- Project Background
The Barrier Removal for the Achieving the National Energy Road Map Targets of Vanuatu (BRANTV) is a project which was developed under the Department of Energy (DoE) through the United Nations Development Program and funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF). It was designed to address some of the key barriers which are hindering the Government from not achieving the targets outlined in the Updated National Energy Road Map (Updated NERM).
These root causes and barriers are; Capacity and Awareness, Policy and Regulatory, Institutional, Financial & Technical and Financial Viability. The project will also demonstrate some of the Renewable Energy (RE), Energy Efficiency (EE) technologies and their management models in 40 different sites around Vanuatu. There will be heavy public and private sector involvement during the whole duration of the project. The project will commence this year 2018 and with a duration of 4 years.
The project will require a project management unit (PMU) which will consists of a Project Manager, Project Implementation & Monitoring Officer and Finance & Administration Officer. A total of 3 full time staffs who will be engaged for the whole duration of the project. Apart from these full-time contracts, there are shorts contracts for specific areas within the project. The Project Board will be the governing body of this project, upon advice from the PM. There is also a task force which will comprise of all the productive sectors within the Government.
Initially, the PMU will conduct an inception workshop to finalize the project activities. Once this is approved, the PMU will develop the work plan according to the tentative Gantt Chart provided in the project document. The project has 5 components, namely;
- Component 1: Capacity and Awareness Enhancement on Sustainable Energy and Low Carbon Development
- Component 2: Improvement of Energy Policy and Planning Formulation and Implementation
- Component 3: Institutional Framework Enhancement for Sustainable Energy and Low Carbon Development
- Component 4: Sustainable Energy and Low Carbon Initiatives Financing
- Component 5: Sustainable Energy and Low Carbon (RE and EE) Technology Applications
Under each of the components, there are activities with specific outcomes to address the barriers outlined in the first paragraph. Some of these activities are; conducting capacity building around RE and EE technologies (targeted recipients), public awareness on sustainable energy, development of the Updated NERM RE implementation plan and its guiding policies, developing sustainable cross-sectorial management models (for rural RE and EE projects), providing assistance to the DoE in low carbon initiative financing and demonstrating village scale RE and EE technology systems. The demonstration activity will include 9 sites of pico-hydroelectric (3W-15W), 1 hybrid site consisting of pico-hydroelectric and solar, 5 sites of solar nano-grids (5 households per solar system) and 5 sites of community solar systems.
BRANTV has the objective of enabling the achievement of the energy access, sustainable energy, and green growth targets of Vanuatu, as represented in the country’s National Energy Road Map (NERM).
- Duties and Responsibilities
The PM will run the project on a day-to-day basis on behalf of the Implementing Partner within the constraints laid down by the Board. The PM function will end when the final project terminal evaluation report, and other documentation required by the GEF and UNDP, has been completed and submitted to UNDP (including operational closure of the project)
Some of the duties and responsibilities which the PM needs to perform:
- Management of project implementation
- Management of PMU team
- Organization and support of implementation of project demos
- Organization and support of project’s policy work
- Organization and support of project’s training work
- Organization and support of project’s finance work
- Management of the recruitment of consultants and other team members and partners for the project
- Guidance and review of the work of consultants
- Oversight and guidance of procurement for the project
- Liaison with various project partners for implementation
- Liaison with various groups for reaching consensus on management models for off-grid power systems
- Monitoring of project demos
- Development of strategy for various aspects of project implementation
- Promotion of the project and its results
- And other tasks as may be requested by the Director.
- Scope of Work
The PM will be bounded by the work plan which will be developed and approved after the inception workshop and this ToR.
- Reporting
The PM will be reporting to the National Project Director (can be referred to as the project coordinator) who will be appointed by the Director of DoE. Otherwise the PM also reports to the Project Board and Task Force.
- Deliverables
The PM will deliver according to each of the components as outlined below;
- Component 1: Capacity and Awareness Enhancement on Sustainable Energy and Low Carbon Development;
- Completed technical capacity building programs in off-grid RE technology and EE cook stove applications.
- Designed, published, and disseminated how-to guidebooks for off-grid RE and EE provided in Bislama, with accompanying MP4/MP5 videos in Bislama and mechanisms to remotely ask questions of experts.
- Completed awareness raising program for the public on off-grid RE technology and EE cook stove applications.
- Established and operational information exchange network for the promotion and dissemination of knowledge on sustainable energy and low carbon development - This is the information exchange network for the sharing of information on RE technology applications (power and non-power) within and outside the country. The following activities are intended to deliver this output
- Established and operationalized energy (petroleum and electricity) supply and consumption monitoring and reporting and database system – The database shall serve as the repository of all data/information about the energy supply and demand, consumption, and energy utilization performance of the country. The following activities are intended to deliver this output
- Component 2: Improvement of Energy Policy and Planning Formulation and Implementation;
- Adopted and implemented detailed rural electrification plan (Vanuatu Off-Grid Rural Electrification Roadmap) covering all 65 inhabited islands of Vanuatu.
