Evaluation report on Utilizing solar energy for industrial process heat in Egyptian industry.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Solar energy   #Arab States   #EGYPT   #Project evaluations

The UNIDO project - Utilizing solar energy for industrial process heat in Egyptian industry (commonly known as the SHIP project), supported by the Global Environmental Facility (GEF), started in October 2014 with an original planned duration of 5 years, was completed at the end of March 2023 with an actual duration of 8.5 years.\nThe objective of the project was to develop the market environment for the diffusion and local manufacturing of solar energy for industrial process heat. The project focused on improving the energy efficiency of industrial process heat systems and the introduction of solar thermal (water heating) technologies mainly in industrial companies with a high fraction of low and medium temperature heat demand in three industrial sectors, namely the food, chemical and textiles sectors. Further, the project sought to support the local manufacturing of quality components of the solar systems.\nThe terminal evaluation (TE) analysed to what extent has the project achieved the expected results within the solar energy sector for industrial process heat in Egypt namely; the promotion of policy instruments; mobilization of financing; improvement in manufacturing the technology and enhancing the technical capacity of people involved in the sector.\nThe TE regarded the project overall as a success and that it is leaving a good legacy through the conduct of many training (benefiting over 1,300 people), setting up a Revolving Fund worth USD 4million, holding many media and visibility events, and achieving a high degree of awareness.

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Evaluation report on Environmentally Sound Management and Final Disposal of PCBs in Serbia.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Europe and Central Asia   #SERBIA   #Project evaluations

The objective of the project is similar to other UNIDO PCB projects and includes technical components such as legal framework, capacity building, awareness raising, PCB inventory, and assessment of contaminated sites. The main project objective is to protect human health and the environment by reducing and eliminating the releases of and exposure to PCBs through establishment of an environmentally sound PCB management system and final disposal of 200 tons of PCB equipment.\nThis terminal evaluation was a part of a Cluster evaluation of eight UNIDO PCB projects.

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Evaluation report on Environmentally sound management of PCB-containing equipment and wastes and upgrade of technical expertise in Bolivia.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Latin America and the Caribbean   #Project evaluations

The project brought together different participants to meet the same objective and eliminate PCBs for the first time in Bolivia. One of the main achievements was awareness of PCBs' environmental and human health risks. After the project, the resources necessary for the ESM of PCBs are perceived as an investment; behavioural changes, including preventive measures throughout the sector and demystifying fieldwork with PCBs, are also identified. The project disposed of 149.6 tons of PCBs.\nThis terminal evaluation was a part of a Cluster evaluation of eight UNIDO PCB projects.

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Evaluation report on Environmentally sound management and disposal of PCB-containing equipment and disposal of DDT wastes, upgrade of techn. expertise.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Latin America and the Caribbean   #GUATEMALA   #Project evaluations

The project's main contribution was to standardize PCB management knowledge and practices in the country and provide a legal and technical framework for its implementation. This project was designed according to the country's reality, covering all PCB issues and challenges; its level of relevance is still valid. The intervention was implemented effectively by stakeholders in their different roles.\nThis terminal evaluation was a part of a Cluster evaluation of eight UNIDO PCB projects.

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Evaluation report on Environmentally sound management of municipal and hazardous solid saste to reduce emissions of unintentional POPs in Senegal.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Stockholm Convention   #Africa   #SENEGAL   #Project evaluations

The purpose of this terminal evaluation was to provide a comprehensive assessment of the performance of the US$ 2M GEF-financed project entitled - Environmentally sound management of municipal and hazardous solid waste to reduce emissions of unintentional persistent organic pollutants in Senegal. This project started on 20 January 2015 and is expected to end on 31 March 2023. Its overall objective was to reduce releases of POPs from hazardous and municipal waste in two pilot municipalities, Tivaouane and Ziguinchor, by strengthening the technical and institutional capacities of private sector entities able to sustain and replicate best available technologies\/best environmental practices (BAT\/BEP) demonstrated under the project. The project was part of the implementation of the National Implementation Plan (NIP) under the Stockholm Convention ratified by the Government of Senegal on 8 October 2003.\nThis terminal evaluation was a part of a Cluster evaluation of eight UNIDO PCB projects.

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Evaluation report on Environmentally Sound Management and Final Disposal of PCBs in the Republic of Congo.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Africa   #Project evaluations

This medium-sized project, funded by the Global Environment Facility, was implemented by UNIDO from May 2015 to December 2022.\nThe main objective of the project was to establish an environmentally sound management system of PCBs and dispose of 200 tons of PCBs contaminated equipment and waste by strengthening the institutional capacities of power and oil sectors for sound management of chemicals in the Republic of Congo. The evaluation covered the whole duration of the project.\nThis terminal evaluation was a part of a Cluster evaluation of eight UNIDO PCB projects.

