Promoting Clean Electric Buses for the Beijing Olympics (CEBBO)

Request for CEO endorsement/Approval
Project Type: Full-Size Project
the GEF Trust Fund
Submission Date: 31 March 2008
Re-submission Date: 16 April 2008
Expected Calendar
Milestones	Dates
Work Program (for FSP)	NA
GEF Agency Approval	Apr 2008
Implementation Start	May 2008
Mid-term Review (if planned)	NA
Implementation Completion	Dec 2008

part i: project Information 
 
GEFSEC Project ID: 3534 
gef agency Project ID: 4039
Country(ies): China
Project Title: Promoting Clean Electric Buses for the Beijing Olympics (CEBBO)
GEF Agency(ies): United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Other Executing partner(s): - In China Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau
GEF Focal Area(s): FORMDROPDOWN Climate Change
GEF-4 Strategic program(S): SP5: Promoting Sustainable Innovative Systems for Urban Transport
Name of parent program/umbrella project: N.A.
Project framework (See Details in Part II, Sec A)
Project Objective: Supporting the Chinese efforts in greening the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing through the demonstration of electric buses solely powered by Li-ion batteries
Project Components	Inv/TA/STA**	Expected Outcomes	Expected Outputs	GEF Financing*	Co-financing*	
Total ($)

($)	%	($)	%
	1. Procurement, operation, and maintenance of Li ion electric buses to transport athletes and media during the Olympics	Inv	Athletes, media, and the public made aware of the Chinese efforts for a green Olympics
Improved air quality at the Olympics venues and surroundings;
Enhanced image of Beijing	4 Li-ion battery powered buses procured and operated on the designated routes
Agreement to transfer the Li-ion battery powered buses for use after the Olympics	900,000	90	12,000,000	97	12,900,000
2. Outreach of the GEF and Green Olympics	TA	Enhanced public image of the GEF as a global entity to support environmentally sustainable development
Increased public awareness about the GEF, climate change, and clean vehicle technologies	GEF logo painted on the buses and other published materials
Information about Li-ion battery technology made available in the buses
Campaign about sustainable transport	60,000	6	100,000	1	160,000
Project Management	40,000	4	200,000	2	240,000
Total Project Costs	1,000,000	100	12,300,000	100	13,300,000
 *List the $ by project components. The percentage is the share of GEF and Co-financing respectively to the total amount for the component.
 **TA = Technical Assistance; STA = Scientific & technical analysis.
Financing Plan Summary For The Project ($)
	Project Preparation* Project Agency Fee	Total at CEO Endorsement	For the record:
Total at PIF
GEF 0	1,000,000	100,000	1,100,000	1,000,000
Co-financing 0	12,300,000
12,300,000	12,300,000
Total	0	13,300,000	100,000	13,400,000	13,300,000
 *Please include the previously approved PDFs and PPG, if any. Indicate the amount already approved as footnote here and if the GEF funding is from GEF-3. Provide the status of implementation and use of fund for the project preparation grant in Annex D.