- Evaluation Plan:
- 2006-2010, Belarus
- Evaluation Type:
- Project
- Planned End Date:
- 08/2009
- Completion Date:
- 08/2009
- Status:
- Completed
- Management Response:
- Yes
- Evaluation Budget(US $):
- 1,400
Energy Efficiency FSP 50819
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 2426_ Belarus -EE -TOR MTE_final.doc |
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 091105R Energy Efficiency MTE Report - Final Version.pdf |
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| Title | Energy Efficiency FSP 50819 | ||||||||||
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| Evaluation Plan: | 2006-2010, Belarus | ||||||||||
| Evaluation Type: | Project | ||||||||||
| Status: | Completed | ||||||||||
| Completion Date: | 08/2009 | ||||||||||
| Planned End Date: | 08/2009 | ||||||||||
| Management Response: | Yes | ||||||||||
| Focus Area: |
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| Corporate Outcome and Output (UNDP Strategic Plan 2018-2021) | |||||||||||
| Evaluation Budget(US $): | 1,400 | ||||||||||
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| Joint Programme: | No | ||||||||||
| Joint Evaluation: | No | ||||||||||
| Evaluation Team members: |
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| GEF Evaluation: | Yes
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| Countries: | BELARUS, REPUBLIC OF | ||||||||||
| Comments: | Mid-term project evaluation |
| Lessons | |
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| Findings |
| Recommendations | |
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| 1 | Focus on strengthening implementation of EE investment plans between state enterprises, ESCOs and commercial banks, and building a pipeline of projects that can be implemented after the GEF project is complete. |
| 2 | To drop further efforts on developing incentives and bonuses for staff to increase EE investments with state budgetary organizations, and re-allocate resources to strengthen the pilot demonstration of ?simple partnership agreements? (SPAs) between ?quasi-state? budgetary organizations and ESCOs. |
| 3 | Follow-up on the legalization of the Energy Center and produce a strategic plan to identify other areas of EE expertise that it will develop and model for revenue generation. |
| 4 | Continuation of training of energy auditors and energy business planners. |
| 5 | To reset outcomes and targets as specified in the MTE report to improve management of the Project. |
| 6 | It is also recommended by the MTE Team that if available, the Project should use competent external assistance to accelerate implementation. |
| 7 | Project staff should closely monitor EE investments developed using allocated Project resources. |
| 8 | Project extension should only be considered if necessary. |
1. Recommendation: Focus on strengthening implementation of EE investment plans between state enterprises, ESCOs and commercial banks, and building a pipeline of projects that can be implemented after the GEF project is complete.
Management Response: [Added: 2011/02/14]
Noted. The following actions were planned: To build partnerships with potential investors Throughout project implementation PMU To develop feasibility studies for at least three biggest investment projects in addition to business plans to ensure investors? interest to invest Throughout project implementation PMU To conduct energy audits and prepare business plans to finalize a new EE Investment Programme Deadline ? 4th quarter 2011 PMU
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To build partnerships with potential investors
[Added: 2011/02/14] [Last Updated: 2016/05/20] |
PMU | 2011/12 | Completed | History | |
| To develop feasibility studies for at least three biggest investment projects in addition to business plans to ensure investors? interest to invest
[Added: 2011/02/14] [Last Updated: 2016/05/20] |
PMU | 2011/12 | Completed | History | |
| To conduct energy audits and prepare business plans to finalize a new EE Investment Programme
[Added: 2011/02/14] [Last Updated: 2016/05/20] |
PMU | 2011/12 | Completed | History |
2. Recommendation: To drop further efforts on developing incentives and bonuses for staff to increase EE investments with state budgetary organizations, and re-allocate resources to strengthen the pilot demonstration of ?simple partnership agreements? (SPAs) between ?quasi-state? budgetary organizations and ESCOs.
Management Response: [Added: 2011/02/14]
Output 1.3 on issuing incentives to staff is removed from the Logical framework.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To remove output 1.3 from the work plan 2011
[Added: 2011/02/14] |
PMU, UNDP, EED | 2010/12 | Completed |
3. Recommendation: Follow-up on the legalization of the Energy Center and produce a strategic plan to identify other areas of EE expertise that it will develop and model for revenue generation.
