CLIENT
Asian Development Bank (ADB), Green Climate Fund (GCF) & Government of Tonga
COUNTRIES
Tonga
DATES
2021 - 2022
TITLE
Project Evaluation Specialist
SECTOR
Renewable Energy
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
The Tonga Renewable Energy Project (TREP) is supporting the Government of Tonga in its plans to rapidly move from its heavy dependence on imported fossil fuels for power generation (about 90%) to using clean and renewable energy resources that are low carbon and climate resilient which will help the country meet its 50% renewable energy target by 2022 and 70% by 2030. The TREP will also increase energy access of marginalized populations in the outer islands, where access is low and limited. In obtaining financing from the GCF, ADB signed a Funded Activity Agreement (FAA) and as part of the FAA an interim evaluation of the project has to be carried out.
SERVICES PROVIDED BY STRATEGY & ECONOMICS
Three main tasks: S&E’s Managing Director carried out the project interim evaluation which entailed reviewing project progress in relation to the following criteria: i) Project relevance, effectiveness and efficiency; ii) Coherence in climate finance delivery with other multilateral entities; iii) Gender equity; iv) Country ownership of projects and programs; v) Innovativeness in results areas; vi) Replication and scalability; vii) Unexpected results (positive and negative).