Terms of Reference

Business Development

• Identification of Productive Uses of Electricity and Design of Business Development Services
• Design of a Promotion Program for Electricity-Related Livelihood Activities in Rural Areas
• Business Development Assistance for Rural Electrification Project

  

Cross Sectoral Assessments

• Reconnaissance for Landfill-Gas-to Energy Projects

  

Designing Financing Mechanisms

• Design of Micro-hydro Funding Facility and Community Mobilization Support
• Design of Institutional and Financial Intermediation Scheme for a Micro hydro Power Development Program
• Design of a Rural Energy Fund

  

Economic and Financial Analyses

• Techno-Economic Comparison of Off-grid Options -- Assessment of Household, Battery Charging and Isolated Micro-Grid Systems
• Economic Analysis of Solar PV Systems Component

  

Institutional Arrangements for Implementation

• Solar Home Systems Business Planning Advisory Services
• Preparation, Administration, Monitoring and Evaluation of the Solar Battery Charging Stations Subproject
• Off-Grid Rural Electrification Project Advisor
• PV Market Study
• Establishment of Project Support Group
• Establishment of Processes and Procedures for EPC Contracting

  

Job Descriptions

• PV Market Development Component Manager
• PMO Executive Director: Photovoltaic Market Development Component
• Accountant: Photovoltaic Market Development Component
• Contracts Manager: Photovoltaic Market Development Component
• Bookkeeper: Photovoltaic Market Development Component
• Provision Of PV System Installation Verification Services
• PV Market Development Component Assistant: Photovoltaic Market Development Component
• PV Market Development Component Deputy Manager: Photovoltaic Market Development Component
• Deputy Project Director: Rural Power Project
• Technology Improvement Manager: China Renewable Energy Development Project
• Management Information Systems Consultant: Photovoltaic Market Development and Technology Improvement Components
• Grants Management and Reimbursement of Services for Testing of Products: Photovoltaic Market Development Component

  

Laws, Policies and Regulations

• Rationalization of Subsidy Policy for Rural Electrification
• Windfarm Concessions Design
• Renewable Energy Small Power Purchase Arrangements
• Review of Renewable Energy Policy and Regulatory Environment
• International Technical Advisors for Design of Mandated Market Share Policy Pilot

  

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Design of a Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
• Audit of Solar Home Systems Project
• Mid-term Review Panel for Solar Home Systems Project
• Socio-Economic Survey of the Photovoltaic Pilot Project

  

Pipeline Development

• Preparation of Mini-hydro Private Power Projects
• Off-Grid Village Hydro Subproject Preparation
• Off-Grid Subprojects Pipeline Development
• Pipeline Development of Wind Farm Projects - Local Consultants
• Bagasse/Rice Husk Co-generation Project Preparation
• Biomass Cogeneration Projects Preparation
• Design of a PV Pilot Concession
• Turnkey Micro hydro-diesel Hybrid Demonstration Projects for Two Isolated Communities
• Assessment of Potential for Replicating Selected Renewable Energy Technologies in the Long Term Off grid Electrification Plan
• Preparation of Pilot Wind Power Subprojects

  

Specifications, Testing & Certification

• Establishment of Local PV Systems Certification Capability
• Preparation of Small Private Power Producers Grid Connection Standards
• Establishment of Local PV System Battery Testing Procedure

  

Workshops and Study Tours

• Study Tour to Sri Lanka on Growth of Off-grid Renewable Energy Industry
• Facilitation of Object Oriented Program Planning Workshop for Rural Electrification Policy and Strategy Development
• Community Energy Supply Options Capacity Building Activity