A presentation made during the national inception workshop for key stakeholders in the renewable energy sector, during which the project on access to clean energy titled, ' Increasing Access to sustainable and Renewable Energy Alternatives in the Albertine Graben Project,' was introduced.

1. Prepared and presented By Dr. Joshua Zake (PhD), Executive Director-Environmental Alert, during the
Inception Meeting for the Renewable Energy Project held at Hotel African, 5th October 2017.
Email: ed@envalert.org
Increasing Access to sustainable and Renewable
Energy Alternatives in the Albertine Graben
Project.

2. Outline of the presentation
A) Background/context
B) Project goals and results
C) The project’s desired change
D) Project Implementation strategy and approaches
E) Work plan and Budget for 2017
F) Norad and WWF Requirements & Conditions.

3. A) Background/context
Project justification
• Currently, only about 26.1% of the households in Uganda have access to electricity (Sustainable Energy
for All Action Agenda for Uganda, 2015).
• The limited access to modern energy coupled with high levels of poverty incidence has resulted in over
reliance on unsustainably produced biomass and use of rudimentary lighting and cooking technologies
with serious implications on the environment and people.
• The use of rudimentary technologies such as the three stone stove and kerosene lanterns exposes family
members especially women and children to numerous pollutants causing health problems such as acute
respiratory infections.

4. A) Background/context
Project justification
• As part of efforts to address the energy challenge in the country, WWF-UCO is implementing the second
phase of the Clean Energy Project with a goal of, ‘Communities living in the Albertine Graben have
adopted sustainable and renewable energy alternatives to reduce dependency on biomass for their
energy needs.’
• The project is implemented in collaboration with partners, who will be selected by WWF-UCO based on
an institutional assessment criteria.

5. A) Background/context
Project justification
• This project seeks to address two key problems hindering energy access in the Albertine Graben:
a) Weak capacity of CSOs and networks to meaningfully engage government and other stakeholders on
decisions and practices towards sustainable and renewable energy development.
--CSOs lack skills and tools for effective advocacy on the development and adoption of policies, legislation
and best practices by government and private sector.
--Additionally, there is absence of a strong civil society voice and convening power to ably hold government
and renewable energy industry players accountable for decisions and practices towards sustainable and
renewable energy delivery.

6. A) Background/context
Project justification
• This project seeks to address two key problems hindering energy access in the Albertine Graben:
b) Limited access to sustainable and renewable energy alternatives in the Albertine Graben which is
contributing to forest loss and degradation in Uganda.
--The current demand for woody biomass (charcoal and firewood) is estimated at 44 million tons/year while current
forests can sustainably supply only 26 million tons/year (Biomass Energy Strategy (BEST), 2015).
--The current heavy dependency on charcoal and firewood for energy is attributed to limited access to improved
energy technologies, as well as use of inefficient energy conversion technologies and weak policy and legislative
framework for renewable energy development in the country (BEST, 2015).
--Other barriers known to be limiting sustainable and renewable energy access are: few distribution centres, high costs
of some of the available energy alternatives, low awareness on available alternatives, inadequate local technical
capacity to design, install, operate and maintain renewable energy technologies.

7. C) The project’s desired change
• The desired change for this project is that communities living in the Albertine Graben have adopted
sustainable and renewable energy alternatives to reduce dependency on biomass for their energy
needs.
• It is anticipated that reduction on dependency of biomass should improve the living standards of
communities through savings, increase public health by reducing on indoor pollution and bolster
Uganda’s economy.
• Sustainable use of biomass should also result in the conservation of the unique ecosystems (forests and
wetlands) in the Albertine Graben to provide sufficient goods and services such as water, timber, non-
timber forest products and fuel wood to communities living in this area.

8. D) Implementation strategy/approaches
• Planned project engagements will target at facilitating scaling up energy access work from the Champion
District (Kasese District) to the rest of Uganda, starting with the Albertine Graben.
• At national level, WWF-UCO will work with one CSO network and one multi-stakeholder platform to
facilitate multi-stakeholder engagements (dialogues) with government, private sector and other civil
society organisations on sustainable and renewable energy access related issues.
• The target is to, ‘establish 20 CSOs and networks at national level and 3 sub-regional hubs involved in the
promotion of sustainable and renewable energy as well as addressing issues that interlinked with or rooted
in poor access to sustainable, clean and affordable energy among communities.’
• Similarly WWF-UCO will identify an individual CSO that will act as host institution/ organization for the
national CSO network.

