Technical Assistance to the Renewable Energy Association of Sierra Leone (Reasl)
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Technical Assistance to the Renewable Energy Association of Sierra Leone (REASL) FINAL REPORT Mark Hankins July 2017 This report has been produced by Mark Hankins for Evidence on Demand with the assistance of the UK Department for International Development (DFID) contracted through the Climate, Environment, Infrastructure and Livelihoods Professional Evidence and Applied Knowledge Services (CEIL PEAKS) programme, jointly managed by DAI (which incorporates HTSPE Limited) and IMC Worldwide Limited. The views expressed in the report are entirely those of the author and do not necessarily represent DFID’s own views or policies, or those of Evidence on Demand. Comments and discussion on items related to content and opinion should be addressed to the author, via [email protected] Your feedback helps us ensure the quality and usefulness of all knowledge products. 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First published (month and year) © CROWN COPYRIGHT Contents Acronyms and abbreviations ...........................................................................vi Report Summary ...................................................................................................... viii SECTION 1 ............................................................................................. 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background ........................................................................................... 1 1.2 Objectives of Assignment ..................................................................... 2 SECTION 2 ............................................................................................. 3 The Sierra Leone Context .......................................................................................... 3 2.1 Renewable Energy Sector in Sierra Leone ........................................... 3 2.1.1 Barriers to entry in Sierra Leone renewable energy market ....... 4 SECTION 3 ............................................................................................. 5 REASL’s Management and Administration Structure ................................................. 5 3.1 General Information on REASL ............................................................ 5 3.2 REASL Value Proposition ..................................................................... 5 3.3 Questionnaire Insights .......................................................................... 6 3.4 Governance Instruments in Place .............................................................. 7 3.4.1 Constitution ................................................................................ 7 3.4.2 Strategic plan ............................................................................... 9 3.5 Formation of Secretariat ....................................................................... 9 3.5.1 Operations of the Secretariat ..................................................... 10 3.5.2 Financing the secretariat ............................................................ 11 3.6 REASL and the Renewable Energy Sector ......................................... 12 3.7 Procedures, databases and forms that capture REASL’s information requirements ....................................................................................... 14 3.7.1 Annual Market Survey .............................................................. 14 3.7.2 Organise a National Renewable Energy Week in Sierra Leone15 3.7.3 Develop and maintain an information Database ...................... 15 3.7.4 Market Awareness Campaigns ................................................ 15 3.7.5 Renewable Energy Conference ............................................... 16 3.7.6 Monitoring and evaluating the sector ....................................... 16 3.7.7 Training .................................................................................... 16 SECTION 4 ........................................................................................... 17 Renewable Energy Actors ........................................................................................ 17 4.1 Analysis of findings and gaps ....................................................... 17 4.2 Renewable energy actors to work with REASL ............................. 18 SECTION 5 ........................................................................................... 36 Support Organisations and Institutions..................................................................... 36 SECTION 6 ........................................................................................... 64 Training Roadmap .................................................................................................... 64 6.1 Training Roadmap Components ......................................................... 64 6.1.1 Installers/technicians .................................................................. 64 6.1.2 System designers/engineer ....................................................... 65 6.1.3 Suppliers .................................................................................... 65 6.1.4 Consumer .................................................................................. 65 6.1.5 Regulators, energy ministry and other relevant government agencies ................................................................................... 66 6.1.6 Training Institutions .................................................................... 66 6.2 Capacity Related Gaps and Issues with System Types .......................... 66 6.3 Organisations Involved ............................................................................ 67 6.4 Licensing and Qualifications .................................................................... 70 6.4.1 Three level technician training ................................................... 70 6.5 Capacity Building Approach ..................................................................... 73 6.5.1 Public track approach ................................................................ 73 6.5.2 Private track approach ............................................................... 73 6.6 Tackling key technical issues and capacity building ................................ 74 6.7 Training Road Map Case Study ............................................................... 74 6.7.1 The Kenyan experience ............................................................. 74 SECTION 7 ........................................................................................... 77 Quality Assurance Roadmap .................................................................................... 77 7.1 Quality Related Gaps and Issues with System Types ............................. 77 7.1.1 Pico Systems ............................................................................. 77 7.1.2 Solar Home System (SHS) ........................................................ 78 7.1.3 Professional / Mini Grid .............................................................. 78 7.1.4 Grid Connect .............................................................................. 78 7.2 Groups to be involved in the Quality Assurance Framework ................... 79 7.3 Standards & Quality Assurance Ecosystem ............................................ 79 7.3.1 Mandatory Standards (Sierra Leone Standards Bureau and Ministry of Energy) ................................................................... 80 iv 7.3.2 Import Procedures for Equipment (Ministry of Trade) ................ 81 7.3.3 Testing & Certification (Ministry of Trade, National Revenue Authority and SL Bureau of Standards) .................................... 81 7.3.4 Business Licensing .................................................................... 82 7.3.5 Duty Status ................................................................................ 82 7.3.6 Market Surveillance & Enforcement ........................................... 82 7.3.7 Standards Mark.......................................................................... 83 7.4 Conformity Assessment for Components ................................................ 83 7.4.1 Lighting Global Quality Framework ............................................ 83 7.4.2 IEC Testing for RE Components ................................................ 85 6.5 Case Studies ........................................................................................... 87 6.5.1 Kenya ......................................................................................... 87 6.5.2 Ethiopia .................................................................................... 90 6.5.3 Bangladesh ................................................................................ 91 List of Figures Figure 1: REASL Value Proposition ........................................................................... 6 Figure 2: Strategic Goals ............................................................................................ 9 Figure 3: Technician Levels ..................................................................................... 71 Figure 4: Standard and Quality Assurance Regulatory Framework Ecosystem ....... 80 Figure 5: IECRE System .........................................................................................