| Commissioning Unit: | Egypt |
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| Evaluation Plan: | 2018-2022 |
| Evaluation Type: | Project |
| Completion Date: | 11/2020 |
| Unit Responsible for providing Management Response: | Egypt
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Key Action Update History
It was envisaged to operationalize BDF in the first year of the project and monitor its functionality during the following years. At the time of the project preparation, UNDP did not have experience with operation of such financial vehicle and later it turned out that the mechanism was not in line with the UNDP financial rules and regulations
Management Response: [Added: 2020/12/02]
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Transfer of the funds earmarked for BDF to the designated Government agency shortly before the project operational closure would constitute a reputational risk for UNDP as the latter agency would lose oversight of the financial mechanism shortly after its launching. |
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| UNDP CO in cooperation with EEAA should perform financial closure of the project and return the unspent balance of the GEF grant including the unspent amount earmarked for BDF.
[Added: 2020/12/02] |
UNDP EEAA | 2021/10 | Initiated |
Sub-optimal performance and presence of non-operating biodigesters in rural neighbourhoods creates a bad impression about the biogas technology that discourages potential future users and negatively influences prospects of the biogas technology upscaling
Management Response: [Added: 2020/12/02]
rehabilitation of the dysfunctional biodigester units should be undertaken as a matter in order to enhance reputation of the technology in rural neighbourhoods. It is possible that rehabilitation of some non-operational household biodigester installations would not require major overhaul and a sizeable portion of the units could be brought back to service by relatively simple actions such as adjustment of burners and technical assistance on operational issues.
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| The Bioenergy Association for Sustainable Development (BASD) should prepare a plan for rehabilitation of at least part of the biogas installations that had been found out of service.
[Added: 2020/12/02] |
BASD | 2021/10 | Not Initiated |
Although commonly used burners are prone to corrosion, many farmers prefer them over specially designed biogas burners for financial reasons. The assessment of rural household biodigesters revealed that defective burners were the prevailing reason for out-of-service biodigester units.
Management Response: [Added: 2020/12/02]
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Utilization of biogas as energy source for cooking and lighting is the most appreciated benefit of the biogas technology by rural households. Proper maintenance and use of special biogas burners are one of the main prerequisites for sustained service of the biodigester units. |
Key Actions:
| Key Action | Responsible | DueDate | Status | Comments | Documents |
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| The Bioenergy Association for Sustainable Development in cooperation with universities should explore possible ways of repair and adjustment of burners commonly used in biogas installations
[Added: 2020/12/02] |
BASD and universities | 2021/10 | Not Initiated |