The Gambia SE4ALL Action Agenda

Part 1:

Preparing the SE4ALL Action Agenda

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1. Contents

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1. SE4ALL Background and organization

2. Action Agenda development guidelines

3. Action Agenda Template

4. Validation strategy for the Action Plan

1. SE4ALL Background and Organization

SE4ALL was introduced in a Vision Statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (November 2011).

The goals of the SE4ALL initiative by 2030:Ensuring universal access to modern energy servicesDoubling the rate of improvement in energy efficiencyDoubling the share of renewable energy in the global

energy mix

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1. SE4ALL Background and Organization in Africa

Development of SE4ALL was initiated by a High-Level Group led by Kandeh Yumkella (UNDP / UNIDO) and Charles Holliday (Bank of America)

The group followed up with two publications: A Framework for Action (January 2012), addressing the

importance of concerted action, defining stakeholder groups, and proposing principles and short-term activities

A Global Action Agenda (April 2012), defining 11 action areas and their respective high-impact opportunities, and presenting a roadmap with short, medium and longer term actions 4

1. SE4ALL Background and Organization

Global level SE4ALL organisation:Guided by an Advisory Board and an Executive

CommitteeSupported by a Global Facilitation Team (GFT)

facilitating the implementation of SE4ALL through advocacy, mobilizing actions and funding with public, private and civil society stakeholders, enabling knowledge sharing and capacity building, and tracking progress

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1. SE4ALL Background and Organization

• The African response to SE4ALL was developed during a series of NEPAD/UNDP/GFT workshops and meetings in Nairobi (September 2012), Tunis (November 2012) and Gabarone (April 2013).

• Concrete steps included:– Establishment of a SE4ALL Africa Hub (May 2013), coordinating and

facilitating the implementation of the SE4ALL initiative on the African continent

– Development of a Sustainable Charcoal Policy Framework

– Development of a Decentralized Energy Access Strategy

– Development of guidelines / template for national SE4ALL Action Agendas for Africa 6

NEPAD/ BizCLim/ UNDP

NEPAD teamed up with BizClim (an EU-ACP facility) to finance pilot project in Africa: Gambia and Kenya.

Gambia becoming the second country in Africa to validate its Action Agenda (after Ghana).

Support of UNDP national office and UNDP Coordination office of Dakar in mobilizing the local stakeholder through consultation and various studies.

Political support of ECREEE/ECOWAS7

2. Process in the Gambia

Key steps for achieving SE4ALL objectives:

Partnership Declaration (“opt-in”)

Rapid Assessment

Action Agenda

Investment Prospectus(e

s)

Implementation

Monitoring & Reporting

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3. Action Agenda development guidelines Document: Guidelines for Developing National Sustainable

Energy for All Action Plans in Africa (2013)

Purpose of the guidelines:

Fostering national ownership and shared understanding of SE4ALL Action Plans development

Guiding a national planning process drawing on existing sectoral processes, structures and strategies

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3. Action Plan development guidelines

• Phases

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3. Action Plan development guidelines

• SE4ALL Action Plan development coordination– Coordinating mechanism should ensure broad stakeholder

participation and enable cross-sectoral coordination

– Coordinating group could be established, consisting of e.g. a lead government office, a steering committee, and a management team. It should:• Coordinate and manage the development and endorsement process

• Act as a focal point to manage cross-sectoral and multi-stakeholder consultation; communication, dissemination and outreach

• Commission studies and information gathering

• Liaise with Africa Hub and Global Facilitation Team11

3. Action Plan development guidelines

Stakeholder participationGovernment ministries and agencies involved in national

development planning and finance, and in energy-relevant social service and natural resources sectors

Civil society groups focusing on energy, environment, development and gender

Research & innovation centers and training institutionsPrivate sector representatives Finance institutionsDevelopment partnersMedia representatives

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3. Action Plan development guidelines

• Prioritizing Actions and Investments

Gap analysis based on Rapid Assessment (done UNDP and IRENA)

Build on existing strategies, programmes (NIP funded by UNDP)

Identify what needs to change or happen

Shared understanding of how energy access is defined

Agreed criteria for identification of priority areas

Cross-sectoral, integrated perspective to avoid unintended outcomes or missed opportunities

