Expanding Access to Modern Energy Services Actions, Lessons & Sustaining CD 5, November, 2009, Dakar Metsi Makhetha Regional Program Adviser Regional Bureau for Africa United Nations Development Program Note to Luis: [Slide is self explanatory]

Lessons from the ECOWAS/UEMOA White Paper & its Implementation

The ECOWAS/UEMOA White Paper(adopted Jan.2006) A Regional Energy Access Vision & Objectives Targeting MDGs Objectives 100% Access to modern Cooking Fuels (urban and peri-urban) At least 60% Access to energy for productive uses (ex. motive power, targeting rural areas) 66% Access to electricity (100% in urban & peri, 36 % rural) Results Areas by 2015 Harmonized political and institutional frameworks with access to energy services reflected as national priority for achieving HD MDG based energy access investment programs Contribution to regional integration by pooling good practices, sharing information & exchanging experiences to inform practice and guide capacity development interventions Avec pour priorité pour les états membres pour les 10 ans à venir……

The ECOWAS/UEMOA White Paper A Regional Action Plan Action line1: Capacity building (public and private sector actors); Action line2: Integration of energy access considerations into development plans, formulation and implementation of investment programs to expand energy access (soft loans, grants, private sector investment…); Action line3: Exchange, promotion and dissemination of best practices (Knowledge generation, Networking & Management); Action Line4: Promotion of local production of energy goods and services. Avec pour priorité pour les états membres pour les 10 ans à venir……

Support & Action Areas (Since March, 2006) Capacity Strengthening : technical, planning & institutional capacities for delivery of energy services for; RM & Investment Financing Energy access considerations in PRSPs and Planning Instruments Knowledge Sharing Networking & Management Promoting Multi-sector dialogue and Establishment of NMG Champion national process and facilitate the establishment of national energy vision, priorities and national targets on energy access within MDG-based PRSPs Facilitate formulation of energy access programs Promote greater alignment between the national priorities and budgetary allocations Country/Regional level Coordination & Facilitation among development partners to harmonize & bring alignment of their development assistance with national energy access priorities as articulated in national development strategies/ PRS Productive Uses Mechanical power for productive applications (e.g. Multifunctional platforms) Cooking Improved cook stoves LPG (LPG challenge) Biomass management Other public services, lighting, cooling, etc through decentralized small scale renewables (micro hydro, PV, biogas) ) for rural social facilities/household

Some Results Capacity Strengthening : technical, planning & institutional capacities for delivery of energy services for; Energy access considerations in PRSPs and Planning Instruments RM & Investment Financing Knowledge Sharing Networking & Management Promoting Multi-sector dialogue and Establishment of NMG NMGs active in at least 7 of the 14 ECOWAS member states Energy access considerations reflected in MDG-based PRSPs in at least 8 countries Energy Access programs formulated and in formulation in 4 countries budget allocations for increased access (Mali & BKF Country/ Regional level Coordination & Facilitation among development partners to harmonize & bring alignment of their development assistance with national energy access priorities as articulated in national development strategies/ PRS Continued donor engagement - Grants from ODA ( Bi-lateral, Multilateral sources & Foundations) Resources mobilized for targeted CD support – to be informed by capacity assessments currently underway Local level service delivery Scaling up of motive power applications Other public services, lighting, cooling, etc through ???decentralized small scale renewables (micro hydro, PV, biogas) ) for rural social facilities/household

Challenges & Lessons Lessons Challenges Political inertia and re-vitalisation of member states states for sustained action and facilitation of multisector process for energy access planning Lessons Need for sustained effort and targeted support over a period of time for the multisector process to mature (about a year) Leadership and country context determining factors in facilitating integrating energy access considerations and formulating investment programs

Sustaining Actions & Enhancing CD efforts Regional/national development strategies/PRS to sufficiently reflect energy access for the poor as a priority ( Support to NMG, Awareness, training ,etc) Budgetary allocations (domestic/external resources) to support energy access national priorities Regional & National policies/strategies and budgetary allocation Advocacy for alignment of domestic and external financing (incl. ODA) with countries’ priorities expressed in the NDS/PRS – Paris and Accra Declarations improved coordination among partners to take a issue-wide/sector-wide approach Investment financing Capacity development Strengthen planning, coordination, management and monitoring capacity of lead institutions and administrators Enabling legal and regulatory framework to enable local institutions/private actors effectively participate in energy service delivery Support to enterprise development (productive uses) to ensure that energy services contribute to livelihood development and service delivery is sustained by the community people themselves. Note to Luis: [Slide is self explanatory] Institutional delivery capacity

Can we change? Yes, we can!

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