Georgia - Technical Assistance Project in Support of the Georgian Energy Sector Reform Programme (GESRP)

The project will support the reform of the Georgian electricity market to one that is strongly aligned with the EU’s internal electricity market. This means that the Project contributes to the implementation of a reform for the Georgian electricity market, in alignment with commitments made under Georgia´s accession to the En-ergy Community, into one that conforms to the EU´s Third Energy Package. In support of the reform, a tech-nical assistance package, i.e. this Project, was designed in order to support the Georgian energy sector’s de-velopment.

The Technical Assistance Measures (TAMs) are divided into four components:

Component 1: Energy efficiency regulation including standards
Component 2: Energy performance in buildings (EE in buildings)
Component 3: Renewable energy
Component 4: Power market regulation

intec's services

The consultant is requested to develop technical assistance services in different fields through policy, regula-tory, financial, engineering and legal advisory, institutional building as well as capacity building in following subjects (26 technical assistance measures):

• Supporting the establishment of legislative and regulatory environment(s) for energy efficiency
• Support with energy efficiency calculation(s)
• Developing model(s) of certification and inspection (as well supporting setting up and implementation)
• Support with implementation of energy efficiency-relevant legislation (i.e. energy efficiency law, construc-tion code) in support of energy efficiency in buildings
• Training programme for construction sector
• Support GoG in setting up/scaling up the institutions responsible for energy efficiency implementation
• Investments’ preparation 
• Energy market development through support to GoG and GNERC (Regulatory Agency)
• Renewable energy policy planning 
• European legislative transposition
• Energy market reform regulation
• Designing and implementation of a communication plan, visibility and awareness raising

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Caribbean - Sustainable Energy in The Caribbean (TAPSEC)

The overall objective of this Assignment is to support the CARIFORUM Member States - through a qualified pool of experts - with the delivery of professional on-demand technical services in the areas of policy, regulation and electric utility services of member states related to their sustainable energy transition. The main results that are to be delivered under TAPSEC are: (i) The implementation of regulatory frameworks that enable renewable energy development and energy efficiency deployment; (ii) Improvements in the region's energy statistics and information management framework; (iii) The establishment of innovative financing mechanisms for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects,  and (iv) Improvements in the technical capacity within the key institutions and stakeholder groups, at the regional and national levels.

intec's services

The activities listed hereunder are indicative. The specific services requested by Member States will be outlined within separate Terms of Reference, including specific objective(s), tasks and deliverables.

The activities to support the regulatory agencies and utilities services are comprised of the following:

• Regulations to guide RE grid-integration and interconnection process
• Rate-making and tariff design, setting and evaluation including RE and Energy Efficiency programmes, E-mobility and electric vehicle charging
• Integrated resource planning and capital expansion plans approval guidelines
• Rate adjustment mechanisms; review and modernisation of rate variation procedures and regulations
• Regulatory support for the monitoring of Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) drafting and negotiations with Independent Power Producers (IPPs)
• RE and EE programmes and initiatives
• PPA drafting and negotiations with IPPs
• Development and drafting of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) for RE projects for planning and permitting
• Grid integration and interconnection requirements/processes for RE
• Grid modelling services/grid infusion studies and development of Grid Code
• Assessment of electric mobility and electric vehicle charging infrastructure
• Sensitisation and Training

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Ghana - Ghana Electricity Sector Support Project

Since 2007, SECO, together with other international donors, has been financing the Ghana Energy Developing and Access Program (GEDAP) which is hosted by the Ghana Ministry of Energy and Petroleum (MoEP) and aims at improving the efficiency of power distribution in Ghana and at increasing access to electricity by the population. The third phase of the programme (GEDAP III) has started in September 2014. Its focus is to increase electricity access through 1) financing electricity distribution infrastructure, 2) renewable energy development and energy efficiency, and 3) institutional strengthening. To support project implementation, SECO has contracted a "backstopper" who will carry out the tasks specified below.

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Inception Study

• Preparation of an inception study recommending main measures to be implemented during the project

Technical Support

• Review of strategic documents on the energy sector
• Preparation of feasibility studies of proposed technical and institutional strengthening measures (wind, solar, hydropower, biomass)
• Expert opinion on technical options, review of and comments on project reports and technical documents
• Punctual technical support and comprehensive input to SECO's Project Completion Note

Procurement

• Support to project procurement measures, incl. review of tender documents and procedures
• Expert opinion on submitted bids

Monitoring

• Assistance to the GEDAP Secretariat and SECO in monitoring the implementation of the project
• Annual controlling missions to monitor project results against the logframe targets and objectives

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Regional - Green Climate Fund Readiness Support Program

Countries: Bangladesh, Caribbean Region, Morocco, Namibia, Peru, South Africa, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, Zambia

Under this program, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) allocated financial resources for investment projects to support selected partner countries to develop and implement their respective strategies for climate resilience and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. The program included the following activities:

• Support programs for 3 selected national and regional development banks with a view to their accreditation for direct access to the GCF,
• Development of 10 national investment plans for projects suitable for GCF financing,
• Establishment of national, prioritised project pipelines of existing, updated or new GCF-ready projects, including 30 prefeasibility studies for suitable projects, or update of existing studies for suitable projects.

Projects referred to the following sectors: Forestry and agriculture, renewable energies (wind, biomass, PV), energy efficiency, transport, water and sanitation, and municipal solid waste management
 

intec's services

Overall coordination of the programme

In addition, intec delivered services in the field of renewable energies (wind, biomass, PV) as follows:

Preparation of national investment plans:

• Country and sector-specific analyses of national potentials and priorities for mitigation, adaptation and development
• Identification of emission-intensive or adaptation-relevant priority sectors and sector-specific intervention areas
• Risk assessment (institutional, technological, environmental, social, fiduciary, financial)

Preparation of national project pipelines:

• Screening of investment proposals
• Implementation of pre-feasibility studies or update of existing studies
• Technical and financial evaluation of eligible investment proposals
• Economic review of proposals (simplified cost-benefit analyses, quantification of environmental benefits in terms of GHG emission reduction, etc.), ranking of investment proposals.

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Nigeria - Promoting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Investments in Nigeria through Financial Institutions (Particularly Solar PV)

The project was part of IFC's program in Nigeria for solar market development and finance. One of its major components was to provide technical support (and possibly financial instruments) to local financial institutions and help them develop a business line catering to the emerging solar market in Nigeria.

As part of the start-up activities of this program, IFC commissioned this study to assess the market conditions and demand of energy efficiency (EE) and small renewable energy (RE) financing in general and off-grid solar technology financing in particular, among Nigerian corporates and SMEs.

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• Preparation of an overview market report on EE / small RE and solar PV market conditions in Nigeria
• Survey of corporates / SMEs to assess companies' EE practices and appetite for EE / small RE / solar PV in-vestments, their interest in external financing, and any real or perceived risks from their perspectives
• Supply chain survey to assess the technical and financial capacities of the EE / RE / solar equipment (100 kW to 5 MW) supply chain participants in the country
• Interviews and consultations with local financial institutions to understand their perspective and position to-wards financing EE / RE / solar projects and Nigerian corporates and SMEs, and the local financing institutions' needs for support from international financing institutions.
• Participation in final dissemination workshops in Lagos and Abuja.

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