9. D) Implementation strategy/approaches
• 3 CSO network groups will be established at sub-national level that will convene individual CSOs within
the targeted 20 districts in the Albertine Graben to scale up sustainable and renewable energy initiatives
from the Champion District.
• At the Local level, 3 regional hubs will be established:
- Northern Albertine Graben Hub: Arua, Nebbi, Koboko, Moyo, Adjumani and Maracha Districts
- Mid-Albertine Graben Hub: Masindi, Hoima, Buliisa, Kagadi, Kyenjojo and Kibaale Districts
- Southern Alberine Graben Hub: kasese, Bushenyi, Rubirizi, Mitooma, Rukingiri, Kabarole, Kisoro and
Bundibugyo Districts

10. E) Work plan and Budget for 2017
• Activities will be planned and consolidated into rolling annual plans over the 4 year period, since 2017.
These will be submitted to WWF-UCO for review and consideration annually.
2017 WORK PLAN AND BUDGET.

12. B) Project goals and results

13. Results Framework
Note: The results framework is an important tool for our work. It is the basis for
developing work plans to guide implementation and reporting. TODAY the focus
of reporting is not on activities but on how the activities lead to the desired
results (outputs, outcomes and impact). Project implementation will be
questioned if we are not contributing to results.………….
Results
What is achieved
Activity Output Outcome Impact
What is
done

14. Outputs:
Deliverables
from
activities
Outcomes:
Changes
in
behaviour
Impact:
Changes
in state
Sphere
of control
Sphere of
influence
Sphere of
interest
Results Framework

15. Results Framework
Impact:
Communities living in the
Albertine Graben have
adopted sustainable and
renewable energy
alternatives to reduce
dependency on biomass for
their energy needs
Outcome 1:
Civil society in
partnership with other
agents of change is
transforming
government & private
sector decisions &
practices towards
sustainable & RE
development
Outcome 2:
Government , private
sector, civil society
actors & local
communities have
adopted effective
strategies & practices
that support
sustainable & RE
access
Outcome 3:
Government &
private sector have
put in place an
enabling environment
that supports
increased
financing/investment
for sustainable & RE
development

16. Results Framework
Outcome 1
Civil society in partnership
with other agents of
change is transforming
government & private
sector decisions &
practices towards
sustainable & RE
development to the
benefit of women, men
and youth
Outcome
Indicators/Targets
Level of engagement of
CSOs and networks on
sustainable & RE is at
level 3 using WWF level
of engagement tool
Key Questions
1) How can we shape gov’t
policies & legislation and private
sector practices?
2) What processes & platforms
exist and what are our entry
points?
3) What are the issues that we
should focus on over the next four
years?
4) What are the capacity needs to
effectively carry out advocacy and
lobbying?

17. Results Framework
Outcome 2
Government, private
sector, civil society actors
and local communities
have adopted effective
strategies & practices that
support sustainable & RE
access in the Albertine
Graben
Outcome
Indicators/Targets
a) At least 4 district local
governments in the
Albertine Graben have
strategies on clean & RE
b) At least 75% of HHs in
Albertine Graben are
aware of the availability &
benefits of using clean &
RE
c) At least 10 private sector,
20 CSOs & 60 community
reps are involved in
delivery of RE solutions in
the Albertine Graben
Key Questions
1) How can we scale-up the
successful energy access work in
Kasese to other parts of the
country?
2) What processes & platforms
exist and what are our entry
points?
3) How can we leverage from the
efforts of other stakeholders to
create greater impact?
4) What are the capacity needs for
CSOs and district local
governments to deliver
sustainable & RE?