- Adopted and adhered to national guidelines and adopted and enforced standards to support quality and cost effective development of off-grid RE electrification and EE cook stoves.
- Adopted and implemented Off-grid Rural Electrification Policy that promotes and ensures the quality development of off-grid renewable energy power systems.
- Component 3: Institutional Framework Enhancement for Sustainable Energy and Low Carbon Development;
- Promoted and implemented management models for sustainably running off-grid pico-/ small micro-hydro mini-grids, village community PV systems (with and without mini-grids), and family compound-scale PV nano-grids distributed across full villages.
- Implemented institutional mechanisms for cooperation between DOE and other national level departments to promote off-grid RE power generation and EE cook stoves, as well as their utilization for productive uses.
- Implemented institutional mechanisms to facilitate adherence to guidelines and enforcement of standards and regulations related to pico/ micro-hydro, village community PV, family compound-scale PV nano-grids, EE cook stoves, single building SHSs.
- Implemented institutional mechanisms to facilitate the sustainable rollout of household scale PV systems in Vanuatu.
- Established and operational Northern Vanuatu Rural Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Promotion Center of DOE.
- Component 4: Sustainable Energy and Low Carbon Initiatives Financing;
- Completed outreach program to identify and secure international funding for Vanuatu’s National Green Energy Fund (GNEF).
- Implemented program to assist those applying to NGEF for funding for replication of BRANTV demos.
- Implemented program to assist those applying to NGEF or other funding source for loan or grant to support their “productive uses” (productive initiatives that will make use of renewable energy based power).
- Completed capacity building for the existing banks on financing low carbon development projects
- Established and operational commercial or private sector financing scheme for low carbon technology (power and non-power applications) projects.
- Completed sustainable EE and RE technologies application projects financed either through the established commercial or private sector financing scheme; or by multiple one-off private sector investments.
- Completed evaluation of suggested enhanced commercial or private sector financing schemes for supporting initiatives on low carbon development.
- Component 5: Sustainable Energy and Low Carbon (RE and EE) Technology Applications;
- Established and operational high quality, low cost sourcing channels and available best cost breakdowns for renewable energy and energy efficiency systems in Vanuatu.
- Detailed design and risk mitigation plans for project demos
- Confirmed and secured community support for project demos
- Completed research and assessment of best energy efficient stove and crop dryer types for Vanuatu market and testing of their associated energy savings.
- Detailed design of productive use initiatives at project demo sites
- Completed and disseminated monitoring and assessment reports on project demos
- Completed assessment of other applicable low carbon technologies (besides those of the project demos) that can be feasibly implemented in the on-grid and off-grid areas to supplement the planned NAMA and rural electrification projects in Vanuatu
- Well-managed operational off-grid hydro-based power generation and power distribution systems (mini-grids) with sustainable payment system to support ongoing O&M.
- Well-managed operational solar PV power grids (around 100 kW), institutional solar PV systems (1.9-5.2 kW), and village community PV systems (3-10 kW) with and without accompanying mini-grids with sustainable payment system to support ongoing O&M.
- Well-managed and operational household solar PV systems and family compound-scale PV nano-grids, the latter installed across selected villages, with sustainable payment system to support ongoing O&M.
- Energy efficient cook stoves disseminated and adopted and used daily by 12,000 households across the country.
- Operational and revenue-generating productive uses of renewable energy to support rural economic development in the on-, and off-grid areas
- Duration
The project will commence in 2018 and finishes in 2022, a total of 4 years.
- Remuneration
The PM will be paid according to invoices issued every 20th of each months for 4 years at a scale comparative to Public Service Commission (PSC) grade of PS: 9.1, with an annual salary of VUV 3, 708, 300.
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- Experience in the energy sector, particularly the power sector
- Some experience with RE power systems and EE projects
- Experience in RE and EE related policy work
- Knowledge of pico/ small micro-hydro, PV, and energy efficient cook stoves
- Knowledgeable about management systems for off-grid RE power systems and sustainability issues
- Experience managing small teams in project implementation
- Experience managing consultants and contractors
- High level of integrity
Language fluency and excellent writing ability in English Is required. French and/or Bislama would be a plus.
Any interested candidate who thinks he or she meets the criteria’s outlined above is welcome to submit an application with attached recent Curriculum Vitae (CV) addressed to the address below:
David Gibson
Acting Director
Department of Energy
PMB 9067
Port Vila
Vanuatu