DEMT Seminar and Final DEMT Seminar and Final MeetingMeeting

DEMT Activities in CambodiaDEMT Activities in Cambodia

Heng KunleangDeputy Director

Energy Development DepartmentMinistry of Industry, Mines and Energy

Vientiane, Lao PDR 19-20 June, 2006

ContentContent

Project ObjectivesProject Objectives

DEMT Activities in CambodiaDEMT Activities in Cambodia

REE Survey for Subsidized PCsREE Survey for Subsidized PCs

DEMT Activities PlanningDEMT Activities Planning

DEMT Benefits for REFDEMT Benefits for REF

ConclusionConclusion

RecommendationRecommendation

Project ObjectivesProject Objectives

To help improve access to higher quality To help improve access to higher quality and more reliable energy services to and more reliable energy services to

rural populationsrural populations

DEMT Activities in CambodiaDEMT Activities in Cambodia

The DEMT projectThe DEMT project was officially kicked-off on May was officially kicked-off on May 19, 2005, Phnom Penh that was attended by 13 19, 2005, Phnom Penh that was attended by 13 participants.participants.REE Management Survey-July 2005:REE Management Survey-July 2005: To determine To determine various aspects of their technical and various aspects of their technical and management capacity and processes.management capacity and processes.Specification Review Workshop-July 2005:Specification Review Workshop-July 2005: To To ensure that the tools developed indeed be ensure that the tools developed indeed be appropriate and effective. appropriate and effective. Training of TrainersTraining of Trainers on 5-7 April, 2006 on 5-7 April, 2006REEs TrainingREEs Training on 5-10 June, 2006 on 5-10 June, 2006REE SurveyREE Survey for Subsidized PCs for Subsidized PCs

REE Survey for Subsidized PCs REE Survey for Subsidized PCs Objectives of SurveyObjectives of Survey

Determine level of REE’s computer use Determine level of REE’s computer use and abilityand ability

Investigate the variance and Investigate the variance and characteristics of how REEs manage characteristics of how REEs manage their businesstheir business

Determine the REEs’ priorities for Determine the REEs’ priorities for assistance with management issues assistance with management issues

Method of SurveyMethod of Survey

Designed survey of 11 questions, 1 Designed survey of 11 questions, 1 pages pages

MIME and EAC posted it to all 40 REEs MIME and EAC posted it to all 40 REEs with an explanatory cover-letter (late with an explanatory cover-letter (late May 2006)May 2006)

MIME conducted interviews, following MIME conducted interviews, following the survey form with the REE (early June the survey form with the REE (early June 2006)2006)

Sample Size = 36Sample Size = 36

Result SummaryResult Summary

General interest in assistance to General interest in assistance to improve REE management, and open to improve REE management, and open to software tools.software tools.

100 % of REEs were interested to issue 100 % of REEs were interested to issue software and subsidised PCs. software and subsidised PCs.

DEMT Activities PlanningDEMT Activities PlanningSupply of PCs to TraineesSupply of PCs to Trainees

Desktop PC in Cambodia = around $500 (new, including printer, at least able to run ACCESS 2003 )Strategy: Differentiate Subsidise 100 Euro for 30 REEs.

Proposed Process:MIME gets 3 quotes for supply of 30 PCs meeting specifications (including warranty and service) AND arranges the payment scheme

MIME makes PC offer for REE (limited numbers) in invitation letter and arrange the modality of subsidy.

Each REE signs an agreement to use PC for DEMT purposes, and be available for audit by MIME/EAC staff at any time, and must repay subsidy if any problem

Back-up, Support and MonitoringBack-up, Support and Monitoring

Installation and Set-up Installation and Set-up (just for some trainees as needed): (just for some trainees as needed): They can do themselves, and call if needed to MIME. EAC They can do themselves, and call if needed to MIME. EAC can help and support in the field (free of charge) can help and support in the field (free of charge)

Telephone ‘Help Line’ for REEs to call for help Telephone ‘Help Line’ for REEs to call for help

Visits to each REE sites to provide help and monitoringVisits to each REE sites to provide help and monitoring

Keep record of all problems encountered, calls, visits, Keep record of all problems encountered, calls, visits, small survey on use of the softwaresmall survey on use of the software

DEMT Activities Planning (Con’d)DEMT Activities Planning (Con’d)

DEMT Benefits for REFDEMT Benefits for REF

REF aims to encourage entrepreneurs to REF aims to encourage entrepreneurs to establish new electricity services to establish new electricity services to remote villagesremote villagesRenewable energies promoted (SHS, Renewable energies promoted (SHS, Hydro, Biomass)Hydro, Biomass)DEMT Software will help entrepreneurs to DEMT Software will help entrepreneurs to manage businesses efficientlymanage businesses efficientlyDEMT Project partners agreed that PV DEMT Project partners agreed that PV Manager software be shared with Manager software be shared with Cambodia for the future use of potential Cambodia for the future use of potential REES under the REF.REES under the REF.

ConclusionConclusion

DEMT will contribute towards strengthening the rural DEMT will contribute towards strengthening the rural electrification action in terms of its management electrification action in terms of its management tools offered.tools offered.

DEMT approaches and Mini-grid software will provide DEMT approaches and Mini-grid software will provide to REEs to improve quality of energy service to rural to REEs to improve quality of energy service to rural population.population.

The selected REEs have gained knowledge and skills The selected REEs have gained knowledge and skills by using Mini-grid Tools. by using Mini-grid Tools.

RecommendationRecommendation

DEMT software package was corrected and DEMT software package was corrected and checked for proper operation before checked for proper operation before offering to all REEs.offering to all REEs.

Schedule setting of REE performance Schedule setting of REE performance improvement in the pilot location to improvement in the pilot location to maintain the project sustainability.maintain the project sustainability.

The concerned institutions involved in The concerned institutions involved in rural electrification should work closer with rural electrification should work closer with MIME.MIME.

Thank you for your attention