1 VTCL kick- off meeting Nov Phnom Penh Vocational Technical Training for Cambodia and Laos rural electrification SMEs – VTCL Financed by EC through EAEF Tuan A. Nguyen, IED

2 Presentation’s Plan (1)  Brief IED presentation – activity, approach…  Global project’s objectives (stream A & B)  Project’s admin. issues  Survey template and organization  Draft of curriculum guideline

3 Innovation Energie Développement (IED)  Independent consulting company created in 1988 and based in Lyon (France)  AREA OF ACTIVITY :  Small power systems,  Renewable Energies  Decentralized R.Elec.,  Energy efficiency & DSM  Other  SERVICE : Cover the whole range of the project cycle

4 Innovation Energie Développement  GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE : active in more than thirty countries:  CLIENTS : EC, WB, AFD, UNDP, ADEME, GEF, FFEM, Private investors and developers, Private clients, Local authorities.

5 Innovation Energie Développement  TEAM : Multidisciplinary international team with a network of collaborators.  APROACH : Holistic approach (Emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts).  IED SERVICES : Whole rang of the project cycle  Strategic development programming  Analysis & inst. Restructuring  Demonstration & information dissemination  Assessment & strategic planning  FS, engineering studies & Technical assistance  Training  Project management, economic and financial assessment

6 IED activities under EAEF funds Facility 1 Increasing market awareness Facility 2 Adapting institutional frameworks Facility 3 Feasibility studies Facility 4 Demo. Study tour and workshop on Power pool in Europe for GMS ICRA VTCL CB prog. for Power trans. system in EDC CB prog. for power industry in CLVT DEMT IFRERA REDEO F/S assess. & CB for wind energy in Camb., VN and the Phils. - Black – finished; Green – ongoing; Red – starting;

7 VTCL project and IED team Tuan Nguyen, IED Andrew Williamson, IED based in Phnom Penh

8 VTCL objectives  Improve the affordability, quality, safety & sustainability of rural elect. services in Cambodia & Laos.  Establish VTT courses specially designed for the rural electricity operators and potential operators.  Stream A – Business management and dev.  Stream B – Technical dev.

9 VTCL design concept  Stream A  Business management  Generator type and fuel sources  E. efficiency, technical standards, license req.  Stream B  Diesel generator – sizing, O&M  Design & maint. of distribution networks  Practical skills & techniques for O&M, Safety  Length & Formats :  10 h/subject. Total of 60 h  Intensive short course or standard?  Theoretical + practical exercises + field trips + Exam;  Accreditation : certification, credit for further study, other?

10 Project admin. issues  Activities (tasks and subtasks) & responsibilities,  Project’s schedule and outputs,  Budget estimation,  “Cost statement” model and justification requirements,  Consortium agreement

11 Next step : survey  Survey questionnaire  ITC : 145 questionnaires (big size REE, medium size REE, small size REE, students, officials from MIME, EAC)  NUOL : 65 (PESCO, students, officials)  Form  Data entry into Excel file