The objective of this project is to help member States increase their policy design capacity to enhance energy security and energy system resilience through energy connectivity.

Enhanced regional energy connectivity and a resilient and integrated grid enables countries to: i) improve energy security by connecting countries or sub-regions which have energy deficit with markets that are in surplus, ii) enhance economies of scale of large green infrastructure projects translating into lower overall system investment and operating costs; iii) allow effective integration of renewable energy into an interconnected system that is more inclusive, flexible, effective, reliable, diversified, and decarbonized over time.

The project will enhance global collaboration and policy support for designing resilient energy systems by establishing a global stakeholder network, developing policy guidance, disseminating knowledge, and fostering multi-stakeholder partnerships. The project will also improve capacity-building and knowledge-sharing on how to leverage connectivity as a tool to help design and build resilient energy systems.

This project will support 5 countries in Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Europe and Central Asia to enhance their capacity in designing and building resilient and interconnected energy systems, and foster knowledge-sharing and technology transfer through multi-stakeholder partnerships and collaboration.