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REGIONAL WORKSHOP Capacity Building to Strengthen Sustainable Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural Energy Access Regional Project Launch and Planning Workshop Workshop Report 9-10th April 2019 Holiday Inn, Suva, Fiji 2 Acronyms and Abbreviations ACSE Adapting to Climate Change and Sustainable Energy ADB Asian Development Bank BRANTV Barrier Removal for Achieving the National Energy Road Map Targets of Vanuatu CCDA Climate Change and Development Authority (PNG) EE Energy Efficiency EU European Union FREAGER Facilitating Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Applications for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction FREF Fiji Rural Electrification Fund GE Green Economy GEF Global Environment Facility GGGI Global Green Growth Institute IFC International Finance Corporation IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature KOICA Korean International Cooperation Agency LDC Least Developed Countries LLG Local Level Government M&E Monitoring and Evaluation NAMA Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action O&M Operation and Maintenance PICs Pacific Island Countries PIDF Pacific Islands development Forum PNG Papua New Guinea PSC Project Steering Committee RE Renewable Energy RESCO Renewable Energy Service Company SDGs Sustainable Development Goals SIDS Small Island Developing States SREP Scaling Up Renewable Energy Programme TVET Technical and Vocational Education and Training UNDP United Nations Development Programme VREP Vanuatu Rural Electrification Project 3 Contents Acronyms and Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 1.1 Objectives of the Workshop ........................................................................................................................................ 6 1.2 Participants ......................................................................................................................................................................... 7 2 Workshop Opening .................................................................................................................................................................... 8 3 Participant expectations and contributions ....................................................................................................................12 4 Session Highlights.....................................................................................................................................................................13 4.1 Project Overview and Details.....................................................................................................................................13 4.2 Presentation of Country Needs Assessment Summaries ...............................................................................14 4.2.1 Fiji ................................................................................................................................................................................... 14 4.2.2 Papua New Guinea .................................................................................................................................................. 15 4.2.3 Vanuatu ........................................................................................................................................................................ 17 4.2.4 Solomon Islands ....................................................................................................................................................... 18 4.3 Knowledge Platform introductory presentation ................................................................................................20 4.4 Monitoring and Evaluation .........................................................................................................................................22 4.4.1 M&E Exercise ............................................................................................................................................................. 22 5 Country Breakout Session 1: Target Locations and Communities .......................................................................24 5.1 Vanuatu ..............................................................................................................................................................................24 5.2 Papua New Guinea ........................................................................................................................................................26 5.3 Fiji .........................................................................................................................................................................................30 5.4 Solomon Islands .............................................................................................................................................................33 6 Country Breakout Session 2: Training Module Planning ..........................................................................................38 6.1 Vanuatu ..............................................................................................................................................................................38 6.2 Papua New Guinea ........................................................................................................................................................39 6.3 Fiji .........................................................................................................................................................................................40 6.4 Solomon Islands .............................................................................................................................................................41 8 Country Breakout Session 3: Learning Objectives ......................................................................................................43 8.1.1 Green Economy General Principles ................................................................................................................... 43 4 8.1.2 Energy Efficiency Principles .................................................................................................................................. 43 8.1.3 Green Business Basics ............................................................................................................................................ 44 8.1.4 Inclusive Development ........................................................................................................................................... 44 8.1.5 Renewable Energy General Principles .............................................................................................................. 44 8.1.6 Solar in the Community ......................................................................................................................................... 45 8.1.7 Pico hydro systems in the community ............................................................................................................ 46 8.1.8 Solar Operation and Maintenance (O&M) basics ....................................................................................... 46 8.1.9 Pico hydro systems O&M basics ....................................................................................................................... 47 8.1.10 Financial Management of Renewable Energy Systems............................................................................. 47 8.1.11 Considerations for delivery of the training .................................................................................................... 48 9 Participants’ reflections on the Workshop and Close .................................................................................................49 Annex 1: Workshop Evaluation .....................................................................................................................................................50 Annex 2: Participants List.................................................................................................................................................................51 Annex 3: Logical Framework ..........................................................................................................................................................52 5 1 Introduction To strengthen informed and inclusive decision-making by resource owners and local government officials for integration of green economy (GE) and renewable energy (RE) into local level planning and to strengthen implementation of renewable energy (RE) infrastructure for rural electrification, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF), with funding from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), have partnered to implement the project titled Capacity Building to Strengthen Sustainable Implementation of Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural Energy Access (referred to as ‘the project’). The project started in January 2019 and has a duration of three years. Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea (PNG) are the countries targeted for the implementation of the project activities, while experiences and lessons learnt will