Scope of interventions: mix of centralized and decentralized options

Aligning national, regional, global priorities13

3. Action Plan development guidelines

Assessing the enabling environment Enabling policies, regulation and measures to facilitate innovation,

private sector investment, overcome market and other barriers, improve affordability

Conditions: Effective governance frameworks

Predictability and stability of legal and regulatory frameworks

Appropriate pricing, tax regimes, tariffs

Financing instruments and accessibility

Research, technical capacity and knowledge sharing

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3. Action Plan development guidelines

Institutional frameworkA review of the institutional framework to assess

suitability Map partner institutions and stakeholdersRoles, mandates, responsibilities, coordinationOutline of major vertical and horizontal coordination

problemsRecommendations for improvements and capacity

buildingCoordination with SE4ALL Africa Hub and Global

Facilitation Team

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3. Action Plan development guidelines

Setting goals, targets, indicatorsFurther define action areas in terms of prioritized goals,

targets, implementation actions, timelinesClear roles and responsibilities of all partnersDevelop enabling environment and institutional

arrangementsStakeholder involvement through Coordination GroupDevelop indicators to track progress

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3. Action Plan development guidelines

• Financial resources planningResources to carry out action planning process, as well as

resources and investments to implement technology and service delivery approaches identified

Comparative assessment of costs of different optionsGovernment investment as well as measures to facilitate

market-based approaches and private sector investmentExplore range of financing mechanism and instruments,

including existing budgets

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3. Action Plan development guidelines

Tracking progressEstablish a monitoring and evaluation framework

allowing implementation monitoring, lessons learning, adjustments

Also establish indicators of political support and policy implementation

Refer to Global tracking Framework (Word bank, 2014)Draw on the SE4ALL Africa Hub for assistance

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4. Action Agenda Template

Action Agenda Development process

Source: SE4ALL Africa Hub (2014) Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Country Action Agenda

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4. Action Agenda Template

Action Agenda Development process Phase 1: Initiation of AA process

Identification of lead development partner(s) providing technical assistance for the AA-development (NEPAD. UNDP ECREEE)

Identification of the AA coordination group, National Expert Group and Validation Group including assignment of roles.

Recruitment of consultants to support development of the AA

Phase 2: Official kick-off Kick-off at a high-level workshop led by President or Prime Minister to give

the Action Agenda process the necessary political impetus (April 2014)

Identification of sectoral working groups and champions for the SE4ALL target areas (access, renewables, energy efficiency) and any priority sub-groups (Training of the CN providers)

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4. Action Agenda TemplatePhase 3: AA development

Expert groups to convene with consultant support to identify priority actions in the different areas of the Action Agenda

Consultations with key domestic stakeholder groups (done by UNDP)

Prepare draft AA led by AA Coordination Group consolidating inputs from sectoral working groups

Phase 4: AA validation: Validation workshop with the Validation Stakeholder Group (NOW) AA national endorsement (Government / Parliamentary approval)

Phase 5: Follow-up Including monitoring and evaluation and periodic adjustments

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4. Action Agenda Template

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AA Stakeholders: AA Coordination Group

Stakeholders• MoE (or relevant): Focal

Point• President/PM

representative• Lead development

partner(s)• SE4ALL GFT and Hubs • Development Partners

interested to actively support the process

• Relevant regional entities

Tasks• Coordinate and manage AA

development and endorsement

• Focal point for cross-sectoral and multi-stakeholder consultation

• Commissioning / supporting studies and information gathering

• Focal point for communication, dissemination and outreach

• Liaising with Regional Hub and GFT

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4. Action Agenda Template AA Stakeholders: National Expert group(s) for

respective priority areas

Stakeholders• Ministries and other

specialized Government entities, including utility

• Private sector representatives

• Civil society representatives

• Financing institutions• Academia and other

stakeholders (relevant HIOs)

Tasks• Formulating priority

actions in the respective priority area

• Defining additional information needs

• Communicating results to the AA Coordination Group

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4. Action Agenda Template AA Stakeholders: Validation Stakeholder Group

Stakeholders• Key Ministries other than

mentioned above• Private sector

stakeholders• Civil Society

stakeholders• Development partners

Tasks• Validating the AA draft • Providing outside expertise

and input to the process.

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