Rehabilitation of Micro-Hydropower Plants in Ethiopia - Revision history

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 ==== Sustainability of the Intervention ====
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 The cooperatives have recognised the importance of regular maintenance for sustainable use of the MHP. Improved structures and processes (see project achievements above) will contribute to better maintenance of the MHP once they are operational. In addition, stakeholders have recognised the need to have spare parts available in case the MHP need repair. GBE has financed the purchase of some needed spare parts, that are either stored at the premises of the energy cooperatives or at the MoWE offices in Addis Ababa. These parts will be used to repair the MHP when needed. Moreover, a refresher training and coaching has taken place in June 2023 to consolidate the acquisition of knowledge and its use by the energy cooperatives in the long term.

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 == '''Project Approach''' ==
-Ethiopia is still facing substantial challenges in increasing access to electricity despite the country having huge renewable energy potential in hydropower, solar, and wind energy. The National Electrification Program 2.0 features mini-grids as short-term electrification solutions for areas that are relatively close to the national grid and as mid-term solutions for areas that are further away and less accessible.
+[[File:Rehabilitation of Micro-Hydropower Plants in Ethiopia GBE Case Study GIZ 2023.pdf|alt=|369x369px|right|frameless]]Ethiopia is still facing substantial challenges in increasing access to electricity despite the country having huge renewable energy potential in hydropower, solar, and wind energy. The National Electrification Program 2.0 features mini-grids as short-term electrification solutions for areas that are relatively close to the national grid and as mid-term solutions for areas that are further away and less accessible.
 Against this background, the Green People´s Energy (Grüne Bürgerenergie, GBE) project supports the rehabilitation of microhydropower plants (MHP) and their respective mini-grid structures. The project works with energy cooperatives in the Sidama region, that had previously been supported in the installation of MHP by the Energising Development (EnDev) programme of GIZ. The cooperatives have been operating the MHP mini-grids and supplying power to their respective communities since 2010. The MHP use water resources through small run-of-river hydroelectric plants with a capacity of less than 40 KW to generate electricity and distribute it to nearby households through minigrids. However, at the beginning of the GBE project, only one MHP-mini-grid was found to be still operating, while the rest of the MHP-mini-grids were not fully functional anymore. The project approach started with a detailed needs assessment of the MHP sites and the distribution grid. Through a context analysis, technical- and management problems of the past were analysed. Afterwards, the project addresses the identified challenges with tailor-made training and support for the energy cooperatives, with the aim to restructure and clarify roles, tasks, and responsibilities. The project measures include i) revising and optimising the organisational set-up of the cooperatives; ii) revision of the business plan and business management; iii) enhancing the cooperatives’ Operation and Maintenance (O&M) system for MHP and mini-grids.
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 ==== Project Achievements ====
-Drawing from its experience from its prior works towards improving the regulatory framework for energy cooperatives on the national level, the project took a deep dive into the actual MHP energy cooperatives to review the cooperatives’ setup and management structure as well as their interaction with local government bodies and the private sector. Moreover, a revised organisational set-up including membership-, management- and board structure with revised roles, tasks, and responsibilities was developed together withto the energy cooperatives. Various members of the cooperatives have participated in this training and now understand better what they could change in their management systems and internal regulations to run the energy cooperatives smoothly and efficiently. [[File:Powerlock.png|alt=|left|frameless|253x253px]]For instance, the need to collect fees from mini-grid users without favouring the relatives of cooperative managers or anyone else was recognised as an important factor. In addition, in future, the cooperatives are going to monitor the collection of the fees and ensure that they are paid on time. Furthermore, cooperatives have acknowledged that collected fees should be used to ensure preventive and curative maintenance of the MHP and the mini-grids.
+Drawing from its experience from its prior works towards improving the regulatory framework for energy cooperatives on the national level, the project took a deep dive into the actual MHP energy cooperatives to review the cooperatives’ setup and management structure as well as their interaction with local government bodies and the private sector. Moreover, a revised organisational set-up including membership-, management- and board structure with revised roles, tasks, and responsibilities was developed together withto the energy cooperatives. Various members of the cooperatives have participated in this training and now understand better what they could change in their management systems and internal regulations to run the energy cooperatives smoothly and efficiently. [[File:Powerlock.png|alt=|left|253x253px|thumb|Penstock – MHP Gobecho site]]For instance, the need to collect fees from mini-grid users without favouring the relatives of cooperative managers or anyone else was recognised as an important factor. In addition, in future, the cooperatives are going to monitor the collection of the fees and ensure that they are paid on time. Furthermore, cooperatives have acknowledged that collected fees should be used to ensure preventive and curative maintenance of the MHP and the mini-grids.
 In addition, GBE together with the cooperatives has developed a revised tariff structure based on the number of electrical appliances used and a revised monthly revenue fee collection scheme. Furthermore, GBE elaborated a business plan for the energy cooperatives with an operational plan for the management and maintenance of the MHP and the mini-grids.
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 ==== Intermediate Impact ====
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 At the time of the case study, the MHP (anticipated capacity of Agera Sodicho 35KW and Gobecho 24KW) are not operational yet. However, the following future impacts can be anticipated: Once the MHP are operational (again), the community households (up to 350 end-users at Agera Sodicho and up to 125 at Gobecho) could benefit from the electricity and related improvements in quality of life. For example, electricity can replace the use of candles or conventional fuels (for example kerosene or butane) for lighting. Access to electricity would enable the local population to power appliances for increasing or diversifying their local production, and it would also ease the access to communication services and media.
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 ==== Sustainability of the Intervention ====
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 The cooperatives have recognised the importance of regular maintenance for sustainable use of the MHP. Improved structures and processes (see project achievements above) will contribute to better maintenance of the MHP once they are operational. In addition, stakeholders have recognised the need to have spare parts available in case the MHP need repair. GBE has financed the purchase of some needed spare parts, that are either stored at the premises of the energy cooperatives or at the MoWE offices in Addis Ababa. These parts will be used to repair the MHP when needed. Moreover, a refresher training and coaching has taken place in June 2023 to consolidate the acquisition of knowledge and its use by the energy cooperatives in the long term.
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 == '''Conclusion and Outlook''' ==
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 The intervention supported the energy cooperatives by improving the management structures and processes, taking current needs and shortfalls of the past into consideration. The extent to which the rehabilitated MHP will operate successfully once construction is complete cannot be assessed at this stage. The REB and the WOE have gained substantial knowledge and could accompany other energy cooperatives that run MHP but were not part of the group of the GBE intervention. There is a commitment from the REB to replicate the rehabilitation and training of the energy cooperatives. However, this is constrained by the limited funding available.

