What will it take to achieve “Electricity for All” by 2030?
Highlights of IEG’s Evaluation of Bank Group’s Support for Electricity Access, FY2000-FY2014
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What will it take to achieve “Electricity for All” by 2030?
Highlights of IEG’s Evaluation of Bank Group’s Support for Electricity Access, FY2000-FY2014
Learning Event on Energy Presentation by Victoria CHISALA, Manager, Results Reporting - Quality Assurance & Results Department.
Learning from the African Development Bank and the World Bank Evaluations
This evaluation is a product of the Independent Evaluation Group (IEG). Lack of access to electricity is a major constraint to economic growth and increased welfare in developing countries. This has been reemphasized by the United Nations and the World Bank Group as co-chairs of the global Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) initiative, which was launched in 2011, with the goal of achieving universal access to energy within the next 15 years, along with improving energy efficiency and increasing the use of renewable energy.
Energy sector experts, donors, and beneficiaries met in Abidjan, Headquarters of the African Development Bank to discuss lessons from independent evaluations of AfDB and World Bank energy sector interventions.
Drawing on evidence from two independent evaluations, stakeholders discussed concrete ways forward in the quest to overcome Africa’s energy challenges—focusing on what works, what does not work, and why. The backdrop for this discussion is the Sustainable Development Goals and the renewed determination to address Africa’s energy challenge once and for all.
This Project Performance Evaluation is aimed at assessing the relevance, efficacy and efficiency of the Bank's lending activities and the effectiveness of the project financed. It is the result of an independent assessment of the specific action taken by the Bank Group. This includes an objective statement of the outcomes and results achieved by the project compared with expectations at appraisal; a critique of these expectations in the light of that comparison; an evaluation of how the Bank could have been more helpful and ajudgement whether in retrospect the project has achieved its objectives or is likely to achieve them and the outcomes or results achieved are sustainable or likely to be sustainable.
Zambia has approximately 6 000MW of potential hydroelectricity resources, of which about 1 600MW is exploited. At the time the project was conceptualised the country was positioning itself as an exporter of surplus hydro capacity as well as a thoroughfare for regional power trade.
The project comprises the following components:(i) extension of the 20 kV medium voltage (MV) grid; (ii) equipping the MV/LV transformer sub-station; (iii) extension of the LV distribution grid; (iv) street lamp connection and installation; (v) procurement of customer operating and management equipment2; (vi) works studies, control and supervision; and (vii) external audit
This evaluation examines the African Development Bank Group’s assistance to Chad over the period 2002–2012 which covers three programming cycles, namely 2002–2004, 2005–2009 and 2010–2014, each of which is based on a Country Strategy Paper (CSP).
Independent Evaluation at the AfDB is conducting a comprehensive review of the Bank’s assistance in this sector to draw lessons for future interventions and identify what works, what does not work, and why. This will inform and optimize the Bank’s future strategic and operational directions in the sector.
