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Grid
Connected
Technical assistance, both cost shared and full cost, will directly
support the main objective of commercialising wind and biomass energy
systems. Greater emphasis will be on cost shared activities. The grid-connected
mini hydro industry, developed under the ESD Project, is reasonably
mature and no specific technical assistance input is envisaged under
the RERED Project.
Off Grid
As in other components, cost shared and full cost technical
assistance will be available to support acceleration of commercialisation
through income generation activities and declining subsidies. Full
cost assistance will be provided only as an exception, and should
prove to have added value for the industry as a whole.
Energy Efficiency, Conservation and Demand Side Management
Technical assistance will cover the following aspects:
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Energy Efficient Building Codes:
Support to apply Energy Efficiency Building Codes to two buildings
through a Request for Proposals (RFP) process. GEF support will
be provided to meet the incremental costs of some of the energy
efficient equipment. |
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Industrial benchmarking: Support will be given
to the Demand Side Management branch of Ceylon Electricity Board
(CEB) to develop energy efficiency benchmarking standards for
sectors such as textiles, tea etc. |
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Energy labelling programme: Support will be
provided to CEB to set up a refrigerator testing laboratory
that will help implement appliance labelling. |
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Monitoring and verification protocol: Support
for developing generic monitoring and verification protocols
and building local capacity to customise protocols to the needs
of specific sectors and projects. |
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Capacity building for banks: Consultant assistance
will be provided to commercial banks to build their knowledge
base on energy efficiency technologies and their costs, to develop
sound appraisal templates for energy efficiency projects and
to structure options to mitigate credit risks. |
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Access to credit for Energy Service Companies
/ end-users: In addition to renewable energy technologies, the
Project’s Credit Programme will be also open for Energy
Service Companies and end-users interested in implementing energy
efficiency sub-projects. |
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Cross-sectoral energy applications
For public institutions, the Project will provide technical
assistance for awareness creation regarding energy alternatives (supply,
conservation and backup) within ministries and Provincial Councils,
assessment of impacts and benefits of access to energy, development
of policy level energy guidelines and specification of standard energy
packages. Support for implementation of selected investments to ‘electrify’
rural institutions will be available by leveraging additional financing
from ongoing and planned GOSL initiatives and donor-supported projects.
For commercial institutions, the Project will aim to mainstream productive
uses of off-grid schemes, targeting commercial/industrial off-grid
connections. Technical Assistance will include awareness creation,
assistance for ‘electrifying’ businesses, support for
existing off-grid users to make better use of available energy, development
of an incentive framework for incorporating productive uses in new
sub-projects, clarification of the legal/policy framework and incorporation
of specific focus on productive uses in to village mini-grid user
groups.
Other
Technical assistance packages for other non-component specific areas
will be procured by the AU and include the following:
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Project administration/promotion:
Support for the AU to ensure the Project’s smooth operation,
emphasising simplicity, efficiency and speed consistent with
the need for fiduciary and safeguard compliance. |
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Sub-project promotion/development support: Promote
and develop renewable energy based village grids with increasing
efficiency and integration into overall national and provincial
programmes and plans. |
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Technology/market introduction/promotion/Renewable
Energy and energy efficiency capacity building: Introduce and
promote renewable energy technologies that are commercially
established in other countries but not yet commercial in Sri
Lanka. Support for policy development, modern technology introductions,
market promotion, sustainability and capacity building for renewable
energy, energy efficiency, conservation and demand side management.
Integrate new stakeholders into the Project. |
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Post-Project sustainability: Develop and implement
plans for the sustainable continuation and expansion of the
renewable energy industry, including sustainability of funding,
regulatory support, capacity building etc. and ensuring that
renewable energy continues to make a significant contribution
to rural development. |
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Monitoring and evaluation/surveys: Monitor the
Project and sector physical progress and impact on government
rural development goals. |
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