18. Results Framework
Outcome 3
Government and private
sector have put in place an
enabling framework that
supports increased
financing/investment for
sustainable & RE
development
Outcome
Indicators/Targets
a) At least 2 financial
incentives provided by
government to facilitate
private sector investment
in delivery of sustainable
& RE solutions
b) At least 15 private sector
actors are investing and/or
providing end user
financing for delivery of RE
solutions to rural
communities in the
Albertine Graben
Key Questions
1) What are the barriers that limit
private sector investment in the
energy sector?
2) What kind of incentives would
be attractive to private sector &
how can we best advocate
government to have these in
place?
3) What are the opportunities that
the project can provide to address
these barriers and attract private
sector investment in the energy
sector?

19. Results Framework
• Results Framework (2017-2020)

21. Norad and WWF Requirements &
Conditions.

22. Norad Requirements
1) Special Provisions:
• Implementing partners have a mandatory obligation to notify WWF-UCO of any suspicions concerning
corruption or other misuse of funds, within a week.
• The partner accepts that WWF and Norad may at any time participate in your activities and conduct
reviews, evaluations & inspections. The partner will facilitate & fully support such exercises.
• A mid-term review, focusing on results achieved to date, shall be carried out around Aug 2018, with
final report ready by Oct 2018.
• A final evaluation, focusing on results achieved by end of project around Sept/Oct 2020, with final
report ready by Dec 2020.
• Norad representatives may at any time carry out independent reviews/evaluations to verify that the
grant has been used in accordance to the Agreement & to evaluate achievement of results.

23. Norad Requirements
Special Provisions (Continued):
• WWF-UCO shall be entitled to claim repayment of the grant from the implementing partner incase of
misuse.
• The partner shall identify, assess & mitigate any relevant risk associated with project implementation.
• Public Awareness: The implementing partner agrees to mention the support from Norad and WWF
(Uganda & Norway) in all documents that are published or disseminated, as well as events organized in
line with this project .
• The partner shall include a disclaimer in all publications that the views in the documents do not
necessarily reflect those of Norad or WWF-Norway and WWF-Uganda (on a case by case basis).

24. Norad Requirements
1) Reporting Requirements :
• Good quality reporting to Norad is crucial. Stop reporting activities, start reporting results.
• All reports shall be written in English.
• The Technical Progress Report (TPR) shall as a minimum include:
a) An account of results achieved so far in view of the indicators & targets in the approved results framework
b) An account of implementation of the work plan & budget and assessment of deviations from the approved
work plan, budget and proposal, if any
c) An account of integration of gender & rights based approaches as well as how the project is contributing to
livelihood improvement
d) An account of challenges & strength affecting project performance
e) An account of the lessons learned
f) An account of materialized risk factors to the project, including how these have been handled in the reporting
period or will be handled in the future.

25. Norad Requirements
2) Reporting Requirements:
• Release of funding by Norad will depend on satisfactory reporting (good quality and on time) and
submission of deliverables by the implementing partners.
• WWF-UCO will respond to implementing partners within 15 days for financial reports and 30 days for
technical reports, if reports are not satisfactory.
Report J F M A M J J A S O N D
Quarterly Financial Reports (Due on 5th of
indicated month)
X X X X
Technical Progress Reports (Due on 30th or
31st of indicated month)
X X
Updated LFA, annual budget and work plan
for next year (Due every 15th Sept)
X

26. WWF Network Conditions
1) Assignment of Rights:
• The implementing partner may subcontract certain elements of the activities under its obligation with
prior written approval from WWF-UCO.
2) Use of Fund and other Resources:
• The implementing partner shall use funds and other resources under this project only for activities
agreed upon with WWF-UCO in the approved work plan and budget.
• The implementing partner is liable for costs relating to the project which exceed the approved budget
and did not receive prior written approval from WWF-UCO.
• The implementing partner shall be liable to reimburse amount of any expenditures disallowed by
independent auditors.

27. WWF Network Conditions
3) Resources from other Sources:
• The implementing partner agrees to notify WWF-UCO of any resources (including funds) that may be
provided from other sources for the purpose of this project.
4) Intellectual Property Rights:
• The implementing partner shall have full rights on all material and works it has produced under this
project.
• However Norad & WWF shall have perpetual, non-exclusive, royalty free licence to use the materials &
works.