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Strengthening Capacity of Local and Provincial Governments in the Context of Federalism in improving access to modern energy services
Description/achievement of initiative

Local and Provincial Governments will have capacity to enhance and develop renewable energy projects based on roles and responsibilities given by the Constitution of Nepal 2015 and Local Government Operational Act 2017. Both national and sub-national governments will be able to self-administer the overall cycle of renewable energy project with Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) intervening through national and global initiative such as the Sustainable Development Goal No. 7. AEPC will be responsible for tracking progress, analysing data, publishing results and recommending changes to relevant national and international organizations.

Implementation methodologies

o The initiative will be carried out by implementing following methodologies ♣ Preparation of Nine-Step Energy Plan ♣ Preparation of Best Available Technology assessment ♣ Preparation of GIS based Energy Planning Software ♣ Orientation and Training to local and provincial government ♣ Partnership mechanism for energy service providers, local non-government agencies, financial institutions, research institutions and development partner

Arrangements for Capacity-Building and Technology Transfer

Coordination mechanisms/governance structure

o AEPC will work with national and sub-national departments and units responsible for implementation of renewable energy projects. AEPC will also partner with renewable energy service providers, local and international finance, research institutions, training and skill organizations and various development partners o AEPC will develop capacity of the local government in key areas and renewable energy development including cost effective GIS based energy planning, policies and initiatives, activities and programs, implementation strategies, after sales service through local partnerships, orientations, trainings, assessment toolkits, updated guidelines and standards. o AEPC will support provincial government to formulate performance indicators for monitoring and evaluating progress of local governments. AEPC will also enable the provincial government in assessing and minimizing capacity gap, process evaluation, partnership performance, research need and knowledge requirement. o AEPC at federal level will conduct research, publication and recommendation on progress and demonstrate new projects and initiatives. AEPC will also be the centre for national and international knowledge exchange. o AEPC will evaluate the impact based on the number of energy plans developed at the local level, number of projects initiated based on the plan, number of beneficiaries from the projects and the amount finance in the renewable energy sector.

Partner(s)

Nepal
Progress reports
Goal 7
7.1 - By 2030, ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services
7.2 - By 2030, increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix
7.3 - By 2030, double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency
7.a - By 2030, enhance international cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology
7.b - By 2030, expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all in developing countries, in particular least developed countries, small island developing States, and land-locked developing countries, in accordance with their respective programmes of support
2018
Preparation of methodology and piloting of cost effective GIS based Municipal Energy Plan integrated with Best Available Technology assessment technique
2018
Publication of guideline for Municipal Energy Plan and training to selected municipalities
2019
Preparation of performance indicator for local government and priority and target setting for provincial government in renewable energy and clean cooking
2020
Preparation of strategy for harmonized renewable energy plan, policies, activities and budgets for Provincial Government
Other, please specify
A clear and systematic strategy will be required for priority and target setting to reflect both national and global initiatives. Further research and pilot of new technologies and clean cooking solutions (electric and efficient thermal technologies) will
Other, please specify
Based on the first three deliverables, AEPC will develop a framework to develop harmonized plans, policies, activities and budgeting to reduce conflict in resource sharing between local governments as well as with other sub-national governments. Experts w
Staff / Technical expertise
Experts from RERL, inherently located inside AEPC, provided direct technical assistance to the Centre. For pilot energy planning, cost of enumeration has been leveraged from participating local government.

Basic information
Time-frame: July 2017 - July 2020
Website
Partners
Nepal
Countries
Contact information
Ram Prasad Dhital, Executive Director, ram.dhital@aepc.gov.np
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