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District Level Management Arrangement
District Development Committee (DDC):
As per the local Self- governance Act (2000), the DDCs are the nodal agencies for implementation of energy planning activities and transfer of affordable rural energy technologies including micro-hydro plant establishment. Hence, the programme activities will be implemented through DDCs.
District Energy and Environment Sections (DEES):
DEES will be established as a part of DDC in all 40 districts to carry out district level activities. Key activities DEES include i) supporting local level capacity-building, ii) undertaking resource mobilisation and collaboration among various partners for synergistic impacts, iii) ensuring sustainable service delivery to the communities, and iv) mobilising support organizations, financial institutions, and private sector for efficient service delivery. The DEES will be headed by an Energy Development Officer (EDO). S/he will be assisted by a Technical Officer (TO), a Livelihoods Promotion Officer (LPO), Administration and Accounts Assistant (AAA) and a Messenger. The DEES will be responsible for coordination and facilitation of policy directions, coordination, planning, local resource mobilisation and day-to-day operation and management.
District Energy Fund (DEF):
Channeling fund from center to DEF, through District Development Fund (DDF) of DDC, is an established mechanism. In the new 15 districts DEF will be established, which will receive funds directly from the REF. The DEFs are run by DEEMC as per the district annual work plan prepared for REDP activities, for which DEED will work as secretariat.
District Energy and Environment Management Committee (DEEMC):
For approving the district annual work plan and for operetionalisation of DEF, DEEMC will be formed in all new districts consisting of DDC Chairperson, Local Development Officer and EDO. AEPC and REDP will provide necessary Policy and technical support to DEEMC through REDP. It also provides day to day support to operation of DEES.
Support Organizations:
Community mobilisation is critical to the formation of community groups, dissemination of information about energy and livelihood options, and development of community capabilities. District-based Non government organization, as a Support Organizations (SOs) will be competitively selected jointly by the DDC and REDP based on explicit criteria including appropriate experience, track record in the project areas, and experience with participatory development approaches including women and excluded groups. Contracted by the DDCs, SOs will create demand by disseminating project related information, and monitoring the local level work. The SOs will appoint number of Community Mobilisation Coordinators (CMC) as necessary, at the rate of one co-ordinator for 4 Community Mobilisers (CMs) and one CM for each target VDC. The CMCs or the CMs will be recruited through a consultative process with the target communities, giving preference to the local candidates, particularly the women and excluded groups as far as possible. Efforts will be made to recruit at least one-third out of the total CMs from women. SOs will liaise with DEES and local bodies to ensure that energy and livelihoods activities fit into VDC/DDC plans and priorities.
Private sector:
The DEES will provide technical training, soft loans, technical backstopping and linkages to at least one local entrepreneur selected from among mechanical workshops in the district to establish a Rural Energy Services Centre (RESC) to provide technical support services to the community Functional Groups (FGs) for feasibility studies, installation, operation and maintenance of micro-hydro and other rural energy systems.
