Project Title: UNDP-GEF Terminal Evaluation (TE) of the medium-sized project titled Promotion and upscaling of climate-resilient, resource efficient technologies in a tropical island context (PIMS 4913)

The project was designed to address, in part, Seychelles dependency on imported oil to meet its energy needs (90% of the primary energy supply comes from imported fuel, with imports of fuel for electricity generation alone accounting for 12% of the total government budget). This heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels places heavy pressure on the country’s foreign exchange reserves, exacerbates state budget deficits, and poses major energy security concerns, both in terms of access to supplies and pricing. A market for energy efficient appliances is developing in the Seychelles. However, this market has been constrained in many ways, including: a lack of consumer awareness about EE appliances, extremely limited purchase options for EE appliances (apart from energy saving lights), the inability of consumers to get bank loans or store financing for the purchase of high-value EE appliances (such as air conditioning units, refrigerators/freezers, and washing machines), and the absence of any standards or labelling schemes or requirements for EE appliances in the country.

For this reason, the GEF project is providing technical assistance for regulatory, standards setting, educational, data collection and training needs to help set the stage for the growth of the energy efficient appliances market in the country. In addition, the project provides critical catalytic support to programs designed to provide concessionary financing for energy efficient appliances and water saving devices, specifically the Seychelles Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program (SEEREP), a financing scheme for the residential sector to purchase EE appliances, and a credit facility of the Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) to provide concessionary finance for the adoption of EE technologies in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME loans scheme).

The project plays a critical facilitating role for these financing programs, through development of the necessary policy frameworks, providing capacity building for financial institutions, banks and other participants to enable their participation in the programs, and increasing public awareness about the programs and the opportunities and options for end users to purchase resource efficient technologies with concessionary financing.

The project is for four years (2014-2018) and was granted a no cost one-year extension. It has a budget of US$ 12,025,203 with a GEF grant of US$ 1,770,000 and planned co-financing of US$ 10,28255,203.  The project is managed by the GOS-UNDP-GEF Programme Coordination Unit (PCU) of the Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change (MEECC), and implemented in association with the Seychelles Energy Commission (SEC) and other stakeholders.

Objectives of the assignment/TE

TThe TE will assess progress towards the achievement of the project objectives and outcomes as specified in the Project Document. The TE would also asses the project’s strategy and its risks to sustainability.

Duratio of the contract: 20 working days (over 12 weeks), including 1 mission to Seychelles (10 working days)

Deadline for Submission: 10th March 2019 on the UNDP jobs on  https://jobs.undp.org/cj_view_jobs.cfm