Initiatives
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About
WB Biomass Energy Initiative for Africa (BEIA)
Launch: 2010 End: N/A
Region:
SSA
Geography:
N/A
Type:
Regional
ICS Only?:
Yes
Value/Funding:
N/A
Funder Type:
Multinational Organization, Foreign Aid
Funders:
World Bank, governments of Netherlands, UK, and Germany [2]
Features:
Funding
Description:
World Bank program to modernize biomass energy sector, supporting nine pilot biomass energy projects in eight SSA countries [1]
World Bank program to modernize biomass energy sector, supporting nine pilot biomass energy projects in eight SSA countries [1]
Reach:
Tanzania: Trained 720 people in charcoal production from agricultural waste; Benin: Promotion of sustainable woodfuel production and market management system for 300,000 hectares of forests; Kenya: Generate employment opportunities for 3,000 individuals per year [2]
Tanzania: Trained 720 people in charcoal production from agricultural waste; Benin: Promotion of sustainable woodfuel production and market management system for 300,000 hectares of forests; Kenya: Generate employment opportunities for 3,000 individuals per year [2]
Goal/Target:
Develop an enabling environment for sustainable biomass energy management in Sub-Saharan Africa [3]
Develop an enabling environment for sustainable biomass energy management in Sub-Saharan Africa [3]
Sources:
[1] http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/385081467992479462/The-state-of-the-global-clean-and-improved-cooking-sector p. 119 [2] https://www.esmap.org/sites/default/files/esmap-files/AFREA%20Energizing%20Africa_Web_0424_0.pdf [3] https://www.esmap.org/sites/default/files/esmap-files/FINAL_CleanCookIntiatives_Brochure_2013_Optimized.pdf
[1] http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/385081467992479462/The-state-of-the-global-clean-and-improved-cooking-sector p. 119 [2] https://www.esmap.org/sites/default/files/esmap-files/AFREA%20Energizing%20Africa_Web_0424_0.pdf [3] https://www.esmap.org/sites/default/files/esmap-files/FINAL_CleanCookIntiatives_Brochure_2013_Optimized.pdf