(2018) Rapport final du Programme de partenariat des services publics d'énergie (EUPP)

July 2008 1 ENERGY UTILITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (EUPP) FINAL REPORT September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2018 Submission Date: December 30, 2018 Cooperative Agreement Award Number: EPP-A-00-07-00008 Activity Start Date and End Date: September 30, 2007 to September 30, 2018 [COR/AOR] Name: Kristen Madler Submitted by: Marjorie Jean-Pierre, Program Director United States Energy Association 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 550, Mailbox 142 Tel: (202) 312-1248 Email: mjean-pierre@usea.org This document was produced for review by the United States Agency for International Development. FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | i FINAL REPORT ENERGY UTILITY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (EUPP) Cooperative Agreement No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 DISCLAIMER The authors’ views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of the United States Agency for International Development or the United States government. FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | ii TABLE OF CONTENTS ACRONYMS .............................................................................................................. iv EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................... 1 Background/Problem Statment .............................................................................................. 1 USEA’s History Of Partnership Development ................................................................... 3 Brief Description Of EUPP Cooperative Agreement ....................................................... 4 Summary Of Program Objectives ......................................................................................... 4 Brief Review Of Program Accomplishments ...................................................................... 5 1. OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES BY COUNTRY ............................................. 7 1.1 Task 1: Establish And Implement 7 New Energy Utility Partnerships ................ 8 1.2 Task 2: Establish And Implement The Utility Attachment Program ................. 56 1.3 Task 3: Arrange For One Partnership Impact Assessment ................................ 56 1.4 Task 4: Information Dissemination and Non-Partnership Workshops And Conference Support .................................................................................................... 57 2. RESULTS, SUB-RESULTS, AND TARGETS FOR ALL INDICATORS BY COUNTRY................................................................................................ 64 2.1 Impacts and Indicators ................................................................................................ 64 3. KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SUCCESSES ....................................... 68 3.1 Promoting U.S. Expertise In Developing Markets................................................. 68 3.2 Expanding Regional And Global Cooperation ....................................................... 69 3.3 Building An Enabling Environment For U.S. Developers ..................................... 71 3.4 Improving Reliability Through System Planning And Operations ...................... 72 3.5 Increasing Staff Capability To Improve Operations And Decrease Need For Future Assistance ......................................................................................................... 76 3.6 Restructuring And Governance ................................................................................ 79 4. LESSONS LEARNED ..................................................................................... 81 5. SUMMARY OF PRODUCTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS ............................................................................................. 85 5.1 Selected Publications, Presentations, and Publications ........................................ 85 FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | iii ANNEXES The following Annexes are provided as supplemental information to this final EUPP report. Annex A: Selected Activity Agendas • Agenda-Engendering Utilities-Germany-2016 • Agenda-Exec Exchange-KenGen-NZ Exchange-Kenya – December 2017 • Agenda-GTG India Forecasting vRE Bootcamp-India-July 2016 • Agenda-Haiti Loss Reduction-dual language-Haiti- March 2017 • Agenda-ODDEG Drilling Training-Djibouti- December 2017 • Agenda-Tanzania 2014 Conference Agenda-Tanzania- September 2014 Annex B: JUPP Final Report (2009 – 2012) Annex C: Impacts and Indicator Tables for Entire Period of Performance Annex D: Selected Publications • Kenya Geothermal Development Company Data Management Assessment • South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Integration (SARI/EI) Report on “Linking South Asia with Burma & Southeast Asia to Advance Cross Border Electricity Trade: A Political Economy Study” • EKT Wheeling Report, “Tariff Calculation of the Ethiopia – Kenya – Tanzania Transaction” • John Beardsworth Report on “Improving Power Purchase and Fuel Supply Agreements” • Ethiopia Law Report • Haiti “Final Report on Capacity Building Workshop Series for the Haitian Regulatory Agency” FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | iv ACRONYMS LIST OF ACRONYMS ACEF Asia Clean Energy Forum AEDB Alternative Energy Development Board ANARSE l'Autorité Nationale de Régulation du Secteur de l'Energie APS Arizona Public Service ARGeo African Rift Geothermal Conference AUC African Union Commission BEDAS Enerjisa Başkent Elektrik Dağıtım BERC Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission BPDB Bangladesh Power Development Board CAD Computer-aided Design CAISO California Independent System Operator CAPP Central Africa Power Pool CAPUC California Public Utility Commission CBET