SOLAR HYBRID MINI GRIDS - DARES
The Standalone Solar System (SAS) component aims to expand the availability and affordability of SAS through competitively awarded performance based grants . The component consists of three subcomponents:
- Solar Home Systems (SHS)- Supply Side Subsidy support private companies in expanding operations into hard-to-reach areas.
- Productive Use of Energy Technologies- seeks to facilitate the widespread adoption of standalone solar PUE technologies and to upscale the distribution of solar home systems in rural communities. A reverse auction will be launched for more mature technologies while funds will be available for emerging technologies.
- Solar Business Systems- aims to accelerate the adoption of high-capacity standalone solar systems tailored to meet the significant energy needs of MSMEs, business clusters and other commercial locations
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Total funding available for the component is US$300 million
- Total of US$100million has assigned for the PBG SHS
- Total of US$150million has been assigned for the Solar Business Systems
- Total of US$50million has been assigned for the PUE
- 2,700,000 Households & MSMEs
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Target | 2,700,000 Units | TBA | |
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Approach | SHS Supply Side Subsidy | Solar Business Users | Productive Use of Energy Technologies |
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Geographic Scope | Rural & Under Served | Under Served | Rural & Under Served |
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Site Selection | Developer Led | TBD | Developer Led (may require partnerships with Government Bodies) |
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Subsidy Type | Fixed Incentives | TBD | TBD |
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Subsidy Determination | LGA Driven approach (To incentivize rural and underserved deployment) | TBD | TBD |
Application and Qualification
- The interested applicants register for the programme through the REA – DARES standalone solar website https://nep.rea.gov.ng/how-to-apply-on-dares/#1730719397441-96165b78-7adf to receive log in information for the Odyssey platform.
- The applicant is to log onto the platform to access fully detailed information on the programme and application guidelines for all stages. Templates are also provided for the qualification stage.
Grant Agreement Signing
- Following the successful evaluation process, the documents are sent for approval and no objection. Once approvals and no-objection are granted, the applicant will execute the grant agreement with management.
- Following the successful evaluation process, the documents are sent for approval and no objection. Once approvals and no-objection are granted, the applicant will execute the grant agreement with management.
Verification and Disbursement
- Claims are uploaded on a monthly basis via the CRM or through the sheet provided by the component.
- Review of the claims by the component and the online platform for compliance and the eliminate repetition.
- Verification of claims by the IVA and the GA, the IVA will work with the auditor to draw samples while the GA conducts an online verification through the CRM.
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| 2. | Financial Information |
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| 3. | Customer Tracking and Value Chain |
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| 4. | Operational scale |
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| 5. | Experience and Skills |
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| 6. | Quality Verification |
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| 7. | Environmental and Social |
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Application
Document submission via the online project management platform
Pre-Screening
Review of the application for completeness and conformity with evaluation criteria
Clarification
Provide clarification or hand holding sessions to applicants where necessary
Evaluation
Detailed review and scoring of the submission by the evaluations committee
Approval & No-Objection
Following the successful evaluation process, the documents are sent for approval and no objection
Agreement Signing
Once approvals and no-objection is granted, the applicant will execute the grant agreement with management
Access to the index to determine eligible region
Sales in eligible regions
Submission of sale/claims to Odyssey
Claim eligibility checks for compliance
System verification through the IVA and Odyssey
Disbursement of 1st tranche of payments for verified sales
2nd tranche payment for Pay-Go/EaaS following 3 month reverification
Primary Verification
Independent Verification Agent
- Independently conduct phone and field verifications on claims submitted by grantees
- Report and follow up on grievances that may be discovered during the course of verification
Independent Verification Agent
- Online mode of verification, through GPS triangulation and system interconnectivity or monitoring of payment data received through the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Tool
Secondary Verification
Periodic Audits by Internal and External Auditors
Impact Assessment surveys by M&E Specialist
Random Spot Checks and Testimonials
Odyssey Verification
- Applicable to systems which have CRM linked to the odyssey platform, real-time verification of submitted claims will be carried out by the Grant Administrator
Phone Verification
- Applicable to meters with APIs linked with Odyssey, as well as meters not linked;
- Customers are contacted via phone and interviewed by the IVA to determine to verify meter connections
Field Verification
- Applicable to systems which have CRM linked with Odyssey, as well as systems not linked;
- IVA visits sites to verify claim submitted by developer
