Designing a UNDP-GEF S&L project

Depending of the understanding of the market to be transformed, UNDP-GEF resources can be mobilized for the preparatory phase. If little information is available and if the topic of energy efficiency S&L is news to the country, it may be more appropriate to start with a PDF A (see below). PDF A is meant to help government officials establish a level playing field for all future S&L stakeholders.

In other cases, Full Size project are very likely to require a PDF B (Preparatory Document Facility B). PDF A may be required at the earliest stage in order to help government officials establish a level playing field for all stakeholder.

As appliances are traded goods, they evolve in a regional or sometime international market. Regional UNDP-GEF project matching with the reality of the appliance market are encouraged.

PDF A can comprise the following elements:

• Calling a Stakeholder workshop
  
  • At the early stage of the project, calling a workshop with government authorities, appliances stakeholders (manufacturers, but also retailers, consumers representatives, technical bodies including test laboratories, certification, accreditation bodies, utilitiesü) is likely to be instrumental because of the complementary role of each stakeholders in the S&L Strategy
  • For a regional project, stakeholder consultations is essential among govenment representatives: A regional workshop will aim at establishing a level playing field among all governments. Non government stakeholders will be inviting through a series of hearings organising during the workshop.
  
  
• Going through a Logical Framework Analysis: A LFA will help
  
  
  • Identifying the barriers to the promotion of energy efficient end-use
  • Addressing ways to remove each barriers
  • Establish a hierarchy in the various background analysis to be performed
  
  
• Presenting and sharing with stakeholders all existing tools and instruments available for the design of a S&L Strategy

Prepare the elements for an Incremental Cost Analysis.

Element for a GEF S&L Project Documents:

1. Typical Indicators for a S&L project
2. Typical Log Frame Analysis for a S&L project
3. Typical Incremental Cost Analysis for a S&L project
   

Example of a PDF A Proposal (pdf 53kb)