Cross-border Energy Trade CCEE Camara de Comercializacao de Energia Eletrica CDER National Agency for Renewable Energy, Morocco CEO Chief Executive Officer CERC Clean Energy Resource Center CERD Centre d ’Etudes et de Recherché de Djibouti COELBA Companhia de Eletricidade do Estado da Bahia, Brazil CPPA-G Central Power Purchasing Authority Guarantee Limited CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation CT Current Transformers CTOTF Combustion Turbine Operations Technical Forum DABS Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat D.C. District of Columbia DCS Distributed Control System DGNREEC Directorate General, New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation, Indonesia DHPS Department of Hydropower & Power Systems , Bhutan DOE U.S. Department of Energy DNP Distributed Network Protocol DRC Democratic Republic of the Congo DSM Demand Side Management EAGP East Africa Geothermal Partnership EAPP Eastern Africa Power Pool EATP Eastern Africa Transmission Planning Partnership EC-LEDS Enhancing Capacity for Low Emission Development Strategies EDC Electricity Distribution Company EEA Ethiopian Energy Authority EEU Ethiopian Electric Utility FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | v EGAT Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade, USAID EKT Ethiopia-Kenya-Tanzania EoI Expression of Interest EMRA Energy Market Regulatory Authority, Turkey ERCOT Electric Reliability Council of Texas ERP Enterprise Resource Planning ESMAP Energy Sector Management Assistance Program EUCL Energy Utility Corporation Limited, Rwanda EUPP I Energy Utility Partnership Program I EWURA Energy and Water Regulatory Authority, Tanzania GEA Geothermal Energy Association GCC Global Climate Change GDC Kenya’s Geothermal Development Company GGDP Global Geothermal Development Plan GIS Geographic Information System GoE Government of Ethiopia GoK Government of Kenya GRC Geothermal Resources Council GRMF Geothermal Risk Mitigation Facility GSE Geological Survey of Ethiopia GTG Greening the Grid HECO Hawaii Electric Company HEPP Haiti Energy Policy & Utility Partnership HMI Human Machine Interface HNEI Hawaii Natural Energy Institute I&E Office of Infrastructure and Energy, USAID IBN Investment Board Nepal IDECO Irbid District Electricity Company, Jordan IEC International Electrotechnical Committee IFE International Faculty of Energy IHE Haitian Institute for Energy IO Input/Output IRENA International Renewable Energy Agency IRRP Integrated Resource and Resilience Planning JDA Joint Development Agreement JEPCO The Jordanian Electric Power Company JTUP Jordan Transmission Utility Partnership KEC Kingdom Electricity Company, Jordan KenGen Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC Kenya Power Kenya Power & Lighting Company KETRACO Kenya Transmission Operations KIUC Kauai Island Utility Cooperative KOP Key Operational Plan KPIs Key Performance Indicators LBNL Lawrence Berkley National Labs LEDS Low Emission Development Strategies LEI London Economics International MEMR Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | vi MERN Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources METI Indonesian Renewable Energy Society MEW Ministry of Energy & Water, Afghanistan MHP Micro-hydro Projects MISO Midwest System Operator MoEA Ministry of External Affairs, Bhutan MoE-PD Ministry of Energy (Power Division) MoF Ministry of Finance, Tanzania MOU Memorandum of Understanding MoWIE Ministry of Water, Irrigation, and Energy, Ethiopia MPA Meralco Power Academy, Philippines MV Medium Voltage NAPTIN National Power Trading Institute Of Nigeria NEM National Energy Market, Australia NEA Nepal Electricity Authority NELSAP Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program NEPS North East Power System NGCP National Grid Corporation of the Philippines NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations NPTI National Power Training Institute NREL National Renewable Energy Laboratory NTC Network Transfer Capacities NTDC National Transmission and Dispatch Company O&M Operation and Maintenance OTC Offshore Technology Conference PDOE Philippine Department of Energy PFC Power Finance Corporation of India PFS PTC Financial Services Ltd. PG&E Pacific Gas and Electric PGCB Power Grid Company of Bangladesh PIB Petroleum Industry Bill PLN Perusahaan Listrik Negara, Indonesia POSOCO Power System Operation Corporation Limited, India POWERGRID Power Grid Corporation of India Limited PPA Power Purchase Agreement PPP Public-Private Partnership PT Potential Transformers PTC Power Trading Corporation, India PSS/E Power System Simulator for Engineers RLDC Regional Load Dispatch Center RPA Reverse Power Auction SAARC South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation SADC Southern African Development Community SAPP Southern Africa Power Pool SARI/EI South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Integration SIEPAC Sistema de Interconexión Eléctrica de los Países de América Central SLDC State Load Dispatch Center SMUD Sacramento Municipal Utility District FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | vii SPS Special Protection Systems SSA Steam Supply Agreements STEM Science, Technology, Energy, Mathematics TANESCO Tanzania Electric Supply Company Ltd TATA Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited TNB Tenaga Nasional Berhad, Malaysia ToT Train-the-Trainer TPDC Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation TRA Tanzania Revenue Authority U.S. United States USAID United States Agency for International Development USEA United States Energy Association WGC World Geothermal Congress WIREC Washington International Renewable Energy Conference ZECO Zanzibar Electricity Corporation FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY BACKGROUND/PROBLEM STATEMENT In the developing world, lack of access to energy remains a critical barrier to development. Numerous studies have documented the