General objective:

Expand sustainable energy access and strengthen the planning and management capacities of the Rural Electrification Office to structure, review, implement and monitor rural electrification projects.

Specific objective:

• Increase 23.4% energy coverage in the Ngäbe Buglé comarca by 2025 in renewable energy sources to have 6,750 families with access to energy.
• Improve the capacity of the Rural Electrification Office to adequately plan and manage its resources and to comply with the objectives and goals established in the rural electrification projects: 30,000 users assisted.

Total cost: 10.400.000 EUR

EU contribution: 10.400.000 EUR

Duration: March 2020 - February 2024

Implementation: Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID)

Financing instrument: Latin American Investment Facility (LAIF)

Beneficiary area: Ngäbe-Buglé region