Management Response: [Added: 2011/02/14]
Noted. The International Energy Center is established as Closed Joint Stock Company with 4 shareholders. Further follow-up measured are envisaged in the revised Logframe and work plans
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To provide legal support to the Energy Center including statute, provisions for Board of Directors, etc.
[Added: 2011/02/14] [Last Updated: 2011/04/15] |
PMU | 2010/12 | Completed | ||
| To develop a mid-term strategy and action plan with additional areas for Center?s activities
[Added: 2011/02/14] [Last Updated: 2016/05/20] |
PMU | 2011/12 | Completed | History | |
| To build contacts with energy saving institutions and similar organizations (energy centers, ESCOs)
[Added: 2011/02/14] [Last Updated: 2016/05/20] |
PMU | 2011/12 | Completed | History |
4. Recommendation: Continuation of training of energy auditors and energy business planners.
Management Response: [Added: 2011/02/14]
Noted. The following actions were planned: To prepare training materials, curriculum for technical training workshops and guidelines on energy auditing in the state sector (making them available through the National Energy Efficiency Platform) Throughout project implementation PMU To build knowledge and capacities of national specialists in the area of audit through organizing trainings and workshops Throughout project implementation PMU
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To prepare training materials, curriculum for technical training workshops and guidelines on energy auditing in the state sector (making them available through the National Energy Efficiency Platform)
[Added: 2011/02/14] [Last Updated: 2016/05/20] |
PMU | 2011/12 | Completed | History | |
| To build knowledge and capacities of national specialists in the area of audit through organizing trainings and workshops
[Added: 2011/02/14] [Last Updated: 2016/05/20] |
PMU | 2011/12 | Completed | History |
5. Recommendation: To reset outcomes and targets as specified in the MTE report to improve management of the Project.
Management Response: [Added: 2011/02/14]
Noted. To improve management of the Project, a new Project Manager has been hired; non-working and outdated outputs have been removed from the work plans and the Logframe; the Logframe and budget have been revised for 4th quarter 2010 and work plans were prepared for 2011 (noting the project extension for one year).
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To revise the LOGFRAME
[Added: 2011/02/14] |
PMU, UNDP, EED | 2010/12 | Completed | ||
| To revise the work plans
[Added: 2011/02/14] |
PMU, UNDP, EED | 2010/12 | Completed | ||
| To revise the budget
[Added: 2011/02/14] |
PMU, UNDP, EED | 2010/12 | Completed |
6. Recommendation: It is also recommended by the MTE Team that if available, the Project should use competent external assistance to accelerate implementation.
Management Response: [Added: 2011/02/14]
Partially noted. More international expertise will be involved in project implementation. National consultants will also focus on some of the project outputs.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Some savings generated during project implementation will be re-allocated to the additional consultancy assistance
[Added: 2011/02/14] |
PMU | 2010/12 | Completed |
7. Recommendation: Project staff should closely monitor EE investments developed using allocated Project resources.
Management Response: [Added: 2011/02/14]
Noted. Monitoring of EE investment projects is included in a new Logframe and the work plan for 2010 and 2011 as a separate project output.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To hire several local consultants to provide detailed monitoring of the EE investments, payback terms, actual payments, energy baseline, energy used and saved, the level of GHG reductions achieved.
[Added: 2011/02/14] [Last Updated: 2016/05/20] |
PMU, UNDP, EED | 2011/06 | Completed | History | |
| To prepare analytical reports with evaluations and generalization of the results of effectiveness of EE investment measures.
[Added: 2011/02/14] [Last Updated: 2016/05/20] |
PMU | 2011/09 | Completed | History |
8. Recommendation: Project extension should only be considered if necessary.
Management Response: [Added: 2011/02/14]
Partially noted. Project extension for one year without budget changes was considered as the best option to put the project on the right track.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| To extend the project till 31 December 2011
[Added: 2011/02/14] |
PMU, UNDP, EED | 2010/12 | Completed |