decisive relationship between the provision of energy services and global social, economic, and political development. There is clear recognition that the energy sectors of many United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-assisted countries have not been able to keep pace with the needs of society and those countries continue to experience chronic problems of shortage of supply and poor quality of service. Inefficiencies in utility management in generation, transmission, and distribution use of energy persist. The utilities struggle with antiquated equipment and inadequate system management. For example, on average, developing country utilities (the vast majority of which are state-owned) currently require over 30 percent more fuel input than developed nations’ utilities to produce the same amount of electric power. Consequently, developing country economies require 40 percent more energy than developed nations to produce the same value of goods and services. It is necessary to meet our basic needs: to grow and cook our food, to light our homes, to power our machines and technologies. Access to energy is a key requirement for the agricultural sector, commerce and industries. It is also important for the provision of public services, such as education and health care. A lack of access to modern energy services affects health negatively, limits opportunities, and widens the gap between the rich and the poor. A lack of access to modern energy services limits economic opportunities and widens the gap between the rich and the poor. Poor people are often cut off from valuable information and efficient production technologies. Not having reliable access to modern energy often means spending a lot of time, money and effort on securing energy supply for basic needs. • About 1.1 billion people do not have access to electricity, according to the IEA 2017 Energy Access Outlook. • Around 84% of those without electricity access reside in rural areas of developing countries; those who have access to electricity often face very high prices for supply that is insufficient and unreliable. • More than 95% of those living without electricity are in countries in sub-Saharan Africa and developing Asia. • More than 2.8 billion people – 38% of the world’s population – lack access to clean cooking, typically using inefficient stoves or open fires in poorly ventilated spaces. • In 25 countries, mostly in sub-Saharan Africa, more than 90% of households rely on wood, charcoal and waste for cooking. • There is a significant health risk to people who use biomass for cooking or heating. According to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2018), 3.8 million people a year die prematurely from illness attributable to the household air pollution caused by the inefficient use of solid fuels and kerosene for cooking. Private and public gas and electric utilities and other energy service providers that generate, transmit, and distribute power have been seriously handicapped by: FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | 2 • Inefficient and constraining institutional/organizational structures; • Severe environmental pollution problems; • Inefficient use of power and inadequate emphasis on energy conservation; • Low management and labor productivity; • Uneconomic power tariffs; • Lack of financial resources for maintenance and system expansion; • Inefficient power plants; and • Substantial technical and non-technical distribution and transmission losses. However, world energy consumption is expected to grow by 28 percent between 2015 and 2040, with the majority of growth in energy demand to occur in developing countries. Electricity demand has increased at a higher rate than supply in most developing countries, leading to shortages of more than 18 percent in peak power demand and between 8 and 10 percent in non-peak demand. Although industrial users are most severely impacted, commercial, agricultural, municipal, and residential users have had to curtail productive activities due to power sector problems. We often hear that the energy sector is on the brink of transformation, but most utility leaders will tell you that the transformation has already begun. To advance, utilities must be able to not only handle the day-to-day operations of their utility but expertly address a host of new issues. The sector is being reshaped by the shift in generation sources away from traditional sources and rapid expansion of generation and grid networks to increase electricity access. Energy sector leaders are also tasked with finding sustainable approaches that meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own energy, environmental, and economic development needs. Climate risk, other environmental challenges such as clean air and water, and energy security have emerged as key global challenges of the 21st century. Therefore, policies and programs facilitating large-scale adoption and deployment of clean and renewable energy, energy trade and greater resource efficiency will need to play a more central role in economic development. USAID established the Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP) to provide practitioner-to- practitioner, multi-year partnerships between the United States (U.S.) and USAID-assisted country energy ministries, energy agencies, utilities, and regulatory agencies. EUPP promoted the more efficient, sustainable and environmentally sound supply and use of energy through the transfer of market-based approaches and "best practices" for energy system operation and regulation to increase sustainable modern energy services and clean energy production in USAID-assisted countries. EUPP volunteer-driven partnerships mobilized overseas utilities to better address energy service priorities, while improving productivity and quality of service. In addition, the creation of these partnerships helped to ensure domestic consistency in the