PROJECT RESULTS FRAMEWORK

To increase the share of renewable energies in the Namibian energy mix by developing the necessary technological framework and conditions for the successful transfer and deployment of CSP technology for on-grid power generation

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  Cumulative direct post-project CO₂ emission reduction resulting from the investment in CSP by end-of-project (EOP), Mtons CO₂.
  

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  % share of CSP in the power generation mix of Namibia by EOP
  

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  0
  

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  0
  

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  5.83 ⁴²
  

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  10
  

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  Project final report as well as annual surveys of energy consumption & reductions for each CSP pilot project.
  

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  Economic growth in the country will continue
  

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  Government support for RE development and utilization will not change
  

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  Number of government-endorsed CSP partnerships established by Year 3
  

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  Number of local CSP engineering design firms with CSP design experience established and operational by Year 3
  

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  Number of local CSP-related manufacturing, supply and installation companies by Year 3
  

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  0
  

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  0
  

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  0
  

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  5⁴⁴
  

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  7
  

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  10⁴⁵
  

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  Approved partnership agreements between local companies and foreign CSP companies
  

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  National TT Coordination Organization approved and in place
  

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  Knowledge products including:
  

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  Report on potential CSP technologies and socio-economic impact monitoring
  
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  Study of technical and manufacturing requirements of related CSP industries
  
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  Report on policy instruments, standards, financial incentives, and financial and economic evaluation of CSP
  
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  Proceedings from the capacity building workshops
  

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  Technical resources are available in MME and REEEI to guide establishment of a coordination body and development of reports
  

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  MME and REEEI staff are willing to commit sufficient time for meeting and developing CSP agreements
  

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  Government staff is willing to commit sufficient time for identifying the needs of different stakeholders to develop different policy instruments, standards, and financial incentives to encourage CSP.
  

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  Government staff is willing to commit sufficient time for participating in training activities and deepen their knowledge on CSP.
  

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  Number of sites where investment grade solar resource data is available⁴⁶ by Year 2
  

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  No. of CSP investments facilitated by the CSP development guidelines by Year 3 that are streamlined with REPM outcomes
  

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  Number of planned and approved CSP technology application projects that are funded by local financing institutions by EOP and in line with REPM outcomes
  

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  0⁴⁷
  

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  0
  

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  0
  

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  5⁴⁸
  

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  1
  

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  2
  

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  Report on solar resource assessment correlated with ground measurements and a determination of the best CSP site that will developed as the first CSP investment project in Namibia
  

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  Drafted guidelines for CSP development for potential investors complete with reconnaissance-level CSP sites and strategic actions and policies on CSP resource development, ranking of CSP technologies, financial incentives, legal status of an IPP, environmental and management of CSP areas, and streamlined procedures for CSP permits and concessions on land tenure and water rights
  

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  Evidence that guidelines and financial incentives developed for CSP projects have been streamlined into NERF and officially approved REPM procurement guidelines
  

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  Investment grade solar resource data is made available to potential CSP investors
  

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  All stakeholders needed for technical or financial resources are available to enable the achievement of the project objective
  

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  Government staff is willing to commit sufficient time for identifying the needs of different stakeholders to develop different policy instruments, standards, and financial incentives to encourage CSP
  
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  Number of planned, approved and financed CSP projects that replicate the first CSP investment by EOP
  

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  Cumulative installed power generation capacity from CSP plants by EOP, MW
  

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  Set of specific regulations promoting the development and operation of CSP plants that are in turn mainstreamed into the NERL and REPM guidelines
  

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  0
  

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  0
  

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  0
  

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  2
  

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  50
  

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  1
  

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  Bankable feasibility-level of first CSP project investment in Namibia
  

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  EIA report of the first CSP project site that complies with international standards for EIA studies
  

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  Business plan for the first CSP plant with institutional, financing and business arrangements; initial CSP plant development that includes formation of a SPE and concessional finance with fixed tariffs and tax incentives; evidence that ownership structures and financial incentives have been streamlined into NERF and officially approved REPM procurement guidelines
  

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  EPC tender documents for CSP plant complete with thermo-dynamic modeling, detailed engineering drawings and report
  

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  Signed EPC contract complete with all legal permits and implementation plans for construction of the CSP plant
  

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  Progress reports on contractor mobilization and construction on the first CSP project investment
  

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  Draft regulations on the development of CSP plants using the experience from the first CSP plant and in adherence with the NERF and REPM outcomes
  

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  The Namibian REEEI is willing to invest sufficient time in creating resourceful information on CSP and supporting MME and ECB.
  

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  MME and REEEI staff have dedicated staff for government oversight of CSP development
  

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  Global capital markets have sufficient capital funds for CSP plants
  

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  EIAs for the planned sites are approved
  

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  MME and stakeholders can agree on a mutually beneficial ownership structure for the plant
  

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  The Ministry of Finance provides the requisite sovereign guarantees for facilitate concessional debt lending