Global Village Energy Partnership

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Global Village Energy Partnership

• ENERGY FORPOVERTY REDUCTION IN FRANJA
  TRANSVERSALDEL NORTE - GUATEMALA

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THE GUATEMALA GVEP PROCESS

• Facilitator Training
• Country Champion support at very high level to
  Facilitator. Power to convey all sectors
  involved in the process for the formation of the
  multi sector workgroup.
• MSW used as a base poverty assessment studies,
  defined selection criteria, and determined the
  target area, as well as provided all information
  related to their sector. Other organizations
  involved in the area were identified.

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THE GUATEMALA GVEP PROCESSTOP DOWN ANALYSIS

• A GAP analysis was proposed based on the findings
  from the MSW, carried out with the support of
  USAID.
• This study covered more than 70 communities, and
  creates the basis of defining energy demands for
  multiple sector needs. The overlapping of many
  instances was obvious.
• A richness map was developed to determine
  productive uses potential, renewable energy
  resources as well as existing infrastructure that
  would be incorporated into the plan. Gaps were
  identified.

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THE GUATEMALA GVEP PROCESSBOTTOM UP ANALYSIS

• The next step was a bottom up analysis, to
  reflect the point of view of the selected
  communities. The MSW was supported by
  sociologists, anthropologists, engineers,
  environmentalists, translators etc.
• Stakeholder consultations took place at all
  levels municipal, communal organizations, NGOs,
  and house to house visits. Valuable methodology
  was developed.
• This stage was supported by UNDP-Guatemala.

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Community Selection Criteria

• Geopolitical identified in the PRS with a high
  percentage of extreme poverty conditions.
• Communal willingness to participate, existing
  social organization, economic collaboration from
  local municipality, and security in land
  ownership.
• Technical identified energy potential and
  access.
• Electrification not included in rural
  electrification program and more than 10 km. away
  from the grid.
• Support to conservation and development
  productive uses and markets, interest in
  watershed protection and vulnerability reduction,
  replicability, as well as willingness to pay for
  services

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Main Findings for Guatemala GVEP Action Plan
Design

• Even though there are several sub sector polices,
  in Guatemala there is a lack of a General Energy
  Policy to govern the sector.
• From the experiences in the PER, electricity
  should be a priority for productive uses, rather
  than illuminations and TV.
• Use poverty assessment reports in parallel with
  richness maps- to develop local opportunities.
• Dialogue with local stakeholders what are the
  bottom up expectations and requests to match with
  top down Government policies

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Main Findings for Guatemala GVEP Action Plan
Design

• Poverty reduction plans in the poorest areas
  imply the immediate creation of income to pay for
  services.
• Access to power will be subsidized, but not
  consumption.
• Identification of local products to add value to
  production chains is extremely important.
• Market identification and security is vital.
• Coordination amongst sectors adds synergies to
  the process. Many activities are related to more
  than one sector.

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Main Findings for Guatemala GVEP Action Plan
Design

• Many municipalities are willing to pay for
  services, and put money of their own in the
  process.
• Regions were more appropriate than communities.
• Respect traditional ways.
• Start with a manageable action plan with
  excellent basic information, to refine
  methodology in execution phase to make
  replication faster, easier and systematized.
• Leave space for flexibility in all scenarios.

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MOST RELEVANT FINDINGS

• POVERTY WILL ONLY BE CONQUERED THROUGH A
  MULTISECTORIAL INTEGRATED APROACH, BECAUSE THE
  NEEDS OF PEOPLE ARE BASED ON THE REALITY OF LIFE.
  ENERGY IS ONLY THE MOTOR.
• CHANGE TAKES TIME, IT IS A PROCESS

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Poverty Reduction

• THE GVEP ACTION PLAN IS THE ANSWER TO
• HOW

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ENERGY SERVICES FOR Education Health
Connectivity Productive Uses for tourism and
trade Productive Uses for agro forestry
activities Conservation and Environment Residentia
l use Through the installation and construction
of solar, hydro and biomass generation, and if
needed, fossil fuel generation.
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Energy for cooking, health, environmental
protection, gender
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Guatemala is ready for the implementation
phase! Thank you very much, Muchas Gracias