Fair and inclusive Energy Transition in Ecuador

The objective is to support the execution and implementation of the policy measures by the GoE toward a just energy transition and the promotion of investments in Ecuador's energy sector. The specific objectives are: (i) to support a series of actions to achieve an orderly, fair, and inclusive energy transition, including (a) building capacity and developing skills about the energy transition in public and private sector actors, and tools to reach agreements between the actors that intervene in territories with energy activities, (b) developing a strategy to eliminate barriers to investment in the energy transition and identify opportunities in the value chain, from mining production to renewable energy generation, (c) strengthening planning tools for expanding the electricity transmission sector during the energy transition, and (d) developing efficient business schemes to create an investment plan for providing clean and affordable electricity to communities currently lacking such services; (ii) to design and implement pilot projects with microgrid solutions, individual solar energy systems, and other decentralized energy solutions, providing local technical training programs on rural and indigenous communities focused on isolated territories in the Amazon, and evaluating the sustainability of the projects; and (iii) to implement gender and disability strategies and actions, including: (a) workplace capacity building, (b) supporting community economic empowerment projects and cooking alternatives with a focus on women's access to energy in Amazonian territories, and (c) implementing infrastructures and innovations for women and people with disabilities in the energy sector, in accordance with the actions of the National Government.

Project Detail

Country

Ecuador

Project Number

EC-T1567

Approval Date

Project Status

Preparation

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

ENERGY

Subsector

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION

Lending Instrument

Lending Instrument Code

Modality

Facility Type

Environmental Classification

Total Cost

USD 4,548,301.00

Country Counterpart Financing

Original Amount Approved

USD 4,548,301.00

Financial Information

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Implementation Phase

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB0002097-2092918835-19

TC Document

Ecuador. Cooperacion tecnica no reembolsable para el proyecto _Transicion Energetica Justa e Inclusiva en Ecuador”.pdf

Jul. 26, 2024

Spanish

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB0002097-2092918835-20

TC Document

Ecuador. Nonreimbursable technical-cooperation funding for the project _Fair and inclusive Energy Transition in Ecuador”.pdf

Jul. 26, 2024

English

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB0002097-2092918835-17

TC Document

Terms of Reference - EC-T1567.pdf

Jul. 26, 2024

English

https://www.iadb.org/document.cfm?id=EZIDB0002097-2092918835-13

TC Document

Request from the Client - EC-T1567.pdf

Jul. 26, 2024

Spanish

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