up the use of efficient cogeneration systems initially in seven Eastern and Southern African countries (Kenya, Ethiopia, Malawi, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania and Swaziland). More
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Milestones / Key Outputs
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An equivalent of 20.8MW (3.8 MW Electric and 17 MW Thermal) of Efficient Cogeneration Systems has been constructed and commissioned. There is an expected follow-up of USD 133.5 Million Cogen Investment for up to 220 MW (74 MW Electric & 146 MW Thermal) in the Tea sector in Kenya and Sugar sector in Uganda as of May 2012
- 197 Investment Opportunities Identified as of May 2012
- Total Estimated Capacity (MWe&MWth) : Between 336 - 3663MW (945 MW Electric and 2718 MW Thermal)
- Total Estimated Investment Cost : Between USD 159 - 1414 Million
- Signed Cooperation Agreements with 18 Project Developers in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Swaziland and Malawi within the Agro-Industrial Sector
- Commissioning of 9 Full Scale Feasibility Studies as of May 2012
- 7 Full Feasibility Studies in Kenya (4 in Tea & 3 in Sugar Sector), 2008/2009
- 2 Full Feasibility Studies in Uganda (1 in Tea & 1 in Sugar Sector),2009/2011
- 429,270 hits on the Cogen for Africa Project Website as of 18th May 2012
- 6 Training Workshops in which 103 participants have received technical training
- Policy Intervention Contribution to Standard Feed-in-Tariff (FiT) Policy for Renewable Energy Resource generated Electricity (Wind, Biomass & Small Hydro) - Kenya (2008/2010), Tanzania (2009), Malawi (2011), Uganda (2011)
- Project Launch - November 2007
- Project Team Constitution - May 2007
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