Transcript Overall Progress: Phase I

MID TERM REVIEW MEETING
RESA PROJECT
Overall Progress: Phase I
RAJESH KUMAR, CUTS INTERNATIONAL
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Per Capita Consumption of Electricity
(Kwh) 2005-06
1,684
564
618
420
86
Nepal
129
Myanmar
154
Bangladesh
229
Bhutan
Sri Lanka
Pakistan
India
China
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Independent Regulation: Consumer View
GOVERNMENT
Suggestions
Policy Guidelines
Progress Report
Functional Support
REGULATOR
Participation &
Watchdog
Proposals
Protection
Regulations
CONSUMERS
Services Supply
SUPPLIERS
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Support & Watch Dog
Activities Concluded
 Launch meeting and training seminar
 Local inception workshops
 Base line consumer survey
 Reference group meeting I
 Territorial trainings
 Grassroots interface meetings - Phase I
 Mid term review meeting
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Activities Scheduled
• Reference Group Meeting - II
• Grassroots Interface Meetings - Phase II
• Advocacy Seminars
• Regional Meeting
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Launch Meeting and Training Seminar
• Conducted at Kolkata, March 2008
• Two days event
• 50 participants from policy makers, regulatory bodies, media,
CSOs etc.
• Presentations on behalf of all project partners
• Major issues and problems in the sector were discussed
• Simulation exercises were conducted for active participation
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Local Inception Workshops
• Conducted in all project territories
• RG, local CSOs, regulators participated
• 50-70 participants in each territories
• Local CSOs took keen interest in the project activities
• Structured questionnaire was circulated to access the capacity
and willingness of local CSOs in the RESA initiative
• Base line consumer survey methodology was finalised
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Base Line Consumer Survey
• Draft methodology was finalized in consultation
• Training session was conducted to train the investigators
• Methodology was discussed with partners as well local CSOs
• Sample size of 700 consumers representing all categories
including households not having access to electricity
• Structured questionnaire translated into vernacular was used
• Nodal persons traveled to fields to maintain the quality of
survey
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Reference Group Meeting - I
Composition
Comprising
former regulators, economists, lawyers, utility
representatives, CSOs etc.
Discussion
Draft territorial base paper (TBP) capturing the base line survey
findings
Draft territorial training manual (to be used for GIMs)
Outcomes
All RG members observed the project objectives and proposed
activities very useful in the context of respective territories.
Comments received form RG were incorporated in the final
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documents
Territorial Training
Objective: train the CSOs on regulatory and policy issues
Participation: local CSOs and consumer activists
Resource persons: regulators, utility representatives, researchers
and academia
First Training Programme (Two days)
Covering some general issues such as power reforms, complaint
redressal and reduction of power theft etc
Second Training Programme (Two days)
More technical issues such as electricity tariff regulation, energy
auditing and product labeling
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Grassroots Interface Meeting (Phase I)
Objective: Make the consumers aware of their role and
responsibilities in reforms
Participation: Grassroots consumers, households, good women
participation
Resource persons: Project staff, utility representatives, local CSOs
Outcomes:
– Improved communication channel between utilities and consumers
– systematic problems of consumers were recorded
– good media coverage
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Outputs
• Territorial base paper (TBP)
• Territorial training manual (TTM)
• Local vernacular handouts
• Event reports
• E-newsletters
• Synthesis base paper
• Project poster
• Articles and policy briefs
• Media reports
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Mid Term Review Meeting
• Review of the project progress and activities
• Achievements and outcomes
• Challenges and opportunities
• Review of implementation strategy
• Suggestions and way forward
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Thank You
[email protected];
http://www.cuts-ccier.org/RESA/index.htm
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