provision of foreign assistance. Typical challenges addressed through the partnerships established under EUPP included but were not limited to: Environmental Challenges: Operational Challenges: Administrative Challenges SOx emissions Dispatching renewables Accounting & financial management Water quality Reliability of network Computerization & modernization FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | 3 Through USEA’s unique collaborative utility partnership model for sustainable change and our dynamic network of knowledge and information services that provide a strong foundation for programmatic endeavors, EUPP continues to thrive. The success of EUPP is a direct result of the extraordinary commitment and expertise of participating partner institutions, sector experts, and volunteers. EUPP has aided USAID-assisted countries in moving beyond the trial and error approach that has been utilized by most of the world and to swiftly embrace 21st century practices. This increases the likelihood that the positive economic and social impacts on the lives of the world’s most vulnerable citizens can be realized more quickly. USEA’s HISTORY OF PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT USEA is an association of public and private energy-related organizations, corporations, and government agencies. USEA represents the broad interests of the U.S. energy sector by increasing the understanding of energy issues, both domestically and internationally. Our mission is "to promote the sustainable supply and use of energy for the greatest benefit of all." Since 1991, with funding from and in close collaboration with USAID and the U.S. energy industry, USEA has established over 80 one-on-one voluntary energy utility partnerships in over 25 USAID-assisted countries. These partnerships continue to provide a vehicle to convey U.S. experiences and best business and regulatory practices to these nations. USEA's energy partnerships have been applauded as some of the most successful foreign assistance programs ever created. Partnerships have been established between the U.S. and Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Central & Eastern Europe. Focus areas have included electric power production, transmission, distribution, and utilization; petroleum exploration, production and transportation; and natural gas exploration, production, and transportation. Additionally, almost every aspect of organizational operations has been addressed through these partnerships. These partnerships continue to: • Promote energy security; • Open doors for private sector investment and sales of equipment and services; • Build enabling business and regulatory environments for U.S. developers; • Utilize private sector executives to drive partnerships forward; • Enhance and expand regional cooperation in conflict areas; • Leverage public and private investments; • Promote cross-border electricity trade; • Promote U.S. expertise in USAID-assisted markets; Particulates from diesel generators Reducing outages Consumer & stakeholder interactions NOx emissions System planning Decision-making processes Deforestation for fuel Integrating renewables Corporate restructuring Tariff Challenges: International energy trading Customer service Gas pricing Demand side management (DSM) Commercialization Energy pricing Forecasting Management & human resources Transmission tariffs Asset management Institutional development Wheeling charges Safety of personnel Quality of service Cross subsidies Sector restructuring Gender & racial inclusion FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | 4 • Bridge gender gaps in the energy sector; • Provide rapid response mechanisms to critical power sector challenges; • Build key relationships; • Reflect evolving geopolitical realities; • Build a domestic constituency for USAID; • Have crucial and immediate impact; and • Build regulatory frameworks. USEA is proud of our work with USAID on this partnership and the impact that it continues to have on the global energy sector. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF EUPP COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT Based on USEA’s history of working in collaboration with USAID on partnership building initiatives, on September 30, 2007, the USAID selected USEA as its implementing partner for Cooperative Agreement Award Number EPP-A-00-07-00008-00 for USAID’s EUPP. EUPP was originally funded in the amount of $2,495,210 for a period of three years. This initial period was extended through September 2018 for a total of 11 years with total funding of $29,062,520. EUPP was implemented by USEA on behalf of USAID’s Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade (EGAT), Office of Infrastructure and Energy (I&E) and several USAID missions that bought into the cooperative agreement. This report summarizes activities completed under EUPP. EUPP was established to help USAID-assisted countries to increase environmentally sustainable energy production and use and to improve the operational efficiency and increased financial viability of their utilities and related institutions. EUPP assisted the EGAT/I&E/Energy with the goal of increasing access in USAID-assisted countries to environmentally sound energy services by: • Improving policy and legal frameworks to establish necessary market conditions for the private sector delivery of energy services and environmental management services; • Increasing institutional ability to provide or deliver energy and environmental management services in the new and enhanced markets; • Increasing understanding of, and participation in, decisions regarding energy delivery and environmental management services; and • Transferring best practices and allowing developing country utilities to benchmark themselves against world standards. SUMMARY OF PROGRAM OBJECTIVES EUPP’s overarching objective was to strengthen the capacity of utility executives