International Consultant - Independent Consultant Tender - 30965204

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Country: Seychelles

Summary: International Consultant - Independent Consultant to conduct the Terminal Evaluation of the UNDP-GEF funded Resource Efficiency Project in Seychelles

Deadline: 10 Mar 2019

Posting Date: 26 Feb 2019

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Notice Type: Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 30965204

Document Ref. No.: 53561

Competition: ICB

Financier: United Nations Secretariat

Purchaser Ownership: -

Tender Value: Refer Document

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79600000 - Recruitment services

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Project Title: UNDP-GEF Terminal Evaluation (TE) of the medium-sized project titled Promotion and upscaling of climate-resilient, resource efficient technologies in a tropical island context (PIMS 4913)The project was designed to address, in part, Seychelles dependency on imported oil to meet its energy needs (90% of the primary energy supply comes from imported fuel, with imports of fuel for electricity generation alone accounting for 12% of the total government budget). This heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels places heavy pressure on the country's foreign exchange reserves, exacerbates state budget deficits, and poses major energy security concerns, both in terms of access to supplies and pricing. A market for energy efficient appliances is developing in the Seychelles. However, this market has been constrained in many ways, including: a lack of consumer awareness about EE appliances, extremely limited purchase options for EE appliances (apart from energy saving lights), the inability of consumers to get bank loans or store financing for the purchase of high-value EE appliances (such asair conditioning units, refrigerators/freezers, and washing machines), and the absence of any standards or labelling schemes or requirements for EE appliances in the country.For this reason, the GEF project is providing technical assistance for regulatory, standards setting, educational, data collection and training needs to help set the stage for the growth of the energy efficient appliances market in the country. In addition, the project provides critical catalytic support to programs designed to provide concessionary financing for energy efficient appliances and water saving devices, specifically the Seychelles Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Program (SEEREP), a financing scheme for the residential sector to purchase EEappliances, and a credit facility of the Development Bank of Seychelles (DBS) to provide concessionary finance for the adoption of EE technologies in Sm...

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