The main objectives of the project are to: (i) provide portable, low cost renewable energy source and light to people in areas that are not connected to the grid; (ii) facilitate connectivity though the Portable Light¿s capability to charge cell phones in remote or isolated areas; (ii) increase local knowledge about the benefits of clean energy technologies and renewable lighting to selected under-served families; (iii) to develop economically viable models for portable solar power to support sustainable activities; and (iv) to test and evaluate the impacts and benefits of the Portable Light technology in the pilot area in order to prepare the ground for mass-production and distribution of this technology in remote communities in Brazil and potentially in other countries of the Latin America and Caribbean Region, as anticipated in an envisioned Phase II.
Project Detail
Country
Brazil
Project Number
BR-T1198
Approval Date
March 3, 2011
Project Status
Closed
Project Type
Technical Cooperation
Sector
ENERGY
Subsector
ENERGY
Lending Instrument
BID Invest
Lending Instrument Code
IIC
Modality
-
Facility Type
-
Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)
Category C: Likely to cause minimal or no negative environmental and associated social impacts
Total Cost
USD 392,605.00
Country Counterpart Financing
USD 129,948.00
Original Amount Approved
USD 262,657.00