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The First Approval of PPF from GCF in Korea

Create Date : 2019-01-31 Views : 509


Raising $1.5 million in operating funds through submission and approval, the fist case in Korea, of GCF Project Preparation Fund(PPF)* proposal for the "Bhutan Green Transportation project" (2019.1)
* Project Preparation Facility(PPF) : A preparatory fund for establishing plans for project proposal, analyzing technical support, and conducting environmental impact assessment


Overview

The GCF Green Transportation Project for Bhutan is the first project developed by a Korean institution(GTC) directly based on the demand of developing countries, linking Korean transportation technology (ITS, BRT, etc.) and international organization (GCF, WB) finance from the planning stage
- A plan to expand outstanding domestic technologies by promoting linkage to the $50 million GCF main project and spreading it to neighboring countries (Nepal)


Progress of propulsion


2016· Receiving requests for ITS technical cooperation from the Bhutan Environmental Committee (NEC) and the Happiness Committee(Headquarter of this project)
· Performing a preliminary feasibility study for the introduction of an intelligent transportation system (ITS)
2017· Consultation on the Green Transportation Project in Bhutan GCF ➔ Development of GCF concept notes based on Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) and Express Bus System (BRT)
· Promotion of the Bus Information System (BIS) pilot project in Thimphu city 
2018· Promotion of Project Preparation Fund (PPF) for the 2018 GCF Green Transportation Program 
2019· GCF PPF project ($1.53 million) final approval (January)
· Promotion and approval of the World Bank Trust Fund (KWPF) (August)
· Promotion of public development assistance (ODA) project planning 


Achievements

Center for

Strategic Planning

  • Personnel in chargeYu Youngjae
    youngjaeyu@nigt.re.kr