Expression of Interest For Results Based Reimbursement For Ecooking Project Implementation In 11 Districts O ... in Rwanda

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Expression of Interest for Results Based Reimbursement for Ecooking Project Implementation in 11 Districts of Rwanda EnDev is an international flagship programme for providing energy access, which has reached well over 30 million people in over 21 countries around the world. EnDevs drive is to improve the lives of the most vulnerable, ensuring no one is left behind. Economic opportunities and green jobs are created by building modern off-grid energy markets based on renewable energy, which improve the energy supply of off-grid households, social institutions, and small and medium-sized companies. It is an approach which aims to empower structural, self-sustaining change; kickstarting market and sector development. The driving force behind EnDev is the partnership of Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland; donors who are committed to accelerating energy access and socio-economic development. The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl) act as the principal agencies for programme coordination. With its new project the Sustainable eCooking Access to Leverage Electricity Uptake/SCALE.up, EnDev Rwanda is promoting access to electric cooking (eCooking) solutions, across 11 districts through a Results-Based Reimbursement (RBR)for eCooking initiative of which the implementation started in January 2025. This initiative offers financial incentives to companies investing in the distribution of eligible eCooking solutions. 1.2 Results-Based Reimbursements (RBR) Results-based financing (RBF) or also called RBR is a modality where a funder (this can be a donor, an implementing organisation, a national government, or other institution) disburses funds to a recipient (in this case a private cookstove company) only once a pre-agreed set of results is achieved and verified. This approach involves three key principles: Reimbursements are made only after the results are achieved. The recipient may independently choose how to achieve those results. Lastly, independent verification of results is the trigger for disbursement. 1.3 Overview of SCALE.up SCALE.up seeks to decrease dependence on biomass used for cooking by facilitating household to access eCooking solutions through an RBR approach. The project fosters the market-based distribution and uptake of metered eCooking devices, specifically induction cooktops and Electric Pressure Cookers (EPCs). At its core, this initiative aims to enhance electricity consumption and clean cooking through a financial rebate system that provides incentives based on the electricity units (kWh) consumed for cooking on the promoted technology. The RBR for eCooking will be funded and implemented by EnDev Rwanda. The subsidy will be paid based on achievement of pre-agreed results in the contract and disbursement shall be done upon successful verification of sales and rebate payments by an Independent Verification Agent (IVA) which will be a company contracted by GIZ for this assignment. There are three types of support provided through the RBR facility (details outlined in section 2): Lump sum appliance support Per-kWh-rebate Lump sum metering system solution support per appliance 1.4 Verification process Every quarter the participating company will submit a sale report of the respective eCooking appliances to EnDev, the retrieved households` eCooking kWh consumption and a proof of the rebate payments. Upon completion of verification by an IVA, EnDev will notify the company to submit a subsidy claim (in the prescribed template provided i.e. the subsidy claim form) to GIZ for payment. The following process follows: The verification process will start upon receiving the claim form submitted by each participating company. The sampled sales will then be subject to phone verification (60% of sales) and to field verification (40% of sales). Upon completion of the verification, IVA will send a report of the successfully verified sales to EnDev. Upon successful verification, EnDev will send a notification to the participating company requesting to submit a subsidy claim to GIZ for payment. GIZ Rwanda will then process the payment to the participating company. The verification processes will be consistent throughout the operation of the RBR fund and applies to all participating companies, only subject to review when need arises. 1.5 Available RBR fund Based on RBR targets, EnDev Rwanda has dedicated a budget of up to EUR 75,438 for this tender. 1.6 Implementation timeframe The implementation period for this offer is from early April 2025 up to December 2025, with possible conditional contract extension. Location: Kigali Deadline: Sunday, 16/03/2025 23:59 Tender Link : https://www.jobinrwanda.com/job/expression-interest-eoi-results-based-reimbursement-ecooking-project-implementation-11

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