Utilization of Renewable Energy Resources and Increasing Energy Efficiency in Southeast Anatolia Region Project Phase II Monitoring-Assessment and Impact Assessment Report November- December 2016 Draft Submission Date: December 26, 2016 Final Submission Date: December 31, 2016 Ankara Prepared By Cem Hatunoğlu 05063812773 [email protected] cem.hatunoglu1 Utilization of Renewable Energy Resources and Increasing Energy Efficiency in Southeast Anatolia Region Project – Project Assessment Report. Page 1 ABBREVIATIONS USED IN TEXT Abbreviation Expansion GAP South-eastern Anatolia Project GAP RDA South-eastern Anatolia Project Regional Development Administration UNDP United Nations Development Program YENEV Centre Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Centre GDRE General Directorate of Renewable Energy RE Renewable Energy EE Energy Efficiency REEE Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency EEC Energy Efficiency Consultancy British Prosperity British Prosperity Fund Fund UNDCS United Nations Development Cooperation Strategy SDG Sustainable Development Goals PSC Project Steering Committee Utilization of Renewable Energy Resources and Increasing Energy Efficiency in Southeast Anatolia Region Project – Project Assessment Report. Page 2 BRIEFING The independent assessment of Phase 2 of the Utilization of Renewable Energy Resources and Increasing Energy Efficiency in Southeast Anatolia Region Project was conducted by independent assessor Cem Hatunoğlu between the dates of December 01-31, 2016. “This report, prepared by independent assessor Cem Hatunoğlu with the administrative support and facilitation of UNDP, does not imply that it reflects the views and opinions of UNDP.” Utilization of Renewable Energy Resources and Increasing Energy Efficiency in Southeast Anatolia Region Project – Project Assessment Report. Page 3 Contents 1. Executive Summary…………………………………………………………………………………………………………...............5 2. Introduction…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…...6 3. Answered Questions/Findings………….…………………………………………………………………………………………...9 3.1 Compliance………………………………………………….………………………………………………………………..............11 3.2 Effectiveness…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....16 3.3 Efficiency……………………………………………………….……………………………………………………………………....18 3.4 Impact……………………………………………………….…………………………………………………………………..............33 3.5 Sustainability ……………..….………………………………………………………………………………………………...........39 3.6 Compatibility…………………….………………………………………………..……………………………………................43 4. Visibility….…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...44 5. Overview…………….………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………46 6. Conclusion and Recommendations…………………….………………………………………………………………………………………..……….49 ANNEXES : • ANNEX-A: Actualized visiting program • ANNEX-B: List of the interviewed personnel • ANNEX-C: A summary of field visits • ANNEX-D: A list of reviewed and utilised documents • ANNEX-E: Assessment questions matrix ANNEX-F: Compliance matrix according to SDG ANNEX-G: Table demonstrating the institutional participation status in PSC Meetings ANNEX-H: Comparative table demonstrating the changes made in the project content ANNEX-I: List of institutions and establishments within the project ANNEX-J: Activity actualization status matrix according to project components Utilization of Renewable Energy Resources and Increasing Energy Efficiency in Southeast Anatolia Region Project – Project Assessment Report. Page 4 1. Executive Summary The purpose of this study is to make a general assessment that will contribute in both the sustainability of the project achievements and the further development of the future projects of the GAP Regional Development Administration (GAP RDA) and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), alongside the project outcomes. In this context, the targets of this assessment are: a) To provide decision makers with an independent assessment on the past performance of the project, particularly the compliance, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability and compatibility of the project, and the project activities conducted. b) To reveal the main lessons learned and make practical recommendations for subsequent activities. In this framework, the assessor has reviewed the original project planning documents, progress reports, field work, project outcomes, policy documents of the related institutions, viewed the education and meeting protocols, seen the pilot projects applied in Şanlıurfa, Gaziantep, Kilis, Diyarbakır, Mardin, Ankara regions on site to the extent permitted by the seasonal and security conditions, and interviewed the project stakeholders and related parties. It has been assessed that the documents provided by UNDP and related parties for the assessor during the assessment, the planned visits and interviews and thus the information level supplied are suitable and sufficient in terms of conducting a healthy assessment and reaching the results expected from the assessment. It was observed that this assessment task is aimed at a regional pilot project, and that an exciting project is being carried out with a study with a countervailing in the field; because as the first attracting elements in this project; it was seen that all parties involved in the project from both the public and the industrial sectors embrace the project 100%, and fully believe in the benefit and timing of the project, particularly in awareness, that an important awareness of energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) has been created, that the said parties are determined to continue the impact of the project outputs related to them, that the project team has been managing the project in a visionary manner and it has endeavoured to reach all parties that are or might be relevant, and to include them in the project, and more importantly, that it has developed a very good co- ordination and cooperation model in terms of project management in order to achieve these outcomes. However, because the project within this region is a first project in its field, the fact there is almost no reference data available to make a comparison with the initial state (starting from the zero/start point for nearly every activity), because of most of the activities has just started or is yet to start, the numerical values cannot be obtained sufficiently within the project duration, there are security concerns aimed at virtually the entire region, particularly Şırnak, Siirt, Mardin, Diyarbakır and Kilis, the utilisable daylight hours are relatively limited because of the winter season, some institutions are unable to make appointments due to their workload in December, or the relevant personnel to be interviewed becoming ill due to the seasonal conditions etc. have been limiting factors in the assessment studies. However, it possible to overcome these difficulties that were faced with the administrative, logistic support and facilitation of the UNDP. Thus, project management would like to thank the sincere contribution and support of UNDP and GAP RDA during the course of this assessment. Utilization of Renewable Energy Resources and Increasing Energy Efficiency in Southeast Anatolia Region Project – Project Assessment Report. Page 5 Having said that, it is an emphasized fact that this assessment was prepared with utmost adherence to the principles of objectivity, impartiality, credibility and righteousness. Utilization of Renewable Energy (RE) resources and increasing Energy Efficiency (EE) is a new concept for Turkey (especially as of the period in which the project was prepared), and it has provided a new opinion and approach in terms of regional development practices for the project stakeholders, the public and private sector and all other parties, even including the media. Hence, the first and most important step for the impact of the project to be extendedly maintained both during the application and after the project is completed and for the sustainability of the project, is thought to be that the concept be understood and adopted accurately and sufficiently. Therefore, it will be a realistic approach that there will be need for a longer time period than the duration of the project for not only developing a concept and the required tools in this field, but also integrating, settling and infusing the concept to create a change in the demeanour and understanding in the daily life. Therefore, this project was seen as the second phase of an integrated program focused more on the practical activities, and it was concluded that the focus was on not only the realization of the activities of the project and the successful outcomes in order for the program purposes to be reached, but also the project’s settling in the legislation and institutional practices in order for it to be brought to bear, and for this there is need for a constant effort for the project to be carried on to phases subsequent to outcome, solution and good practices, and it was scrutinised to find that there is need for subsequent projects on REEE in addition to this one. This project has accelerated the adoption and settlement process of this new concept primarily in the South-eastern Anatolia Region, has raised awareness of the issue and has created the appropriate flooring to enable more common applications. The project was originally planned to start on January 1, 2012 and to continue for a period of 24 months to be finalized on December 31, 2013, and a budget amounting to TL 9,762,978.60 has been allocated in this framework. However, the intensity of the planned activities,