GVEP News July 2007
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Country Actions
GAPFund Update – July 2007
The twenty GVEP GAPfund projects are now well into their 12 month implementation period and have been making good progress on the ground. A full update for each project is now available, indicating the progress made as well as the challenges and barriers encountered during implementation.
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Partner Activities
IN-SHP China looking for African Partners for the "Light-up" Rural Africa Project
The “Light-up Rural Africa” Project, which was designed by IN-SHP to promote SHP development in African rural areas, has been officially kicked off at the the 3rd Hydropower Forum. The main feature of LURA is to install about 100 PICO hydro units in remote rural areas to demonstrate how micro-hydro can contribute to tackle poverty. Equipment for the installation of the 100 units can be provided by IN-SHP. At current stage, IN-SHP is collecting site information from applicants. For more information and applications, please contact Maricla Costa at mcosta@inshp.org . Dowlnoad application form. Renewable Energy Promotion towards Rural Economic Development through Public Private Partnership Initiative[PPPI]- Sri Lanka
Human and Community Development Youth Organization in collaboration with the Divisional Secretariat office Thirappane and an experienced Private Sector Organization called Lanka Biogen PVT LTD in the renewable energy sector has began to grow 3000 Acres of Glicisiria Plants in order to fulfill the fuel wood requirement for the proposed community based 1.5 MW Biomass grid connected power project at Thrappane in Anuradapura district, Sri Lanka.
Read more>Chede's Village Centric Development Theory for Africa
Chede’s advocacy focus on village-centric development strategies for Africa is aimed at reminding development policy makers and engineers that villages still exist in Africa. The strategy aims to level the existing disparities between Africa’s urban and so-called “rural sector”, which is in fact Africa’s village sector.
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S3IDF wins the First World Clean Energy Awards
S3IDF won the first World Clean Energy Awards. The Awards honor innovative projects that move clean energy from scientific and experimental applications, into integrated, broad-based use. Respected institutions from across the world nominated some 70 exemplary projects in 20 countries of which 9 winners in different categories were selected. S3IDF won the award in the “NGOs and Initiatives” category.
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Editorial
By Matthew S. Mendis, Corporate Vice President, International Resources Group
GVEP International, in its journey to deliver its objectives, crossed a number of key administrative milestones this past June. The registration of GVEP International as a functioning UK charity was completed with the filing of all legal documents, training of the GVEP International Trustees in their roles and responsibilities, as mandated by the UK charities laws, and a physical meeting in London of all of the GVEP International Trustees on 20 June 2007. The Trustees meeting was immediately followed by a GVEP International Annual General Meeting and a GVEP Partnership Board Meeting with representatives from several developing countries. These necessary administrative meetings provided the platform to plan and execute a number of important operational actions that will facilitate the implementation of GVEP’s objectives to “reduce poverty and enhance sustainable development through the accelerated provision of modern energy services to those un-served or under-served. Read more>