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 ==== Project Achievements ====
-Drawing from its experience from its prior works towards improving the regulatory framework for energy cooperatives on the national level, the project took a deep dive into the actual MHP energy cooperatives to review the cooperatives’ setup and management structure as well as their interaction with local government bodies and the private sector. Moreover, a revised organisational set-up including membership-, management- and board structure with revised roles, tasks, and responsibilities was developed together withto the energy cooperatives. Various members of the cooperatives have participated in this training and now understand better what they could change in their management systems and internal regulations to run the energy cooperatives smoothly and efficiently. For instance, the need to collect fees from mini-grid users without favouring the relatives of cooperative managers or anyone else was recognised as an important factor. In addition, in future, the cooperatives are going to monitor the collection of the fees and ensure that they are paid on time. Furthermore, cooperatives have acknowledged that collected fees should be used to ensure preventive and curative maintenance of the MHP and the mini-grids. [[File:Powerlock.png|alt=|left|frameless|270x270px]]In addition, GBE together with the cooperatives has developed a revised tariff structure based on the number of electrical appliances used and a revised monthly revenue fee collection scheme. Furthermore, GBE elaborated a business plan for the energy cooperatives with an operational plan for the management and maintenance of the MHP and the mini-grids.
+Drawing from its experience from its prior works towards improving the regulatory framework for energy cooperatives on the national level, the project took a deep dive into the actual MHP energy cooperatives to review the cooperatives’ setup and management structure as well as their interaction with local government bodies and the private sector. Moreover, a revised organisational set-up including membership-, management- and board structure with revised roles, tasks, and responsibilities was developed together withto the energy cooperatives. Various members of the cooperatives have participated in this training and now understand better what they could change in their management systems and internal regulations to run the energy cooperatives smoothly and efficiently. [[File:Powerlock.png|alt=|left|frameless|253x253px]]For instance, the need to collect fees from mini-grid users without favouring the relatives of cooperative managers or anyone else was recognised as an important factor. In addition, in future, the cooperatives are going to monitor the collection of the fees and ensure that they are paid on time. Furthermore, cooperatives have acknowledged that collected fees should be used to ensure preventive and curative maintenance of the MHP and the mini-grids.
 At the beginning of the project, key parts of the MHP were dysfunctional and needed to be repaired or replaced to generate electricity. The project has completed civil work for two MHP sites: Agara Sodicho and Gobecho. The civil work includes the construction of a water intake, control gate, and penstock. Inaddition, the electro-mechanical work will be completed soon,covering the installation of a turbine and generator, an electric resonance, and a control unit.

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