and employees in USAID-assisted countries to effectively manage and operate power systems, run financially viable businesses, and integrate different types of energy resources into their power grids. With the end goal being an increase in safe, affordable, and reliable energy access for the world’s most vulnerable citizens. Through the establishment of partnerships between the U.S. and USAID-assisted energy service FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | 5 providers, EUPP outlined areas of interest to help achieve the provision of modern energy services and to improve energy sector governance, including: • Aiding the organization and structuring of markets; • Improving system planning and operations to improve reliability and access; • Increasing the capacity of management to operate a utility along commercial lines; and • Expanding access to reliable and modern forms of energy by consumers in USAID- assisted countries. BRIEF REVIEW OF PROGRAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS The number of people gaining access to electricity has been accelerating since 2010 by around 118 million each year, but these efforts will need to accelerate if the world is going to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. To help ensure increased, environmentally sustainable energy production and use in USAID- assisted countries and meaningful impact for global citizens, work under the EUPP was directly responsible for the following specific outcomes and results: • The transformation of USAID-assisted country energy service providers into more autonomous, commercially viable entities through the transfer of private sector, market-oriented approaches that improve planning, management, financing, operations, and environmental performance; • An increase in the number of USAID-assisted country energy personnel trained in improved energy policy, regulation, technology, and business management practices; • An increase in the impact of USAID funding through the leveraging of additional in- kind contributions for energy infrastructure improvement of a value at least equal to the funding provided by USAID; • The transfer of “best practices” from the United States, or other relevant countries to USAID-assisted countries; • An improvement in the conditions for energy markets to operate; • An increase in public understanding of, and participation in, decisions regarding delivery of energy services; and • The transfer of U.S. documents, software, manuals, and other materials to improve utility and energy supply operations in USAID-assisted countries. These outcomes and results were accomplished through: • The establishment or continuation of 19 country-specific energy utility partnerships; • The establishment of eight new regional/global energy partnerships/programs; • The facilitation of five energy focused global workshops; • The facilitation of seven energy focused regional workshops; • Support provided to Washington International Renewable Energy Conference (WIREC); • Sponsorships provided for delegates to attend relevant workshops and conferences; • The leveraging of millions of dollars; and FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | 6 • The dissemination of materials aimed to improve utility and energy supply operations in USAID-assisted countries. The partnerships, workshops, and conferences developed and facilitated under the EUPP addressed efficiency and energy access, including renewable energy sources in some manner. In the following section we provide an overview of EUPP activities and the benefits of those activities. FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | 7 1. OVERVIEW OF ACTIVITIES BY COUNTRY One of the most exciting advancements in the changing landscape of international development in recent years is the evolution of the relationship between private enterprise and the international development community. Leaders in both sectors are figuring out how to leverage one another’s unique capabilities and apply them collaboratively to challenges that otherwise neither could take on alone. For years, many saw donors like USAID, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and governments as the primary, if not the only drivers, of progress. Donations were welcomed and there was some effort to contract with the private sector, but seldom was business seen as a true drive of development. Today, that’s all changed. Through EUPP, USEA and USAID committed to working with leaders and practitioners from across sectors to push this enterprise-driven change forward, so that the value of private-sector engagement and of reaching beyond traditional contracting and grant-making models — to collaborate, co-finance, and co-design programs, tools, and initiatives - was recognized. This type of approach is crucial to ensuring energy access and reliability of services. Under EUPP one end goal of the partnerships and the training that took place through them was to reduce power outages by making the utilities more efficient and profitable. This type of reliability results in very consequential outcomes including but not limited to: • The provision of reliable power to medical facilities so that vaccines do not get ruined and operations do not get interrupted; • Working street lights in rural villages that act as a deterrent to crimes, including rape; and • Increase the opportunities for children to read and study after dark without the expense and health hazards that are associated with burning candles, wood, and animal dung indoors. In addition to the very real impacts that increasing energy access has on the lives of the people, electricity and natural gas are essential to building strong local economies. When energy is attainable, abundant, reliable, and clean, sectors such as manufacturing, agriculture, tourism, and many others thrive. The enterprise-driven development that was fostered through EUPP was all