Funding Agency: Asian Development Bank
Client: Alternative Energy Program Committee (AEPC)
Date: Feb 2022 – Feb 2025
The purpose of the project is to increase the supply of solar electricity and reduce CO2 emissions through investments in on-grid (solar roof systems) and off-grid (solar irrigation pumps, solar mini-grids) Photovoltaic (PV) systems.
The project consists of three components as follows:
- The first component comprises investment support for the on-grid roof system.
- The second component comprises investment support for off-grid solar irrigation pumps for agriculture users and solar mini–grid for remote communities.
- The third project component focuses on strengthening project implementation capacities at national and local levels, complementing the investments under components 1 and 2.
The PCI will support AEPC during the implementation, more specifically for the following aspects: is expected to deliver the Services for:
Phase 1: Inception Phase (Project Planning Support)
- Elaborating the financing Modalities- During the inception Phase the services will be focused on the Initial assessment of financial aspects and the establishment of standardized financial modalities for each Technical Component.
- Elaborating an environmental and social management framework (ESMF) including a stakeholder Engagement framework (SEF) for each type of PV system
- General overview of the risks without site-specific details of each subproject;
- Guidance on the E&S risk management for each subproject;
- Outline the standards, guidelines and procedures to address the E & S impact associated with implementing each subproject.
- Definition of the eligibility criteria – update eligibility criteria in close cooperation with AEPC and in consultation with other relevant international development partners such as GIZ, DFID, ADB in order to get a return of experience on the already implemented project.
- Elaboration of the tender/subsidy distribution process – Prepare a template of bidding Document for each technical Component and procurement plan
- Development of a standard operation and maintenance (O&M) concept
- Preparation of implementation phase
2. Phase 2: Project Implementation Support
- Support during sub-project identification and feasibility
- Support during the procurement process.
- Supervision during installation/construction.
- Monitoring during the operating phase (sampling approach).
3. Phase 3: Monitoring, Fund Management, Training and Reporting
- Development of a monitoring system
- Subsidy Fund Management and Reporting
- Capacity Building (Project Component 3).
