Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/370 |
G-II§8 |
Guinea |
2018 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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The legal framework reflects Guinea's commitments under international treaties on electricity, as well as laws, draft regulations on energy efficiency, regulatory and contractual provisions, programmes already implemented, ongoing projects and others under negotiation.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/370 |
G-II§9 |
Guinea |
2018 |
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Other measures |
Energy |
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Guinea is party to several regional agreements on electricity, in particular:
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• the Senegal River Basin Development Organization (OMVS) and the Gambia River Basin Development Organization (OMVG) conventions, and additional instruments that organize the joint hydropower exploitation of the Senegal and Gambia rivers;
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• Sustainable energy for all (SE4ALL).
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/370 |
G-II§12 |
Guinea |
2018 |
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Technical regulation or specifications |
Energy |
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A draft law on the creation and organization of the Regulatory Authority for Public Electricity and Drinking Water Utilities in the Republic of Guinea has been produced, together with some 15 draft regulations on energy efficiency
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/370 |
G-II§16 |
Guinea |
2018 |
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Non-monetary support |
Energy |
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In relation to the project to remove obstacles to the development of the pico hydroelectric power sector, the Decentralized Rural Electrification Bureau (BERD), now rebranded as the Guinean Rural Electrification Agency (AGER), received technical assistance from the SOGREAH consulting firm with a view to lifting obstacles facing the pico hydroelectric sector in Guinea.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/370 |
G-II§17 |
Guinea |
2018 |
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Non-monetary support |
Energy |
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The AGER’s overall mission is to implement the national rural electrification policy defined by the Ministry responsible for energy, by executing the National Rural Electrification Programme (PNER) 2030, which is currently being developed with technical assistance from the ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE).
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/370 |
G-II§20 |
Guinea |
2018 |
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General environmental reference |
Energy |
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Guinea has several advantages with opportunities to exploit them, the most important of which are:
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• significant renewable energy potential (particularly hydroelectricity, solar power, biomass) spread throughout national territory;
• increasingly effective and competitive renewable energy technologies, including solar photovoltaic (PV), biomass and wind, the costs of which are falling fast;
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• major hydropower projects, electricity interconnection with neighbouring countries and grid strengthening are currently under way.
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Bio
Energy
Natural resources
Renewable
Forest
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/370 |
G-II§22 |
Guinea |
2018 |
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Loans and financing, Non-monetary support |
Energy |
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Several projects are under way as part of the implementation of its extensive programme, including:
• the small-scale hydropower project in Guinea (PEHGUI) in partnership with the French NGO Fondation Énergie pour le Monde (FONDEM); this €2 million project is being co-financed by the French Global Environment Fund (FFEM), the Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) and the ECOWAS Renewable Energy Facility (EREF), the Regional Council of Ile-de-France (CRIF), the NEXANS Foundation, FONDEM and the National Development Budget (BND).
This project targets the following: (i) photovoltaic/hydropower/GE hybrid power-plant electrification in a pilot rural community, for approximately 5,800 direct and 21,700 indirect beneficiaries (component A); and (ii) development of a rural electrification programme using small-scale hydropower and solar energy for a dozen localities and its ownership by all local stakeholders (component B).
• The Decentralized Rural Electrification Programme (ERD) for 14 localities in Haute Guinée, (...) This programme is part of the Statement of Intent, signed between the Government of the Republic of Guinea and the Government of the French Republic, to strengthen cooperation in the development of renewables and access to energy.
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Energy
Environment
Renewable
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/370 |
G-II§23 |
Guinea |
2018 |
Sectors |
General environmental reference |
Energy |
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Other projects are currently under negotiation:
• The Guinea solar solution project, which involves the electrification of 200 rural localities using mini-grids powered by solar photovoltaic (SPV) mini-plants with a total capacity of 11.66 MWp, and electrification by SPV of 170 other rural localities.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/370 |
G-II§24 |
Guinea |
2018 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support, Not specified |
Energy |
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These two projects will enable nearly 90,000 rural households to access renewable electricity, which implies about 630,000 direct beneficiaries; the development of income generating activities in these localities; improvement of security, health, education, job creation and reduction of the rural exodus; the suitability of hybrid solar PV/diesel generation or SPV alone to reduce the retail price of electricity. Implementation training will be provided; the share of renewable energies in the national energy mix will increase; and both diesel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) will be reduced.
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Climate
Emissions
Energy
Green
Renewable
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/370 |
G-II§30 |
Guinea |
2018 |
Trade Policy Framework |
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A new Mining Code was adopted by Law No. L/2011/006/CNT of 9 September 2011 and promulgated the same day by the President of the Republic. Aligned with international best practices, it preserves the country’s interests and international competitiveness, with a special emphasis on good governance and corporate social responsibility, to:
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• harmonize the provisions of the Code with those of other national codes and instruments relating in particular to agriculture, the environment and water;
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