SLIDE 1
e7-UNEP Rural Electrification Workshop 2/9
Introduction
The aim of this workshop was to enhance the capacity of local stakeholders in developing countries to undertake rural electrification projects with special emphasis on renewable energy applications. The Rural Electrification Workshop was successfully conducted in Nairobi (Kenya) at the beginning of March 2006. The workshop was attended by participants from 10 African countries and international institutions for a total of 50 participants (28 sponsored). The objectives of e7/UNEP Rural Electrification Rural Electrification Workshop included:
- Identify the main challenges of rural electrification, based on a review of project experiences
covering all stages of the cycle;
- Review best practices and determine effective approaches by which to address the
challenges of rural electrification in the local context;
- Specify roles that e7 members and other stakeholders can play in ensuring that rural
electrification projects are consistent with sustainability principles; and
- Improve the ability of rural electrification project developers to develop project proposals that
are eligible for e7 funding and/or technical support. In order to achieve the above mentioned objectives, the workshop was structured in a sequence
- f four major topics, which have been identified as crucial for rural electrification projects:
- Project Identification;
- Project Development,
- Project Implementation,
- Project Operation.
As a workshop output a series of recommendations were identified and communicated to e7 members and participants at the World Bank's 'Energy Week', held in Washington DC in March. The Nairobi event was the second in a series of three being delivered in partnership with UNEP.