This project aimed to empower local communities by ensuring their active participation in Mini/Micro Hydropower Plant Projects (MMHPPs) under the Access to Clean Energy Program (ACEP). It focused on capacity building, entrepreneurship development, and gender mainstreaming, particularly for women and marginalized groups. Key activities included community engagement, vocational training, enterprise development, and infrastructure development to enhance socio-economic well-being and sustainable energy access.

Project Objectives: 

• To ensure active participation and involvement of the local community in the plannin

g, construction, and operation of the of Mini/Micro Hydropower Plants Projects (MMHPPs) under Access to Clean Energy Program (ACEP).
• To enhance the skills of the local community, particularly women and marginalized groups on entrepreneurship development and capacity-building initiatives to empower women and enhance their employability in the project.
• To promote socio-economic well-being and empowerment of women within t

he local community by providing microcredit facilities, supporting income-generating activities, promoting women-led cooperatives, and facilitating access to essential services such as healthcare, education, and clean energy.
• To integrate gender mainstreaming principles and practices into all aspects of the MMHPP project, from the initial design phase to the operational stage.

Key Activities:

• Formation of Community Organizations (COs)
• Capacity Building of COs
• Site selection for community schemes
• Environmental assessment of the schemes

• Physical construction of community schemes
• Provision of vocational trainings
• Enterprise development
• Repair and maintenance of the schemes