Description of Project

• Value chain and agribusiness development
• Access to finance and outreach of financial services
• Infrastructure development (rural roads and bridges);
• Public-private dialogue.

Special consideration was given to designing the programme in a post-conflict context and to the inclusion of marginalised groups of society. Considerations were given to donor coordination and harmonisation as well as to develop synergies with other Danida supported interventions e.g. linking agribusinesses up to renewable energy schemes supported by the National Rural and Renewable Energy Programme and to the Danida Business Partnership Programme; and working closely with the Human Rights and Good Governance Programme.

UNCDF was identified to implement Access to Finance under a delegated cooperation modality. The M&E framework for the programme was developed in accordance with the Standards established in the DCED M&E framework.

Types of services provided by legal entity

• Analysis of Government of Nepal policies and strategies including the Nepalese Three-year Development Plan;
• Consultations and dialogue with GoN, civil society, private sector and other development partners;
• Field investigations in Western and Eastern Nepal;
• Preparation of the Programme Identification Report including thematic analysis, stakeholder analysis, mapping of donor interventions, gender rolling plan, environmental screening, budget support assessment and a proposal for the programme interventions;
• Support to drafting the Programme Concept Note;
• Drafting ToR for feasibility studies and formulation teams;
• Preparation of standardised formats and templates for Programme Document and Component Descriptions;
• On-the-ground support and guidance to feasibility studies and formulation teams;
• Preparation of the Programme Document in accordance with the Danish Aid Management Guidelines; and
• Support to the Programme Appraisal Mission.

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Description of Project

NRREP was designed as a single-programme modality for the renewable energy sector in Nepal and is supported by Danida, Norad, DFID, KfW, ADB, WB, SNV and UNDP. The programme has a total budget of DKK 1 billion, of which Danida provides DKK 205 million.

Types of services provided by legal entity

• Facilitation of programme preparation according to requirements of the Danida Aid Management Guidelines;
• Preparation of the final programme document including annexed component descriptions;
• Drafting of ToR for formulation team members;
• Consultation with key stakeholders from government, private sector, civil society and donors;
• Commenting on reports and working papers;
• Facilitation of preparatory workshops;
• Commenting on reports prepared for the Scaling up Renewable Energy Programme (SREP) support to Nepal;
• Designing of managerial programme set-up;
• Preparing draft inception strategy for NRREP;
• Providing background support to Appraisal team.