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generation potential of the country will be developed to its full potential as it is a
major indigenous resource for power generation in Sri Lanka. It specifically states that
private sector finance will be utilized for mini hydro generation. Furthermore, the
power sector planning identified in the Policy Directions focuses on improvement of
demand side efficiency and employment of cost-effective decentralised renewable
energy sources.
These policies correspond with and complement the objectives of the project.
2.4 Institutional framework
The key organisations, institutions and agencies involved in the project area, their
objectives and programmes are outlined in section 2.7 of the UNDP project document.
During the implementation period more NGO’s and private companies became
involved in the project objective areas. Such interest has been accentuated by the
rising cost of production of energy by conventional means, resulting from the oil price
hikes since 1999.
In general terms it can be stated that the counterpart agencies responsible for each of
the activities have assumed ownership of their respective project activities. No areas
of common ownership or of disputed ownership were found by the evaluation team.
This project is expected to complement and enhance the World Bank/GEF Energy
Services Delivery (ESD) project. The areas of complementarities have been identified
in item 29 of the project document and repeated here:
• Support the objectives of the ESD project;
• Not overlap with any technical assistance provided by the ESD project; and
• Be independent activities so that outcomes will neither be dependent on the ESD
nor cause dependency within the ESD.
Some small overlaps between the two projects existed, but that in genera l terms the
projects can be considered complementary.
2.5 Relevance
According to item 14 of the project document, at its conclusion, the project is
expected to have made a contribution to the introduction of renewable energy and
energy efficiency to the c ountry by:
• Identifying resource capabilities and pre-investment issues and options for three
important renewable energy sources as well as establishing the capacity to
replicate the analysis in other locations;
• Building capacity of the emerging Sri Lanka mini hydro industry in design,
manufacture, procurement and maintenance;
• Providing training to working energy management professionals in best-practices;
• Providing training to student professionals in industrial and commercial energy
efficiency technologies; and
Final report, 4 May 2001
Mid-term evaluation report: 'Renewable energy and energy capacity building'