about finding market-based models, and pursuing new ways to collaborate and achieve development objectives that are more sustainable in the long term, because they also help to achieve the business objectives of USAID’s private sector partners. This type of approach helps to foster the reasons why development work is undertaken: to build a safer, freer, more peaceful and prosperous world, true to our democratic values. EUPP embraced the creativity and entrepreneurship that the private sector brings and the notion that involving the private sector will help achieve sustained impact and support the goal of ending the need for foreign assistance. The enterprise-driven development undertaken through EUPP provided the opportunity to: engage new partners; connect support on transparent, competitive bidding with reduced FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | 8 corruption; decrease energy prices; increase energy security; and increase competitiveness and new market opportunities for U.S. companies. Partnerships and the benefits they provide lie at the heart of enterprise-driven development. It is through this collaborative model that EUPP was born. USEA and its members continue to lead the effort to improve energy infrastructure and energy services in developing countries through our unique international energy partnerships and workshops. Utilities and energy service providers have volunteered their time and expertise in over 80 partnerships with their overseas counterparts to transfer best utility and energy practices. From executive exchange visits on energy efficiency and distribution system operations to workshops on grid-connected renewables and transmission system protection strategies, this program continues its legacy as one of America’s most successful volunteer- based international energy assistance programs ever. The knowledge transfer that is inherent throughout EUPP is essential to creating a world in which everyone has access to clean, reliable, and affordable energy. Under EUPP’s Cooperative Agreement, USEA was tasked with providing results in five specific task areas directly related to enterprise-driven development through private sector partnership development. The Task areas along with resulting accomplishments are outlined below. 1.1 TASK: ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT 7 NEW ENERGY UTILITY PARTNERSHIPS The cornerstone of USEA’s successful implementation of EUPP was the willingness of experts from the U.S. and other developed energy sectors to volunteer their time and expertise to the partnership activities. In developing these partnerships USEA was tasked with: • Selecting USAID-assisted country partners in collaboration with USAID; • Setting up partnerships; • Assisting in the preparation of Work Plans for the partnerships; • Arranging for partnership Signing Ceremonies, as appropriate; • Arranging logistics and travel for the partnership executive exchanges; and • Accompanying senior executives on executive exchanges, as necessary, to assure continuing attention to the key issues identified in the Work Plan and to maintain partners focus on results-oriented actions. 1.1.1 TASK 1: RESULTS – PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPMENT The partnerships and programs formed or continued under EUPP supported energy sector reform and the integration of modern energy sources as critical mechanisms which promoted accelerating a partner country’s path to self-reliance. Under EUPP, USEA met and exceeded the goal of establishing seven partnerships by facilitating the formation of 19 country specific partnerships and eight regional partnerships. The country specific partnerships established included: • Afghan Utility Partnership; • Bangladesh Utility Partnership; FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | 9 • Central African Power Pool; • Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) Hydro Partnership; • Ethiopia Utility (Distribution) Partnership; • Ghana Utility Partnership; • Greening the Grid (GTG) System Operators Partnership (India); • Haiti Energy Policy & Utility Partnership (HEPP); • Jordan Distribution Utility Partnership (JDUP); • Jordan Transmission Utility Partnership (JTUP); • Kenya Transmission Operations (KETRACO) Partnership; • Kenya Wind Partnership; • National Power Trading Institute Of Nigeria (NAPTIN) Partnership; • Nile Equatorial Lakes Subsidiary Action Program (NELSAP) Partnership; • PT PLN Persero (PLN) – Hawaii Electric Company (HECO) Partnership; • Pakistan Utility Partnership; • Rwanda Energy Partnership; • Senegal Energy Partnership; and • Tanzania Capacity Building Partnership. The regional/global partnerships established under EUPP included: • Afghanistan/Central Asia Transmission Partnership; • East Africa Geothermal Program (EAGP); • Eastern Africa Regional Transmission Planning Program (EATP); • Engendering Utilities Partnership; • Global Climate Change (GCC) Regional Partnership; • South And Central Asia Best Practices Partnership; • South Asia Regional Initiative For Energy Integration (SARI/EI) Partnership; and • Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP) Partnership. Summaries of the partnership topics and activities that were conducted under each partnership are included below. Key accomplishments and successes of EUPP are included in Section 3 of this report. AFGHANISTAN UTILITY PARTNERSHIP: In 2012 USEA launched a U.S.-Afghanistan Utility Partnership for Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkhat (DABS), Afghanistan’s national government utility, in cooperation with USAID’s Afghanistan Mission and USAID/EGAT. The objective of the U.S.