Go to full description of the project » Summary The two principal objectives of the programme are: 1 to alleviate poverty by providing modern energy services, particularly to rural populations; and 2 to contribute to climate change mitigation by increasing the share of renewable energy technologies in the energy mix in the region. The programme will aim at developing a vibrant, sustainable, renewable energy market system in the greater Mediterranean region, removing project, policy, and trade barriers, and strengthening the market system. In an effort to link abilities and markets between developed and developing countries throughout the region and beyond, the programme is built on three main sub-projects: tailoring financial instruments and mechanisms to support projects; strengthening policy frameworks; and building a stronger infrastructure for the private sector . The anticipated outcomes of the programme are: a significant contribution to utility generation from renewable energies, based on commercial power plants, to improve the environmental and economic performance of the energy sector; greater access to electricity by isolated rural populations; commercially viable, renewable-powered desalination of sea water; enhanced productivity of local economies; and improved health, education, and quality of life based on lighting, food and drug refrigeration and access to communication networks. On January 26, 2004, the Tunisian Ministry for Industry and Energy and the Agence Nationale des Energies Renouvelables signed a Memorandum of Understanding for establishing a centre for training, information dissemination, networking and development of pilot projects in the field of renewable energies (MEDREC) in Tunis. The centre focuses on the sector of wind and solar energy. Those sectors related to mini-hydro, geothermal, biomass and fuel-cells will also be considered.

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