Project features
The objective of the assignment is to provide technical support to the GoU and the WB to develop and scale-up EE and rooftop deployment in public buildings (PBs) using sustainable financing mechanisms. Consultant is hired to contribute to a broader scope of work by:
Refining EE potential and investments needs estimate in public buildings in Uzbekistan;
Reviewing the EE market, legal and regulatory framework, and proposing mechanisms to enable the scale-up of the investments in the PBs sector;
Ascertaining the distributed solar potential in PBs in Uzbekistan, and the unique circumstances under which the investments would be financially viable;
Reviewing the distributed solar market, legal and regulatory framework, and proposing mechanisms to enable the scale-up of the investments in the public sector; and
Development of a sustainable financing mechanism for EE/RSPV investments in the PBs sector.
Services provided
Juru’s scope covers leading the first four bullet points above and supporting the last bullet point, specifically: Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings
Estimate the EE potential and investment needs in PBs using existing data, pilots, short surveys, etc;
Conduct site visits to up to 100 buildings to conduct walk through energy audits to refine estimates of the EE potential and investment needs in the PBs sector;
Assess market, legal/regulatory framework for the scaled-up deployment of EE in the PBs sector;
Analyse the legal, regulatory and institutional barriers to the deployment of scaled-up EE;
Integrated financial/economic assessment from implementing and scaling up EE programs;
Prepare a report chapter and presentation summarizing findings;
Conduct stakeholder consultation workshop to discuss findings and solicit input. Distributed Solar in Public Buildings
Estimate the distributed solar potential in the public buildings sector, and identify the niches in which it is financially and economically viable;
Conduct site visits to up to 100 buildings to refine the distributed solar / rooftop solar potential estimates;
Assess current legal/regulatory framework relevant to distributed solar development;
Analyse the legal, regulatory and institutional barriers of developing distributed solar;
Integrated financial/economic assessment from implementing and scaling up distributed solar;
Prepare a report chapter and presentation summarizing findings;
Conduct stakeholder consultation workshop to discuss findings and solicit input.
