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Sengor Micro Hydro project
| Commissioning Unit: | Bhutan |
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| Evaluation Plan: | 2008-2013 |
| Evaluation Type: | Project |
| Completion Date: | 11/2009 |
| Unit Responsible for providing Management Response: | Bhutan
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Key Action Update History
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1. Recommendation: Need properly researched and clear logic designs
Management Response: [Added: 2009/12/03] [Last Updated: 2009/12/03]
Ensure proper research is done before designing a project proposal and ensure that the project design is in line with the RGoB plan
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Need to do proper research and come up with a clear logical design in future projects
[Added: 2009/12/03] [Last Updated: 2010/01/20] |
DoE and UNDP | 2010/01 | Completed | Department of Energy briefed on the importance of proper research before designing project proposals and ensuring that it is inline with the government's plans |
2. Recommendation: Need strong policy linkages
Management Response: [Added: 2009/12/03]
Advice DoE on the need to formulate a strong MH policy
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Need a strong MHP policy
[Added: 2009/12/03] [Last Updated: 2010/12/29] |
DoE | 2010/12 | Completed | A comprehensive draft RE policy has been developed and has relevant MHP components incorporated in it. |
3. Recommendation: Pilot projects must be replicable if successful
Management Response: [Added: 2009/12/03]
Advice DOE and BPC to replicate the model in the upcoming MHP and the already existing MHP
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replicate the Sengor MHP model in the future MHP and already existing MHP
[Added: 2009/12/03] [Last Updated: 2011/11/18] |
DoE and BPC | 2011/05 | Completed | The new MHPs in Soe and Lingzhi under Gasa Dzongkhag has been designed based on the Sengor MHP and the projects are ready to be implemented pending financial support from the government. |
4. Recommendation: Community mobilization cannot be assumed
Management Response: [Added: 2009/12/03]
Ensure and advice the government on the importance of surveying and documenting the prerequisites of successful community mobilization before the implementation of projects
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Survey or document the prerequisites of successful community mobilization
[Added: 2009/12/03] [Last Updated: 2010/01/20] |
UNDP and DoE | 2008/01 | Completed | DOE advised on the importance of surveying and documenting the pre-requisites of successful community mobilization before the implementation of projects in the future |
5. Recommendation: Community colateral fund is promising but needs ongoing support
Management Response: [Added: 2009/12/03]
Resource mobilization and support the DoE in identifying and building the capacity of the community
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identify through community consultation the possible income generating activities
[Added: 2009/12/03] [Last Updated: 2010/12/29] |
DoE | 2010/12 | Completed | Although income generating activities have been identified through the project, there is still a requirement to encourage the communities to take up initiatives in liaison with the Mongar District Administration | |
| Advice and if possible support the community through capacity building
[Added: 2009/12/03] [Last Updated: 2010/12/29] |
DoE | 2010/12 | Completed | Various trainings conducted through the project. Need to identify more areas of support through assistance of the district adminstration |
6. Recommendation: Strategic load growth and peak load management needed
Management Response: [Added: 2009/12/03]
Advice DoE to utilize the well-known demand side management techniques in Sengor MHP
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utilization of well-known DSM techniques to increase summer and night time minimum electrical loads and manage peak loads to utilize currently wasted generation and T&D capacity
[Added: 2009/12/03] [Last Updated: 2011/11/18] |
DoE | 2011/03 | Completed | Utilization of excess energy ensured through increase in domestic users (52 users in 2009 to 60 users in 2011) and establishment of income-generating activities (Milk processing unit, Poultry farm, furniture house, Basic Health Unit, Cable TV operator and a Cafeteria established by the Tourism Council of Bhutan). The total proceeds of the project have increased from Nu. 5,000 per month in 2008 to Nu.8,000 per month now. Income generating activities are expected to increase in the near future. |
7. Recommendation: Micro Hydro Potential Study and mobilization of donors needed.
Management Response: [Added: 2009/12/03]
Advice DoE to incorporate Sengor MHP model inthe proposed ADB donor funded MH Master Plan and support resource mobilization
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ensure that the proposed ADB donor funded Micro Hydro Master Plan proceeds incorporating local economic development using the now proven Sengor MHP model
[Added: 2009/12/03] [Last Updated: 2010/12/29] |
DoE | 2010/12 | Completed | Lessons learnt from Sengor will be incorporated in the Master Plan | |
| Resource mobilization to build the promising MHPs that are identified through the Micro- Hydro Master Plan
[Added: 2009/12/03] [Last Updated: 2012/04/15] |
DOE | 2011/12 | Completed | Resources (1.8 m Euros) mobilized from Govt. of Austria to construct Lingshi and Soe MHP projects in western Bhutan based on the Sengor model |