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Evaluation report on PCB Management and Disposal at the Energy Sector.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Asia and the Pacific   #LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC   #Project evaluations

The project “PCB Management and Disposal at the Energy Sector”, focuses on managing and disposing of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the energy sector of Lao PDR.\nThis terminal evaluation was a part of a Cluster evaluation of eight UNIDO PCB projects.

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Evaluation report on Environmentally Sound Management and Final Disposal of PCBs at the Russian Railways network and other PCB owners (Phase I).pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Europe and Central Asia   #RUSSIAN FEDERATION   #Project evaluations

This full-sized project, funded by the Global Environment Facility, was implemented by UNIDO from February 2014 to December 2022.\nThe main objective of the project was to build capacity to introduce and implement a PCB management system to facilitate the implementation of the Stockholm Convention on POPs, to dispose of at least 3,800 tons of PCBs and PCB-containing equipment in an environmentally-sound manner and to maximize opportunities for public-private partnership through development of efficient policies and regulations The evaluation covered the whole duration of the project.\nThis terminal evaluation was a part of a Cluster evaluation of eight UNIDO PCB projects.

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Evaluation report on Making polychlorinated biphenyls management and elimination sustainable in Morocco.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Africa   #MOROCCO   #Project evaluations

This medium-sized project, funded by the Global Environment Facility, is being implemented by UNIDO from January 2018 to November 2023.\nThe main objective of the project was to protect the environment through the safe elimination of PCB-containing oil, equipment and wastes combined to strengthening the regulatory framework applicable to PCBs. The evaluation covered the implementation period from January 2018 to March 2023.\nThis terminal evaluation was a part of a Cluster evaluation of eight UNIDO PCB projects.

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Evaluation report on Removal of technical and economic barriers to initiating the clean-up activities for contaminated sites at OHIS.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Europe and Central Asia   #Project evaluations

This report presents an independent terminal evaluation of the North Macedonian project “Removal of Technical and Economic Barriers to Initiating the Clean-up Activities for α-HCH, β-HCH and Lindane Contaminated Sites at OHIS”. OHIS is a former organic chemicals factory at the outskirts of Skopje, North Macedonia.\nThe project objective is to set up a sustainable mechanism to ensure a durable and continued clean-up operation at the selected HCH-contaminated site for future industrial use, and to protect human health and the environment from their adverse effects by reducing and eliminating the releases of and exposure to HCHs (6,000 m3 or 10,700 tons to be disposed within the project period).\nThe purpose of the evaluation was to independently assess the project to help UNIDO improve performance and results of ongoing and future programmes and projects. The terminal evaluation covers the whole duration of the project from its starting date in January 2015 to the estimated completion date in March 2023.

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Evaluation report on Environmentally Sound Management and Final Disposal of PCBs in India.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Asia and the Pacific   #INDIA   #Project evaluations

The project objective is “to reduce or eliminate the use and releases of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) to the environment through the development and implementation of pilot projects on the environmentally sound management (ESM) of PCBs through the disposal of approximately 2,700 tons of pure PCBs and 5,000 tons of PCB-contaminated equipment, including PCB-contaminated mineral oils and related waste in three pilot states in India.”\nThis terminal evaluation was a part of a Cluster evaluation of eight UNIDO PCB projects.

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Evaluation report on Sustainable Energy Initiative for Industries in Pakistan.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Sustainable energy   #Renewable energy   #Asia and the Pacific   #PAKISTAN   #Project evaluations

This independent Terminal Evaluation (TE) covered the whole duration of the “Sustainable Energy Initiative for Industries in Pakistan (REEE)” project from its starting date in June 2014 to its completion in December 2022.\nThe REEE project aimed to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions by facilitating the creation of a market environment to promote the use of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RE&EE) technologies and measures in the selected industrial sectors of Pakistan.\nThe REEE sought to address barriers related to the policy, incentives for the development of a robust domestic market for delivering technology and management solutions, and an enhanced policy and regulatory framework for promotion of RE&EE measures in the industry. The project adopted an integrated and holistic approach that combined demonstration projects with high replication potential with interventions seeking to establish a market environment conducive to investments in clean energy practices and technologies. REEE was initially planned for four years, but was extended two times, and finally lasted 7.5 years.

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Evaluation report on Support for the design and implementation of a technical assistance programme and capacity building concerning industrial land.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Africa   #MOROCCO   #Project evaluations

The independent terminal evaluation assessed the programme that falls within the framework of component (i) \"Technical Assistance\" of the \"Industrial Land\" activity of Compact II. The programme is also part of the Partnership Country Program (PCP Morocco-UNIDO), signed on March 26, 2019, between UNIDO and the Ministry of Industry and Trade.\nThe program is the sum of three\nprojects:\n• Project 1 focused on capacity building through a set of training modules established and conducted by experts\/ trainers mobilized by UNIDO.\n• Project 2 focused on the development of an electronic platform for industrial zones. The project aimed to diagnosing the existing electronic platform for industrial zones (www.zonesindustrielles.ma), benchmarking existing platforms on industrial land, and creating a new electronic platform for industrial zones based on the results of the diagnosis and benchmarking.\n• Project 3 focused on the diagnosis of industrial zones in Morocco (114 designated industrial zones by MIC) and recommendations to improve their performance and attractiveness.\nThe three projects appear as three centers of activities that are not necessarily interlinked to each other. However, collectively, they all contribute to a more global objective of good governance of industrial land in Morocco.

