- Evaluation Plan:
- 2007-2009, South Africa
- Evaluation Type:
- Final Project
- Planned End Date:
- 08/2008
- Completion Date:
- 08/2008
- Status:
- Completed
- Management Response:
- Yes
- Evaluation Budget(US $):
- 14,000
PIMS 856 CC MSP: UNDP/GEF Solar Water Heaters (SWHs) for Urban Housing in South Africa
| Document | Type | Language | Size | Status | Downloads |
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 TOR for final eval23 01 08.doc |
tor | Posted | 549 | ||
| SolarWaterHeater2008PIRFinal180908.doc |
report | English | 2285.00 KB | Posted | 652 |
| Title | PIMS 856 CC MSP: UNDP/GEF Solar Water Heaters (SWHs) for Urban Housing in South Africa | ||||||||||
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| Atlas Project Number: | 00031330 | ||||||||||
| Evaluation Plan: | 2007-2009, South Africa | ||||||||||
| Evaluation Type: | Final Project | ||||||||||
| Status: | Completed | ||||||||||
| Completion Date: | 08/2008 | ||||||||||
| Planned End Date: | 08/2008 | ||||||||||
| Management Response: | Yes | ||||||||||
| Focus Area: |
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| Corporate Outcome and Output (UNDP Strategic Plan 2014-2017) | |||||||||||
| Evaluation Budget(US $): | 14,000 | ||||||||||
| Source of Funding: | GEF | ||||||||||
| Joint Programme: | No | ||||||||||
| Joint Evaluation: | No | ||||||||||
| Evaluation Team members: |
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| GEF Evaluation: | Yes
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| Key Stakeholders: | The main stakeholders were the GEF/UNDP local Pretoria office, the Department of Minerals and Energy, private sector interests, industry associations, and the Energy Development Corporation | ||||||||||
| Countries: | SOUTH AFRICA |
| Lessons | |
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| Findings |
| Recommendations | |
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| 1 | Symptoms of so called pioneer markets must be recognized and addressed in the creation and/or support of industry bodies |
| 2 | Public education and awareness creation is demanding and expectations require careful management |
| 3 | Monitoring and evaluation must be put in place early in the project and continue throughout to the terminal evaluation |
| 4 | A repository for final document outputs must be created and accessible beyond closure of the project. |
1. Recommendation: Symptoms of so called pioneer markets must be recognized and addressed in the creation and/or support of industry bodies
Management Response: [Added: 2013/10/24] [Last Updated: 2013/10/24]
The creation of conditions for organic market growth is valuable in attaining sustained uptake of renewable energy technologies. These include a standardised quality and product testing regime, a widened distribution and maintenance infrastructure and increasing and continued public awareness.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Publish the Code of Practice (CoP) for installation and maintenance of domestic Solar Water Heaters by the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS)
[Added: 2013/10/24] |
SABS | 2007/08 | Completed |
2. Recommendation: Public education and awareness creation is demanding and expectations require careful management
Management Response: [Added: 2013/10/24]
The rate at which awareness is created must be carefully considered at the outset. The existing capacity of the industry and its ability to increase this capacity within favourable conditions dictates how broadly awareness creation can take place without placing undue stress on the industry buy inundating it with demand which it cannot meet. Creating expectations which cannot be met must be avoided.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| workshop to facilitate the awareness
[Added: 2013/10/24] |
Project Team | 2007/06 | Completed | The workshop was held by an NGO, REEEP (Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership). |
3. Recommendation: Monitoring and evaluation must be put in place early in the project and continue throughout to the terminal evaluation
Management Response: [Added: 2013/10/24]
Improved ongoing M&E potentially through independent assignment thereof and earlier contracting and inclusion of evaluator for the final evaluation in project tracking activities
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| Action to be taken based on the results of this monitoring oversight and evaluation reports
[Added: 2013/10/24] |
Evaluator, GEF | 2007/09 | Completed |
4. Recommendation: A repository for final document outputs must be created and accessible beyond closure of the project.
Management Response: [Added: 2013/10/24]
For industry growth to be sustainable growth it needs to be managed at a prudent rate. Processes must be in place to ensure that new market entrants adhere to quality standards.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market data on customer preferences and SWH demand is available and accessible for delineation of SWH-related business opportunities and follow-up projects
[Added: 2013/10/24] |
GEF, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT) | 2007/11 | Completed |