standards and Risks: regulations. The Government does not commit adequate resources and implementation support to develop and enforce standards. The lack of proper technical standards and regulations results in low-quality products which prevent a boost to, and widespread usage of, innovative, safe, efficient rural energy technologies Component 2: Rural public awareness campaign on renewable energy technologies Outcome 2 Type, item price and Lack of public 300,000 RET items sold directly at Enterprises Assumptions: Greater awareness estimated efficiency of awareness in rural roadshows participating in Public awareness strategy to promote among rural populations technology sold directly communities about the roadshows. RET use at rural level appropriately about the benefits of at roadshows benefits of improved At least 1000 appearances of designed to target: renewable energy for energy technologies for promotions in media. Media monitoring RET enterprises household and Number, size and length lighting and cooking. service provider. Rural households productive uses. of appearances of 200 RET enterprises using SFM. local/regional stakeholders promotions in media. 500 RET enterprises applying for Loan applications at The use of over 15 Supply and demand will be better Greater awareness business incubation services. SFM providers. million inefficient matched by increasing the awareness among RET enterprises Number of RET Business Incubation and over 15 of end-consumers of the benefits of about the availability of enterprises using SFM Support Unit at million kerosene lamps RETs. SFM and business or applying for business MoWIE. leads to 51 Mt CO2e of Potential for scaling-up will be greatly support incubation services. emissions annually. enhanced by the new legislation to promote renewable energy in the rural environment. Lack of public awareness about the Risks: availability of financial Lack of awareness at rural level is products to purchase maintained because of lack of suppliers rural energy promoting their products directly ‘on technologies. the ground’. Awareness campaigns need to be spread across remote regions and localities, which is time- and resource intensive to be effective. Component 3: Sustainable Financial Mechanism (SFM) for RETs for rural households – UNCDF CleanStart Outcome 3 Volume of investment No lending on RETs by With support from financial mechanism Volume of loan Assumptions: By the end of project, mobilised by FSPs MFIs; slow and awareness campaigns, investment disbursement by MFI Limited availability of liquidity being a more than 290,000 disbursement of an and deployment of at least 200,000 major concern for FSPs, although
standards and regulations. Risks: The Government does not commit adequate resources and implementation support to develop and enforce standards. The lack of proper technical standards and regulations results in low-quality products which prevent a boost to, and widespread usage of, innovative, safe, efficient rural energy technologies Component 2: Rural public awareness campaign on renewable energy technologies Outcome 2 Greater awareness among rural populations about the benefits of renewable energy for household and productive uses. Greater awareness among RET enterprises about the availability of SFM and business support Type, item price and estimated efficiency of technology sold directly at roadshows Number, size and length of appearances of promotions in media. Number of RET enterprises using SFM or applying for business incubation services. Lack of public awareness in rural communities about the benefits of improved energy technologies for lighting and cooking. The use of over 15 million inefficient and over 15 million kerosene lamps leads to 51 Mt CO2e of emissions annually. Lack of public awareness about the availability of financial products to purchase rural energy technologies. 300,000 RET items sold directly at roadshows At least 1000 appearances of promotions in media. 200 RET enterprises using SFM. 500 RET enterprises applying for business incubation services. Enterprises participating in roadshows. Media monitoring service provider. Loan applications at SFM providers. Business Incubation Support Unit at MoWIE. Assumptions: Public awareness strategy to promote RET use at rural level appropriately designed to target: RET enterprises Rural households local/regional stakeholders Supply and demand will be better matched by increasing the awareness of end-consumers of the benefits of RETs. Potential for scaling-up will be greatly enhanced by the new legislation to promote renewable energy in the rural environment. Risks: Lack of awareness at rural level is maintained because of lack of suppliers promoting their products directly ‘on the ground’. Awareness campaigns need to be spread across remote regions and localities, which is time- and resource intensive to be effective. Component 3: Sustainable Financial Mechanism (SFM) for RETs for rural households – UNCDF CleanStart Outcome 3 By the end of project, more than 290,000 Volume of investment mobilised by FSPs No lending on RETs by MFIs; slow disbursement of an With support from financial mechanism and awareness campaigns, investment and deployment of at least 200,000 Volume of loan disbursement by MFI Assumptions: Limited availability of liquidity being a major concern for FSPs, although
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