This project was sponsored as part of an ongoing partnership between the International Finance Corporation (a member of the World Bank Group) and Transportadora de Electricidad S.A. (TDE), a subsidiary of the Spanish grid operator Red Electrica de España and Bolivia’s largest electricity transmission company. TDE is a recipient of IFC financing. Under its corporate social responsibility program, TDE is exploring the development of renewable energy resources to supply off-grid electricity and other energy services to isolated rural communities in the footprint of its high voltage transmission lines throughout Bolivia.

IFC is committed to developing strategies that help improve and accelerate electricity access for rural communities. As part of its core development focus and climate change strategy, IFC seeks to help clients expand access to energy services in the developing world by using renewable energy wherever feasible. In support of TDE, IFC is expanding its role in renewable energy technologies as a part of innovative off-grid solutions in Bolivia. At present, there are no commercial wind projects in Bolivia. IFC’s contract with 3TIER to produce a national wind map is expected to help stimulate future development of wind power projects.

To learn more about the IFC go to http://www.ifc.org.

To learn more about TDE go to http://www.tde.com.bo.