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CONSULTANCY TO UNDERTAKE: A cost benefit and affordability analysis of clean energy alternatives / products for productive and reproductive purposes for POWER Action women beneficiaries.

NAME OF PROJECT: Promoting Opportunities for Women’s Empowerment and Rights (POWER)

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST: NGOCC/EOI/08/22/ADV

1. BACKGROUND

The Non-governmental Gender Organizations’ Coordinating Council (NGOCC) is an umbrella network for Non-Governmental and Community Based Organizations in Zambia. The organization has been active in championing women’s empowerment and gender equity and equality in Zambia since 1985. In over 30 years of its existence, NGOCC has grown to be the focal point of the women’s movement in Zambia, with a total membership of 103 as at the end of 2021 who are spread across all the 10 provinces of Zambia and covering 64 districts.

In 2020, NGOCC signed an agreement with the European Union (EU) to implement an action entitled: “Promoting Opportunities for Women’s Empowerment and Rights (POWER).” One of the key activities of the action is to conduct a cost benefit and affordability analysis of clean energy alternatives / products for productive and reproductive purposes for POWER Action women beneficiaries and disseminate the findings to the beneficiaries of the Action. (In this work, clean energy alternative or product refer to any kind of appliance that uses clean energy as the energy source. It includes renewable energy technologies such as solar irrigation, solar pumps, and Solar-Home Systems, improved/clean cook stoves as well as alternative energy technologies such as LPG stoves. Also conventional electric appliances such as electric stoves, cookers, fridges etc. using ZESCO electricity (hydro) could be seen as clean energy technologies as long as they are energy efficient; Also productive purpose refers to use of the products for any purpose which results in money, goods or property paid to any other person or entity, while reproductive purpose refers to cooking, lighting and heating).

According to a study of 2019 conducted in Zambia and Uganda by Energy Research Centre, the willingness to pay for an electricity connection or purchase a solar product is much lower in female-headed than male-headed household. This difference in willingness to pay could be caused by a number of reasons such as higher poverty levels, different priorities, less access to credit and less knowledge about clean energy technologies in female-headed households and also the high cost of the product (Energy Research Centre (2019) Electricity for Integrated Rural Development: The role of businesses, the public sector and communities in Uganda and Zambia. Project RISE Practitioner Report).

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1.0 PURPOSE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The assignment is to undertake a cost benefit and affordability analysis of clean energy alternatives / products for productive and reproductive purposes for POWER Action women beneficiaries.

The specific objectives to guide the analysis would be:

i. To understand and document the economic status of women beneficiaries of the POWER Action.

ii. Analyse the cost and affordability of clean energy alternatives / products by women beneficiaries of the POWER Action for productive and reproductive purposes

iii. Make recommendations in view of productive and reproductive purposes of available clean energy alternatives / products based on POWER Action women beneficiaries’ economic status and the results of the cost benefit analysis on the clean energy alternatives / products .

SCOPE OF THE ASSIGNMENT

The entire work will be for a period of 40 days and work will be done in 10 provinces and covering 21 districts where NGOCC through its member organizations is implementing the POWER Action as follows:

1. Southern Province – Kalomo and Monze

2. Western Province – Kaoma and Luampa

3. Lusaka Province – Kafue and Chongwe

4. Eastern Province – Katete, Mambwe and Chipata

5. Central Province – Kabwe, Chibombo and Mumbwa

6. Copperbelt Province – Masaiti and Mufulira

7. N/Western Province – Mufumbwe and Solwezi

8. Luapula Province – Mansa

9. Northern Province – Lupososhi and Kasama

10. Muchinga Province – Mpika and Nakonde

EXPECTED OUTPUT/DELIVERABLES

• Inception meeting between the Consultant and NGOCC.
• An inception report including detailed methodology of delivery of work to be undertaken.
• A draft study report.
• Validation of the report.
• Final Report.
• Dissemination/Sharing of recommendations and suggestions with the NGOCC membership.

2.0 COMPOSITION, QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE OF THE CONSULTANT (TEAM)

• Relevant qualifications and expertise in economic accounting especially in economic analysis with at least 7 years of experience in conducting similar work.

3.0 APPLICATION PROCEDURES / APPLICATIONS CONSISTING OF;

a. A cover letter summarizing suitability and qualifications for this assignment with Company Profile

b. List of relevant similar assignments or actual outputs from these assignments

c. Technical proposal with indicative work plan showing Consultant’s planned approach to the assignment

d. Cost proposal with proposed payment schedule for the given payment schedule.

e. Any other support documents

Submission Procedure

Expression of Interest clearly marked, “Cost benefit and affordability analysis of clean energy alternatives / products” should be sent before close of business on 30th August 2022 to info@ngocc.org.zm copying kizichal2@yahoo.com, jeremiahchamfya@gmail.com,