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Evaluation report on Development and Implementation of a Sustainable Management Mechanism for POPs in the Caribbean (UNIDO project No. 150049).pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Global   #Project evaluations

The project sought to reduce the risks related to POPs in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Belize, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago by supporting systems for integrated chemicals management (ICM) in the region. The GEF approved the project in December 2015, and the project ended in December 2022 after a two-year extension. The project was implemented by UNIDO. The Basel Convention Regional Centre for Training and Technology Transfer for the Caribbean Region (BCRC-CARIBBEAN) executed the regional activities, while UNIDO executed the technology demonstration activities.\nThe terminal evaluation assessed the project performance in terms of relevance, coherence, effectiveness, efficiency, sustainability, and progress to impact. Key in this assessment was the examination of the extent to which the project helped to put in place the conditions likely to overcome barriers and contribute to a development trajectory conducive to the sustainable management of POPs in participating countries. The second objective was to identify useful findings, lessons, and recommendations for enhancing the design of new and implementation of ongoing projects by UNIDO. The Terminal Evaluation included an assessment of project design and covered the project's full duration from December 2015 to December 2022

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Evaluation report on Promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy in selected micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) clusters in India.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Asia and the Pacific   #INDIA   #Project evaluations

An independent terminal evaluation (TE) of the GEF-UNIDO-BEE Project in India entitled - Promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy in selected micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) clusters in India - (hereafter, MSME Project or Project) was carried out during the period of June-December 2022. The MSME Project was launched in New Delhi on 1 April 2011 at an Inception Workshop by UNIDO with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) as executing partners. This terminal evaluation covers the Project’s duration from its start on 1 April 2011 until 31 December 2022, which included several no-cost extensions.

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Evaluation report on Sustainable conversion of waste to clean energy for Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emission reduction.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Africa   #KENYA   #Project evaluations

The independent terminal evaluation assessed the UNIDO implemented and GEF-supported project entitled - Sustainable conversion of waste to clean energy for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction in Kenya. The main objective of the project is to promote investments in waste to energy (WTE) technologies to increase the electrification rate as well as to reduce greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions in the country.

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Evaluation report on Hosting and Managing Private Financing Advisory Network.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Global   #Project evaluations

The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) is a multilateral public-private partnership that provides project development and pipeline origination services in clean energy; energy-efficiency; and climate adaptation projects. These services are delivered by a network of business advisors recruited globally. \n\nThe purpose of the evaluation was to identify findings and lessons, and propose recommendations based on the progress made by the program so far to enhance PFAN’s operations and articulate strategic opportunities that can be explored to better position PFAN going forward.

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Evaluation report on First operational phase of the Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Asia and the Pacific   #Project evaluations

This Terminal Evaluation (TE) assesses the project - First Operational Phase of the Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE). The establishment of the PCREEE under the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres (GN-SEC) platform materialized through a partnership between UNIDO and the Pacific Community (SPC). The First Operational Phase of the PCREEE was initially planned to last for four (4) years (September 2016 – August 2020). However, it was extended for two (2) more years (until the end of December 2022), due to increased funding from Norway to UNIDO during project implementation and the occurrence of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Evaluation report on Agro-technology development for economic growth in South and Central Somalia (2023).pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO - Independent Evaluation Unit

#Agro-industry   #Africa   #SOMALIA   #Project evaluations

The purpose of the review is to independently assess the performance of the project against the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Criteria (DAC) to help UNIDO improve performance and results and identify potential future opportunities.

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Evaluation report on GHG emissions reductions in targeted industrial sub-sectors through EE and application of solar thermal systems in Malaysia.pdf

2023  |  Author(s): EIO – Independent Evaluation Unit

#Energy efficiency   #Asia and the Pacific   #MALAYSIA   #Project evaluations

The independent terminal evaluation (TE) assessed the extent to which the project entitled - GHG emissions reductions in targeted industrial sub-sectors through EE and application of solar thermal systems in Malaysia - achieved its objective of “reducing GHG emissions by promoting and demonstrating sector-specific EE improvements and solar thermal technology utilization in industry”. In this context, this TE considered the extent to which the technical assistance of MAEESTA was effective and assessed the likelihood of sustainability of Project results in achieving 6 intended outcomes: i) policy papers and financial incentive schemes established and endorsed by stakeholders; ii) awareness and capacity of equipment vendors, service providers, industry management, plant engineers, and financial institutions in five targeted industrial sub-sectors strengthened and utilized; iii) thermal energy efficiency and solar thermal technology demonstrated and deployed in five targeted industrial sub-sectors; and iv) adequate monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are in place, facilitating smooth and successful project implementation and sound impact.

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