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VTCL kick-off meeting

22-23 Nov. 2005

Phnom Penh

Vocational Technical Training for Cambodia and Laos rural electrification SMEs – VTCL

Financed by EC through EAEF

Tuan A. Nguyen, IED

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Presentation’s Plan (1)

Brief IED presentation – activity, approach…

Global project’s objectives (stream A & B)Project’s admin. issuesSurvey template and organizationDraft of curriculum guideline

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Innovation Energie Développement (IED) Independent consulting company created in 1988 and

based in Lyon (France)

AREA OF ACTIVITY :

Small power systems,

Renewable Energies

Decentralized R.Elec.,

Energy efficiency & DSM

Other

SERVICE : Cover the whole range of the project cycle

Energy Eff.23%

Power sector23%

Rural El.23%

RE17%

Other14%

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Innovation Energie Développement

GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE : active in more than thirty countries:

CLIENTS : EC, WB, AFD, UNDP, ADEME, GEF, FFEM, Private investors and developers, Private clients, Local authorities.

Europe30%

Africa30%

Asia30%

Others10%

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Innovation Energie Développement TEAM : Multidisciplinary international team with a network of

collaborators.

APROACH : Holistic approach (Emphasizing the importance of the whole and the interdependence of its parts).

IED SERVICES : Whole rang of the project cycle

Strategic development programming

Analysis & inst. Restructuring

Demonstration & information dissemination

Assessment & strategic planning

FS, engineering studies & Technical assistance

Training

Project management, economic and financial assessment

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IED activities under EAEF fundsFacility 1 Increasing market awareness

Facility 2 Adapting institutional frameworks

Facility 3 Feasibility studies

Facility 4 Demo.

• Study tour and workshop on Power pool in Europe for GMS• ICRA• VTCL

• CB prog. for Power trans. system in EDC• CB prog. for power industry in CLVT• DEMT

• IFRERA• REDEO• F/S assess. & CB for wind energy in Camb., VN and the Phils.

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Black – finished; Green – ongoing; Red – starting;

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VTCL project and IED team

Vocational Technical Training for Cambodia and Laos rural electrification SMEs (VTCL)

Supported by the European Commission through the EC – ASEAN Energy Facility

Tuan Nguyen, IEDAndrew Williamson, IED based in Phnom Penh

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VTCL objectives Improve the affordability, quality, safety &

sustainability of rural elect. services in Cambodia & Laos.

Establish VTT courses specially designed for the rural electricity operators and potential operators.

Stream A – Business management and dev.

Stream B – Technical dev.

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VTCL design concept Stream A

Business management

Generator type and fuel sources

E. efficiency, technical standards, license req.

Stream B

Diesel generator – sizing, O&M

Design & maint. of distribution networks

Practical skills & techniques for O&M, Safety

Length & Formats :

10 h/subject. Total of 60 h

Intensive short course or standard?

Theoretical + practical exercises + field trips + Exam;

Accreditation : certification, credit for further study, other?

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Project admin. issues Activities (tasks and subtasks) & responsibilities,

Project’s schedule and outputs,

Budget estimation,

“Cost statement” model and justification requirements,

Consortium agreement

Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel

Feuille de calcul Microsoft Excel

Document Microsoft Word

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Next step : survey Survey questionnaire

ITC : 145 questionnaires (big size REE, medium size REE, small size REE, students, officials from MIME, EAC)

NUOL : 65 (PESCO, students, officials)

Form

Data entry into Excel file

Document Microsoft Word