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  • Leading Organization:
    United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
    Implementing Agency and Partnering Organizations:
    DIM, UNDP, State Academy of Science, State Commission of Science and Technology
    Summary:

    The goal of this project is the reduction of the annual growth rate of GHG emissions from fossil fuel using activities through the removal of major barriers to the development and widespread implementation of small-scale wind energy systems (SWES) to replace part of the current fossil fuel use in the DPRK. This is carried out by assisting the nascent wind energy sector on the road to full-scale commercialization and improving the domestic market (particularly the rural areas), as well as the potentially viable foreign market, for locally manufactured SWES units.

    Project Components:
    1. Wind Energy Resource Assessment
    2. Wind Energy Technology Information and Awareness Enhancement
    3. Development of Domestic and Overseas Market for Locally-made SWES
    4. SWES Design Improvement
    5. SWES Manufacturing Improvement
    6. SWES Technology Demonstration
    7. Energy Planning and Policy Formulation
    Expected Outputs:
    1. Assessed wind characteristics and energy potentials in the country and improved local capacity to carry out wind energy assessments on a regular basis after the project.
    2. Widely disseminated feasibility and benefits of wind energy technology applications to potential users in the country.
    3. Established market for locally made SWES units and promoted both domestically and abroad.
    4. Compliance of locally made SWES units with internationally acceptable quality and performance standards.
    5. Improved manufacturing of locally made SWES units towards internationally accepted production practices and standards.
    6. Installed, operated and monitored optimally designed and manufactured SWES units in selected sites.
    7. Integration of energy planning and policy making into the country's development planning system.
    Project Status:
    Under Implementation
    Project Details
    Funding Source:
    GEF-LDCF
    Cofinancing Total:
    Govt. (in-kind): US$545, 000
    Total Amounts:
    USD 1,445,000 (as of July 2011)
    Resources:
    SWEDPRA Fact Sheet
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    File(s):
    Report on In-country Training on Wind Resource Survey under UNDP-GEF “Small Wind Energy Development and Promotion in Rural Area
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