-Afghanistan Utility Partnership was to share utility best practices in power generation, transmission, distribution, and energy markets with DABS. The partnership introduced best practices in the following areas: • Power generation (non-renewables); • Transmission systems; • Distribution systems; • Electric market operations; • Electricity regulation, policy and finance; • Asset management; • Renewable energy grid integration; FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | 10 • Power purchase agreements (PPAs) with utility-scale grid connected renewables, solar or wind/diesel hybrid systems; and • Ministry-level policy practices promoting renewables and private sector involvement. The following activities took place under this partnership: June 22-29, 2013, New Delhi and Kolkata, India - Executive Exchange on Commercial Operations & Customer Service for Afghanistan’s Power Sector: The first activity under this partnership with ten executives from DABS; the purpose of the executive exchange was for load center directors and commercial officers to gain exposure to best practices in the distribution utility commercial management process, distribution system customer service process, and managing load shedding. November 10-20, 2013, United States - Executive Exchange for Afghanistan's Power Sector to the US: The executive exchange focused on the full spectrum of the U.S. power sector. The exchange was conducted in Washington, DC, Annapolis and Baltimore, Maryland. The delegation held meetings with their counterparts to review U.S. best practices in power generation, transmission and distribution systems, electricity market operations, and regulation and finance. USAID organized this exchange to support the continued development of the electric power sector of Afghanistan by sharing best practices and experiences with energy leaders in the U.S. January 27-30, 2014, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia – Benchmarking Technical Visit on Asset Management: In an executive exchange, fourteen delegates from Afghanistan’s electric utility, DABS, learned best practices in asset management from Tenaga Nasional Berhad (TNB), Malaysia’s electric utility. Asset management for electric utilities refers to the optimal lifecycle management of physical assets, such as transformers and cables, to sustainably achieve the stated business objectives. The training at TNB’s Integrated Learning Solution facility (ILSAS) aimed to improve the profitability, efficiency and safety of DABS’ operations through the transfer of industry best practices. Through a combination of presentations and site visits, TNB’s training program covered generation, transmission and distribution asset management at the corporate and division levels. August 11-14, 2014, Ankara, Turkey - Executive Exchange on Enterprise Resource Planning: Energy executives representing DABS participated in executive exchange; the DAB’s 10 member delegation met with their counterparts from the Turkish Electricity Distribution Company, Enerjisa Başkent Elektrik Dağıtım (BEDAS) and the Republic of Turkey Energy Market Regulatory Authority (EMRA). During the exchange, the delegation examined best practices of the distribution utility enterprise resource planning (ERP) process, including ERP procurement, implementation and optimization, along with best practices of distribution utility training management, including training program governance, evaluation, certification procedures and health and occupation safety training November 10-14, 2014, India - Executive Exchange on Clean Energy Integration for Afghanistan’s Power Sector: The exchange was conducted for 10 executives from DABS and the Ministry. The primary objectives of this executive exchange were for officials to gain exposure to the renewable energy integration process, including issues and challenges facing renewable energy technologies used in the power sector, utility best practices in interconnection of intermittent resources, and best practices in distributed generation, and as FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | 11 well as understand best practices in the promotion of renewable energy, including policy, incentive and regulatory best practices for encouraging renewable energy, reverse auction mechanism and PPA best practices, and best practices in renewable energy project development and financing. April 10-17, 2015, Indonesia – Executive Exchange on Clean Energy Integration For Afghanistan’s Power Sector: Senior officials from DABS and the Ministry of Energy & Water (MEW) participated in an executive exchange with their counterparts in Jakarta, Indonesia to review best practices in the renewable energy integration process. During the exchange, the delegation gained exposure to renewable energy integration process. The 10-member Afghan delegation met with key institutions involved in the Indonesian clean energy sector, including the Directorate General, New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation (DGNREEC); the Indonesian Renewable Energy Society (METI); ASEAN Centre for Energy; and PLN. September 5-12, 2015, Madrid & Seville, Spain – Executive Exchange on Clean Energy Integration for Afghanistan’s Power Sector: USEA organized an executive exchange in Seville and Madrid, Spain for Senior Afghan officials from the MEW and DABS, the national utility who met with their Spanish counterparts to discuss integrating renewable energy into the grid. November 2015, New Delhi, India - Executive Exchange on Clean Energy Integration for Afghanistan’s Power Sector: Senior officials from DABS and MEW participated in an executive exchange with their counterparts in New Delhi, India to review best practices in the renewable energy integration process. May 1-5, 2017, India - Executive Exchange on Regulation of India’s Electricity Industry: Seven delegates from Afghanistan’s MEW and DABS participated in a five-day executive exchange to expand their knowledge on electricity regulation best practices to support establishing a national electricity regulator in Afghanistan. The delegation engaged in discussion with India’s national electricity regulator, state regulators, and electricity