Strengthening Capacity of Local and Provincial Governments in the Context of Federalism in improving access to modern energy services

o AEPC will work with national and sub-national departments and units responsible for implementation of renewable energy projects. AEPC will also partner with renewable energy service providers, local and international finance, research institutions, training and skill organizations and various development partners<br />
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o AEPC will develop capacity of the local government in key areas and renewable energy development including cost effective GIS based energy planning, policies and initiatives, activities and programs, implementation strategies, after sales service through local partnerships, orientations, trainings, assessment toolkits, updated guidelines and standards. <br />
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o AEPC will support provincial government to formulate performance indicators for monitoring and evaluating progress of local governments. AEPC will also enable the provincial government in assessing and minimizing capacity gap, process evaluation, partnership performance, research need and knowledge requirement. <br />
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o AEPC at federal level will conduct research, publication and recommendation on progress and demonstrate new projects and initiatives. AEPC will also be the centre for national and international knowledge exchange.<br />
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o AEPC will evaluate the impact based on the number of energy plans developed at the local level, number of projects initiated based on the plan, number of beneficiaries from the projects and the amount finance in the renewable energy sector.