PSFU, EnDEv partner to offer affordable solar energy to Refugee Host Communities
Demand-Side Results Based Financing Project (DS-RBF).
Project Brief
Project title |
Demand-Side Results Based Financing Project |
|||
Duration |
23 months |
|||
Start Date: |
1st August 2023 |
End Date: |
30th June 2025 |
|
Funded by: |
GIZ |
|||
Implemented by: |
Private Sector Foundation Uganda in partnership with Energizing Development (EnDEV) |
|||
Role on the project |
Fund Manager |
|||
Project description and strategy |
q End-user affordability (mostly at a household level) is a key challenge affecting energy access in last-mile segments in Uganda. Despite increased participation of private sector companies within last mile energy markets (including refugee markets), affordability remains a significant barrier which deters many companies from serving the last-mile market. To address this challenge, PSFU in partnership with Energizing Development (EnDev) GIZ Uganda, with funding from funding from Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands is implementing the “Demand Side Results Based Financing Project” (DS RBF) aimed at increasing energy access through bridging the affordability gap for clean cookstoves and off-grid solar products in underserved refugee communities and their host districts in Northern Uganda including Kiryandongo district.
q The project shall use a Demand Side Subsidy approach to enhance the delivery of modern energy products and services to households in refugee settlements and their hosting communities. The project shall focus on delivering the subsidy through private sector companies selling and distributing energy efficient cooking and solar lighting technologies, through results-based financing (RBF). The RBF shall influence a mandatory price reduction (discount or demand side subsidy) on eligible products at the point of sale within target locations that will ultimately benefit the target end-users. |
|||
Overall Goal and Objectives |
Overall Objective The overall project objective is to increase energy access through bridging the affordability gap for improved cookstoves and off-grid solar products in underserved refugee communities and their host districts and other vulnerable rural locations.
Specific objectives; · Access to off-grid solar products to about 23,000 households in eligible locations. · Access to improved cookstoves to about 185000 households in eligible locations. · Access to higher tier clean cooking products to about 5,000 households in eligible locations.
|
|||
Project scope/area |
Refugee Settlements and Hosting districts in Northern Uganda and Kiryandongo District. |
|||
Target Beneficiaries |
1) Last-mile households in refugee and host communities in Uganda. 2) Off-grid solar and cookstove companies providing tier 1 solar systems and improved cookstoves in refugee and host communities.
|
|||
Target Results:
|
|
|||
Desired Impact and Outcome |
Impact: 1) Refugee and host community households realise income savings from purchasing subsidised energy efficient off-grid cooking and lighting technologies. 2) Communities realise significant reduction in their household carbon footprint.
Outcomes 1) Private sector solar and cookstove companies have new or strengthened distribution networks from increased market demand. 2) Refugee and host community markets (including other targeted rural markets) have increased access to affordable energy efficient technologies. 3) EnDev and other sector actors improve their programmes based on learnings and participatory feedback from market actors. |
|||
Status & Next steps |
|
Table 1: Refugee gazetted locations at sub-county level.
Region |
Sub-region |
Hosting District |
Hosting District Population |
Refugee Gazetted areas |
Sub-counties hosting refugees |
Refugee Popln |
Western Uganda |
Bunyoro Sub-region |
Kiryandongo |
313,800 |
Kiryandongo |
Bweyale TC, Kigumba TC, Kiryandongo, Kiryandongo R/S, Kiryandongo TC |
64,362 |
Northern Uganda |
West Nile Sub-region |
Yumbe |
663,600 |
Bidibidi |
Ariwa, Kochi, Kululu, Odravu, Romogi |
210,102 |
Terego |
233,300 |
Rhino Camp, Imvepi |
Odupi, Omugo, Uriama |
143,200 |
||
Madi-okollo |
164,200 |
Rhino Camp |
Rigbo |
62,874 |
||
Obongi |
49,100 |
Palorinya |
Itula |
120,397 |
||
Adjumani |
235,900 |
Adjumani |
Dzaipi, Itirikwa, Ofua, Okusijoni, Pachara, Pakele |
220,592 |
||
Koboko |
258,000 |
Lobule* |
Koboko TC, Lobule |
5,899 |
||
Acholi Sub-region |
Lamwo |
143,800 |
Palabek |
Palabek Kal, Palabek Ogili, Palabek Gem |
76,869 |
Including additional rural districts like Amuru, Maracha, Nebbi, Nwoya, Moyo, Pakwach, and Zombo around the refugee markets.