Consultant Local

On January 12, 2006 , Member States of ECOWAS and UEMOA have decided ( Decision A/Dec.24/0106 ) engaging in an ambitious regional policy to increase access of their populations to modern energy services. This policy takes the form of " White Paper " produced with the support of UNDP through its Regional Energy Poverty Programme ( PREP ) , binds to target by 2015 , allowing at least half the population access to modern energy services : either access to 36 million households and over 49,000 additional locations to modern energy services to contribute to poverty reduction .
 
PREP develops its activities based on the White Paper and the 2008-2011 Strategic Plan objectives of UNDP .
The new phase includes development of the PREP , based on lessons learned and experiences gained through support to ECOWAS and Member States over the past five years, and in coordination with ECOWAS , the strategic elements :

• Extend support to English-speaking countries of ECOWAS, while intensifying efforts in implementing the White Paper .
• An expanded support to regional organizations ( ECOWAS , the African Community in the East, the PER will also provide institutional support on issues of access to energy services in SADC ) .
• More attention paid to developing options decentralized access to energy services to complement the existing body of multifunctional tool platform .
• Continued efforts for mainstreaming the issue of the ESA in the PRSP and the formulation of investment programs Access to Energy Services thereunder .
  It is in this context that the present consultation .

2 . GENERAL PURPOSE

The overall objective is the formulation of a national investment program and its priority projects for the promotion of access to modern energy services ( ESA ) for rural and peri urban areas of Senegal and with respect to achieving Goals of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) .

3. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Specifically , based on an overview of ESA in Senegal , will: ( i ) to evaluate the energy service needs of rural and peri-urban , ( ii ) define the objectives investment in the medium and long term compared with the three pillars of ESA (electricity , power, domestic fuel ) , ( iii ) determine the need for investment financing program and budget , ( iv ) propose a framework for implementation and deployment criteria of priority projects and finally ( v) to indicate the program's contribution to achieving the MDGs.

4. EXPECTED

• A report containing an inventory of access to energy services ( ESA ) of rural and peri- urban Senegal , including key indicators of the ESA ( ie rate of electrification access rate butane in rural and urban ... etc. .) .
• A report on the investment program of ESA , taking into account: ( i) national and sectoral context of ESA , ( ii ) the objectives and strategy of intervention , ( iii ) the results framework ( iv ) actions to drive, ( iv ) the actors and their roles , ( v ) to promote partnerships , ( vi ) costs and financing plan , ( vii ) the general framework for monitoring and evaluation, ( viii) Key risks and mitigation proposals .
• A report on priority project deployment program that justifies the criteria for determining priorities , setting out the priority needs and the financing plan and tracks resource mobilization , the action plan for the project, the institutional framework for implementation implementation and organizational arrangements .

TASKS
Consistent with the objectives and outcomes and on the basis of the methodology and timetable set by the UNDP- PREP , the consultant will contribute to the following tasks :

• Literature Review on the main repositories of national policy sectors ( energy, health , education, agriculture , crafts ) in connection with the ESA ;
• Additional data collection with key stakeholders and partners ;
• Update , if appropriate , sectoral studies on the ESA available for inclusion in the national investment program ;
• Power model for calculating costs and determining the impacts MDGs ;
• Defining the general framework and strategic thrusts of the program;
• Setting operational objectives and national priority project ;
• Description of the different components of the program and courses of action ;
• Regular information on the progress and status of the UNDP / PREP ;
• Return technical results to stakeholders.

In addition to common tasks described above and which will be undertaken in close collaboration with the UNDP -PREP responsible for the formulation of the investment program , the consultant will undertake the following specific tasks :

• updating data on the craft sector , on the programming Senelec and the Senegalese Agency for Rural Electrification (ASER )
• targeting technical infrastructure sector , to estimate the energy balance needs ASE
• determining the assumptions and basic technical solutions ;

6. PROGRESS OF THE CONSULTATION

It will take place under the direct supervision of the UNDP -PREP .
The formulation process will benefit from the support of the Intersectoral Committee for the implementation of synergies between the energy sector and different sectors of strategic importance for Poverty Reduction ( SUMMIT ) . The SUMMIT will be involved in the process of collection and validation of industry data and technical sessions refund program .

The formulation of the investment program will be conducted by a team of 3 consultants .

1. The prime consultant under the supervision of the UNDP- PREP propose a methodology and a timetable. He will lead the team of consultants and will synthesize the work .

2 . Two national consultants : (i ) a dominant profile to socio economist / statistician and ( ii ) a dominant profile to technical energy specialists , who work closely together .

3. This consultation will last 55 days staff , spread over a maximum period of five months from September 2010 . The consultation will be divided into three phases :

Phase 1 : Establishment of an inventory ( 20 days )
Phase 2: Formulation of a national investment ESA ( 30 days )
Phase 3: Writing a priority project of ESA investment ( five days ).

• Good command of technical characteristics of equipment in rural and ability to perform energy balances ,
• A knowledge of the problem justified the provision of energy services,
• A proven experience of at least 5 years of formulating and conducting projects and programs of access to energy services ,
• A good knowledge of the energy sector and the handicraft sector in Senegal