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Terminal Evaluation of the Global Environment Facility/UN Environment Project Low Carbon-Energy Islands: Accelerating the Use of Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy Technologies in Tuvalu, Niue and Nauru Final Report Evaluation Office of UN Environment March 2018 Evaluation Office of UN Environment Photos Credits: Front cover: Alfredo Caprile Team Leader, UN Environment Evaluation Mission (2017) Page 55: Sirikul Prasitpianchai, Support Consultant, UN Environment Evaluation Mission (2017) Page 57: Alfredo Caprile Team Leader, UN Environment Evaluation Mission (2017) This report has been prepared by Alfredo Caprile and Sirikul Prasitpianchai and is a product of the Evaluation Office of UN Environment. The findings and conclusions expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the views of Member States or the UN Environment Senior Management. For further information on this report, please contact: Evaluation Office of UN Environment P. O. Box 30552-00100 GPO Nairobi Kenya Tel: (254-20) 762 3389 Email: [email protected] Project Title: Low Carbon-Energy Islands: Accelerating the Use of Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy GEF project ID 4000 Date 03/18 All rights reserved. © (2018) Evaluation Office of UN Environment ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Terminal evaluation was prepared for the Evaluation Office of UN Environment by Mr. Alfredo Caprile and Ms. Sirikul Prasitpianchai, Lead and Support Consultants. The authors would like to express their gratitude to all of the UN Environment and IUCN personnel and project participants that have been interviewed during the evaluation. Their comments and opinions with regard to the results and impacts that have been accomplished by the project have been critical for the preparation of this report. There are a great number of people to mention by name and everyone who contributed has been included in the list of stakeholders interviewed in Annex B but the evaluators would like to mention specially the support received from Saila Toikka from the UN Environment Evaluation Office in Nairobi, Kenya and from Andrew Irwin, project manager from IUCN, who provided us access to all project documentation and overall guidance and direction throughout the entire evaluation process. The evaluators also would like to thank by Conrado Heruela, former UN Environment Task Manager for the guidance that he has provided, in understanding the goal of the original project design and the various attempts that have been made to adjust it in view of the changes that have occurred by the time project implementation began. We wish to emphasize that the views expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect the views of UN Environment or of IUCN or the project stakeholders including beneficiaries who have been consulted during the preparation of this report. The report benefits from a peer review conducted within Evaluation Office of UN Environment. Evaluation Team Alfredo Caprile – Lead Consultant Sirikul Prasitpianchai – Supporting Consultant Evaluation Office of UN Environment Saila Toikka – Evaluation Manager Mela Shah – Evaluation Programme Assistant ABOUT THE EVALUATION1 Joint Evaluation: No Report Language(s): English Evaluation Type: Terminal Project Evaluations Brief Description: The Low Carbon Energy Islands “Accelerating the Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy Technologies in Tuvalu, Niue and Nauru” project seeks to reduce the participating countries GHG emissions by replacing fossil fuels with renewable energy resources and energy conservation. The project is in line with the GEF-4 Strategic Program 3 on promoting market approaches for the supply of renewable electricity in utility scale grid-based power systems and with the GEF 4 Strategic Program 1 promoting energy efficiency in residential and commercial buildings. The project started in March 2013 and was scheduled for completion on December 31, 2017. GEF supported the project with an allocation of USD 1,299,636 and the governments of Tuvalu, Niue and Nauru were committed to contribute co-financing for a total of USD 7.69 million. Key words: Small Island Developing States; SIDS; Small Islands; Project Evaluation; Climate Change; TE; Terminal Evaluation; GEF; GEF Project; energy efficiency, renewable energy 1 This data is used to aid the internet search of this report on the Evaluation Office of UN Environment Website Abbreviations and Acronyms ACSE Adapting to Climate Change and Sustainable Energy project ADB Asian Development Bank CIE Nauru Ministry for Commerce, Industry & Environment DBT Development Bank of Tuvalu DOE Department of Energy DSM Demand-side management EE Energy Efficiency EELF Energy Efficiency Loan Fund EESLI Energy, Ecosystems, and Sustainable Livelihood EERF Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund EIA Environmental Impact Assessment EU European Union EU PacTVET European Union's Pacific Technical and Vocational Education and Training Project FMO Financial Management Officer GCF Green Climate Fund GEB Global Environmental Benefits GHG Greenhouse gases GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GPAS GEF Pacific Alliance for Sustainability GSES Global Sustainable Energy Solutions HF Highly Favourable HL Highly Likely HS Highly Satisfactory HU Highly Unsatisfactory or Highly Unlikely ICT Information and Communication Technology IPP Independent Power Producer IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN-ELP IUCN Environmental Law Programme IUCN ORO IUCN Oceania Regional Office LCF Low Carbon Fund LCI “Low Carbon-Energy Islands: Accelerating the Energy Efficient and Renewable Energy Technologies in Tuvalu, Niue and Nauru” project LULUCF Land use, land use change and forestry M&E Monitoring and Evaluation MEPS Minimum Energy Performance Standards MS Moderately Satisfactory MTR Mid-Term Review MTS Medium Term Strategy MU Moderately Unsatisfactory NDA National Designated Authority NDB Niue Development Bank NEPF National Energy Policy Framework NISERM Niue Strategic Energy Roadmap NPC Niue Power Corporation NSDS National Sustainable Development Strategy NUC Nauru Utility Corporation OVIs Objectively Verifiable Indicators O-I [pathway] Output to Income pathway PALS Pacific Appliance Labelling Scheme PDP Power Development Plan PEC Pacific Environment Community PICs Pacific Island Country/Countries PIEPSAP Pacific Islands Energy Policy and Strategic Action Planning PIGGAREP Pacific Islands Greenhouse Gas Abatement through Renewable Energy Projects PIRs Project Implementation Reviews PM Project Manager PMCU Project Management & Coordination Unit PMU Project Management Unit POW Programme of Work PPA Power Purchase Agreement PPA Pacific Power Association PR Public Relations PRDR Pacific Regional Data Repository PRODOC Project Document PSC Project Steering Committee PV Photo Voltaic RE Renewable energy RETS Renewable Energy Technologies ROtI Review of Outcome to Impact S Satisfactory SEIAPI Sustainable Energy Industry Association of the Pacific Islands SEDREA Sustainable Economic Development through Renewable Energy Applications project for Palau SIDS Small Island Development States SMART Specific, measurable, attainable, relevant and trackable SPC Secretariat of the Pacific Community SPREP Secretariat of the Pacific Reginal Environment Programme SREM Strategic Renewable Energy map TE Terminal Evaluation TEC Tuvalu Electricity Corporation TM Task Manager TOR Terms of Reference TOC Theory of Change U Unsatisfactory UAE United Arab Emirates UNDP United Nations Development Programme UN Environment United Nations Environmental Programme USD United States dollar AUD Australian dollar NZD New Zealand dollar Content ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ......................................................................................................... 4 CONTENT ................................................................................................................................................ 6 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................... 1 1. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................... 9 2. EVALUATION METHODS ................................................................................................................ 12 3. THE PROJECT ............................................................................................................................... 14 3.1 CONTEXT .............................................................................................................................................. 14 3.2 MILESTONES /KEY DATES IN PROJECT DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION......................................................... 15 3.3 OBJECTIVES AND COMPONENTS .............................................................................................................. 16 3.4 IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS ......................................................................................................... 17 3.5 TARGET GROUPS ................................................................................................................................... 18 3.6 PROJECT PARTNERS .............................................................................................................................. 19 3.7 PROJECT FINANCING ............................................................................................................................. 20 3.8 THEORY OF CHANGE .............................................................................................................................