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UDAI S MEHTA & RAJESH KUMAR

UDAI S MEHTA & RAJESH KUMAR. CAPACITY BUILDING ON ELECTRICITY REFORMS IN BANGLADESH, INDIA AND NEPAL (RESA PROJECT) ( RESA – R egulatory reforms in E lectricity sector in S outh A sia). CONTENTS. Project Management and Structure Communication with partners Reference group (RG)

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UDAI S MEHTA & RAJESH KUMAR

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  1. UDAI S MEHTA & RAJESH KUMAR CAPACITY BUILDING ON ELECTRICITY REFORMS IN BANGLADESH, INDIA AND NEPAL (RESA PROJECT)(RESA – Regulatory reforms in Electricity sector in South Asia)

  2. CONTENTS • Project Management and Structure • Communication with partners • Reference group (RG) • Major activities • Reporting and Update • Outputs

  3. Project advisory committee (PAC) Overall advice on the project Reference groups (RG): Guidance at the territorial level CUTS C-CIER Coordination of project activities CUTS CART Rajasthan CUTS CRC West Bengal SAWTEE Nepal UNNAYAN SHAMANNAY Bangladesh Execution at territorial level Support at Grassroots Level Local CSOs and other stakeholders PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND STRUCTURE Project advisory committee (PAC) Project advisory committee (PAC) Project advisory committee (PAC) Overall advice on the project Overall advice on the project Overall advice on the project Reference groups (RG): Reference groups (RG): Reference groups (RG): Guidance at the territorial level Guidance at the territorial level CUTS C-CIER CUTS C-CIER CUTS C-CIER Coordination of project activities CUTS CART Rajasthan CUTS CART Rajasthan CUTS CART Rajasthan CUTS CRC West Bengal CUTS CRC West Bengal CUTS CRC West Bengal SAWTEE Nepal SAWTEE Nepal SAWTEE Nepal UNNAYAN SHAMANNAY Bangladesh UNNAYAN SHAMANNAY Bangladesh UNNAYAN SHAMANNAY Bangladesh Execution at territorial level Execution at territorial level Execution at territorial level Support at Grassroots Level Support at Grassroots Level Support at Grassroots Level Local CSOs and other stakeholders Local CSOs and other stakeholders Local CSOs and other stakeholders

  4. CUTS C-CIER Support to all partners Information/Feedback CUTS CART CUTS CRC SAWTEE UNNAYAN SHAMANNAY COMMUNICATION WITH PARTNERS

  5. PROJECT ACTIVITIES • Launch meeting • Training seminar • Local inception workshop • Baseline survey and field research • Reference group meeting (I&II) • Territorial trainings • Grassroots interface meetings (I&II) • Advocacy seminar • Final consumer survey • Regional conference • Estd. Of Regional Network

  6. LOCAL INCEPTION WORKSHOP • Duration – One day • Scope: Territorial Level • Purpose: • Dissemination of project details • Laying down their roles, activities, responsibilities, etc • Determine the geographical area for GM I and II • Participants: 40-50 (Second tier organisations, network partner of project partners)

  7. FIELD RESEARCH • Objective: examine the electricity scenario and status of consumer participation in policy and regulatory process • Primary Database; Interviewing government officers, regulators, experts, media and CSOs • Secondary Database: Relevant acts/ reports/ official documents issues by line ministry as well as Regulatory Bodies and media reports.

  8. BASELINE SURVEY • Purpose: Assess the consumer awareness level on the policy and regulatory issues at the grassroots • Sample size: 500 (Involvement of Local CSOs) • Sampling technique: Stratified random sampling for effective representation of the population • Questionnaire: Simple vernacular language • Report: Outcomes of the field research and baseline survey would be collated to develop the ‘Base Papers’

  9. REFERENCE GROUP (RG) Comprising persons from various fields including former/present regulators, policy makers, practioners, CSOs, development partners, etc Number: 15-20 Responsibilities • Advice at the territorial level • Comment on the project outcomes/outputs • Review the progress from time to time Partners are expected to: • Keep the RG members abreast with project activities • Send event reports/newsletters/update regularly • Seek advise on specific project issues at the territorial level

  10. TRAINING MANUAL • Cover issues at the territorial level • Based on Base Paper and will be finalised in the first RG meeting • will cover the following issues • Reforms and regulatory update • Participation in regulatory decision-making process • Consumers’ complaint handling procedure • Energy Saving tips for consumers

  11. TERRITORIAL TRAINING • Two training programmes : two days • Representatives of local CSOs will participate • Subject experts/regulators/utilities officers will be invited as resource persons • Training Manual: will guide the project partners • Outcome reports to be submitted by project partners • No. of Participants: 20-25

  12. GRASSROOTS INTERFACE MEETINGS • Enhance awareness level on electricity reforms at grassroots • Relevant information will be circulated to participants in local vernacular handouts (4-5 pages) • Project staff will educate/sensitise the people at grassroots • During meeting, utilities local legislator/regulators/ parliamentarians will be invited • Meetings: In two phases, five in each phase • Participants: 40-45 participants

  13. ADVOCACY SEMINAR • Policy makers, regulators and CSOs will participate • Project outcomes will be presented • Advocacy document will be prepared and circulated during the seminar • Participants: 40-45

  14. REGIONAL CONFERENCE • Regional will be organised by CUTS to showcase the findings of the project to a larger audience • 80-100 participants from project territories, neighbouring region would be invited to participate • Replicability aspect • Active support from Project Partners

  15. REGIONAL NETWORK • Establishment of Network by CUTS to share the views on electricity reforms and regulation • Dedicated section on the webpage of RESA Project • Replicability aspect

  16. REPORTING AND UPDATE Financial Reporting: Submission of first half-yearly progress report by June’2008; December’2008; June’2009; December’2009 Progress Reports: Progress reports along with financial reporting Outcome reports: within 2week of the activity: • Local inception workshop • Field research and baseline survey • RG I • Territorial Trainings • Grassroots interface meetings I and II • RG II • Advocacy Seminar

  17. PROJECT OUTPUTS • Project progress / financial reports • Survey reports • Base paper • Activity reports • Training manual • Local handout in vernacular language • Advocacy document • Communication material • Newspaper articles • Webpage - http://www.cuts-ccier.org/RESA/index.htm

  18. THANK YOU

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