DECEMBER 2020 | 2ND EDITION
Collaboration with the GIZ/NESP II in Nigeria, and Green Financing with EcoMicro in Grenada.
Collaboration with the GIZ/NESP II for the Development of Standards for Solar PV Modules, Batteries and Charge Controllers in Nigeria
Lead-Acid batteries to be recycled.
MEI provided support to the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (FMPWH), the Federal Ministry of Environment (FME), the National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) for the regulation of Solar PV components and the establishment of a Strategic Action Plan for Battery End of Life Management in Nigeria.
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Project's Timeline.
The work packages bridged the knowledge gaps about the market for photovoltaic modules, charge controllers, and batteries in Nigeria through WP 1 and WP 2, introduced internationally verified new standards for their management in WP 3, supported the establishment of evidence-based stakeholder communication and awareness-raising about the standardisation and regulation of Solar PV components through WP 4, and to provide institutional support through policy for battery end-of-life management in WP 5.
Green Finance with EcoMicro: Grenada
Marketing campaign of the Grenada Development Bank’s EcoMicro program.
This year, MEI continued its partnership with Inter American Development Bank(IDB) and the Grenada Development Bank(GDB) for the implementation of the EcoMicro program in Grenada. The EcoMicro Program, a Technical Assistance facility established to introduce Green Finance for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), including small-scale farmers, and low-income households in Latin America and the Caribbeans aims to facilitate access to finance as a means to increase access to renewable energy and energy-efficient appliances as well as climate-smart solutions; thereby facilitating climate change mitigation and adaptation.
The EcoMicro Program in Grenada is progressing to implementation, as GDB is already marketing the new financial products developed through it on their Official Facebook Page and Website. MEI is also working on transferring the experience and learnings from Grenada to other countries in the Caribbean and beyond in the next few years.