[{"bbox": [83, 105, 1147, 240], "category": "Text", "text": "tariff structure including the strategy to reduce tariffs. There is also a need to strengthen the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in developing a relevant licencing approach for renewable energy projects. There are several strategic documents, studies or institutional frameworks, which map out possible solutions for energy access based on appropriate technology vis-a-vis demand, affordability and Government priorities. However, particularly critical is the lack of an integrated strategy for rural electrification and a capable institution to guide it."}, {"bbox": [83, 265, 1147, 320], "category": "Section-header", "text": "**Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:**"}, {"bbox": [83, 345, 1147, 531], "category": "Text", "text": "**Public sector (duty bearers):** The Ministry of Energy defines and coordinates the policy of the electricity sector. The Ministry of Local Government and district councils organise the territories and public services at local level. The Private Public Partnership Unit - PPP Unit, an agency linked to the Presidency, fosters and supervises the arrangements with private operators to ensure the private/public partnerships. Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) controls and regulates the electricity market. The Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children's Affairs protects the rights of women, men, children, elderly, people with disability and people in vulnerable situations and promotes women empowerment and skills development."}, {"bbox": [83, 531, 1147, 637], "category": "Text", "text": "**Private sector:** Private companies invest and operate mini-grids in Sierra Leone. Currently there are three main operators: Powergen, Winch Energy and Power Leone. Other companies also work for increasing the consumption of electricity through devices that allow the productive use of electricity. The Renewable Energy Association of Sierra Leone (REASL) brings together several of Companies working in this sector."}, {"bbox": [83, 637, 1147, 717], "category": "Text", "text": "**Target groups:** The main part of the population, particularly in rural areas, does not have access to electricity, neither for their basic and residential, nor for productive use. This considerably affects their living conditions, the performance of health and education services, as well as the potential for economic development."}, {"bbox": [83, 717, 1147, 900], "category": "Text", "text": "Households, formal or informal MSME (with a focus on micro-enterprises, including farms), public services (health centres, schools) are the future consumers and the target groups. The action will ensure involvement of youth and women as members of households, users of social services, entrepreneurs or workers. The action will be spread over the whole of the territory of Sierra Leone, mainly in communities or in small towns where economic development potential can be expressed more easily. However, in accordance with the 'no one behind' approach, the action will also intervene in less favourable areas, adapting the support given to the population in each situation offering suitable solutions discussed with local communities."}, {"bbox": [83, 901, 1147, 1008], "category": "Text", "text": "The action aims to directly benefit 400 000 people, 340 000 of whom already live or will live in communities connected to mini-grids, and 60 000 who live in areas not covered by mini-grids but for whom the Action will support the acquisition of appliances powered by stand-alone renewable solutions. These direct beneficiaries will also benefit from support to develop economic activities for women and men using renewable energies."}, {"bbox": [72, 1077, 580, 1110], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3. DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [72, 1139, 480, 1172], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1. Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [83, 1210, 1147, 1264], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is: Contribute to increased generation, improved accessibility and increased use of sustainable, affordable and reliable energy"}, {"bbox": [83, 1290, 622, 1318], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specifics Objectives (Outcomes) of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [83, 1343, 1147, 1395], "category": "Text", "text": "1. **Build generation and distribution infrastructure for sustainable, reliable and affordable energy and improve access to it**"}, {"bbox": [83, 1396, 782, 1423], "category": "Text", "text": "2. **Promote the use of renewable energies, technologies and digitalisation**"}, {"bbox": [83, 1423, 775, 1450], "category": "Text", "text": "3. **Strengthen governance and financing of the renewable energy sector**"}, {"bbox": [83, 1450, 1000, 1477], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to these Specific Objectives (Outcomes) are:"}, {"bbox": [83, 1502, 1147, 1556], "category": "Text", "text": "**Contributing to Outcome 1 (or Specific Objective 1) : To build generation and distribution infrastructure for sustainable, reliable and affordable energy and improve access to it**"}, {"bbox": [83, 1556, 953, 1583], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 Developed infrastructure to generate and distribute electricity from renewable energies"}, {"bbox": [83, 1583, 523, 1608], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2 Promoted connections to the mini-grids"}, {"bbox": [83, 1608, 961, 1635], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.3 Supported initiatives to mitigate the environmental footprint of solar generation system"}, {"bbox": [1051, 1663, 1159, 1687], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 19"}]