utilities. BANGLADESH UTILITY PARTNERSHIP: The U.S. - Bangladesh Power Generation Partnership was developed between selected global electric utility and energy companies and the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) to promote best practices in efficiency, operation, and maintenance. This program is intended to further build the capacity of Bangladesh’s senior level managers and plant operators by providing them the opportunity to work with and learn best utility operation and maintenance practices for power generating plants directly from their peers at selected U.S. and global electric utilities. The expected results are the introduction and adaptation of proven utility operating and maintenance best practices, policies, training, and tools into the Bangladesh power sector which will result in helping to create economic and social opportunities for its citizens. The partnership was designed to: • Introduce commercially-proven approaches to improve the operations and maintenance of power plants; • Transfer “best practices” and performance standards utilized around the world to different equipment and areas of power plants; • Improve efficiency practices and upgrades; • Improve reliability initiatives; FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program (EUPP), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008 P a g e | 12 • Expose officials to strategic decision-making processes for long-term planning of equipment replacement and upgrades; and • Improve performance of environmental pollution and emission control equipment. Activities under this partnership included: August 13-17, 2011, Dhaka, Bangladesh - Definitional Visit to Discuss the Partnership with BPDB: USEA’s John Hammond (Program Manager) and Matthew Gebert (Senior Program Coordinator) traveled to Dhaka in August 2011 to attend meetings and site visits related to the operation and maintenance of gas-fired power plants in Bangladesh. After additional meetings with the U.S. Agency for International Development’s energy team in Dhaka, World Bank officials in Dhaka, and visiting BPDB’s Ghorashal Power Station outside Dhaka, USEA and BPDB signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing an International Utility Partnership Program designed to expose BPDB to best practices in the operation and maintenance of their power generation fleet. November 14-18, 2011, Turkey – Executive Exchange Visit to Turkey by BPDB: Senior executives and plant managers from the BPDB and its affiliates and the Bangladesh Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources studied best practices in the operation and maintenance (O&M) of power plants in Turkey. April 16-24, 2012, United States- Executive Exchange Visit to Combustion Turbine Operations Technical Forum (CTOTF), GE Energy, TVA, Constellation Energy, Georgia Power: Five executives and power plant managers from the BPDB gained exposure to advanced strategies and techniques to improve the operation and maintenance of gas-fired power plants by meeting with leading utilities and equipment manufacturers in the United States. Figure 1 Bangladesh Power Development Board members outside GE’s turbine manufacturing plant in Greenville, SC November 4-15, 2013, United States – Training Course on GE’s Mark Vie Software: Over the course of two weeks, delegates received technical training on Plant System Architecture, Network Topology, Redundancy, Human Machine Interface (HMI)/Controller, Configuration and Turbine Integration as part of the Plant Control System, Introduction to ControlST including ToolboxST and WorkstationST, Hardware Configuration in ToolboxST and Troubleshooting, Distributed Control System (DCS) Hardware Drawings and Panel Design, including Input/Output (IO) Configuration, Power Distribution and Redundancy, Software Configuration in ToolboxST - DCS Library, Creating, Modifying and Troubleshooting Software, HMI and [... middle sections omitted for long document ...] FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program I (EUPP I), Award No. EPP-A-00-07-00008-0 P a g e | 85 5. SUMMARY OF PRODUCTS, PRESENTATIONS, AND PUBLICATIONS Articles, publications, and presentations produced in conjunction with EUPP can be found on the EUPP webpage at: https://www.usea.org/program/energy-utility-partnership-program-eupp We provide copies of Selected Publications with this report as Annex D. 5.1 Selected Publications, Presentations, and Publications • Data Management Assessment Report for Kenya’s GDC, Stephen M. Richard, U.S. Geoscience Information Network and Richard E. Zehner, Geothermal Development Associates, 2015. By invitation from the GDC management Mr. Richard and Mr. Zehner were invited back to reassess and update their understanding of the current state of GDC’s geothermal data management. This report updates the information in the first report that was published in 2014. • South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Integration (SARI/EI) Report on “Linking South Asia with Burma & Southeast Asia to Advance Cross Border Electricity Trade: A Political Economy Study”: • EKT Wheeling Report: • John Beardsworth Report, “Tariff Calculation of the Ethiopia – Kenya – Tanzania Transaction”: • Ethiopia Law Report: • Haiti “Final Report on Capacity Building Workshop Series for the Haitian Regulatory Agency”: FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program I (EUPP I) ANNEX A: Selected Activity Agendas FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program I (EUPP I) ANNEX B: Jordan Utility Partnership Program Final Report Copy of Jordan Utility Partnership Program Final Report has been submitted as a separate file FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program I (EUPP I) ANNEX C: Impact and Indicator Tables Impact and Indicator tables have been submitted separately as Excel Files FINAL REPORT: Energy Utility Partnership Program I (EUPP I) ANNEX D: Selected Publications