Service

Project Management

17 July 2017 / Comments

The team meets twice per year to review progress, provide policy guidance and resolve any high-level challenges facing the project.

Technical Working Group (TWG): This is critical decision making organ of the project. The TWG is chaired by Secretary, Renewable Energy, Ministry of Energy and a county government nominee. It includes representatives from the 14 beneficiary counties, KPLC, REA, CoG, FCDC, ERC, Ministries of Health, Education, Interior, Devolution, & Water. It is also attended by County Renewable Energy Officers and other PCU Member. The TWG meets quarterly and is expected to resolve the common challenges arising during implementation.

County Working Group: The County Working Group is the organ mandated to resolve challenges of project implementation at the County level. The Governor in each of the 14 counties acts as the patron of the group. The CWG is expected to keep the Governor of the county updated on the progress of the project. It is chaired by the CECs in charge of Energy and co-chaired by the County Commissioners on behalf of the National Government. The County Renewable Energy Officers (CREOs) act as the Secretary of the group. Other members include County Director Enforcement, County Director of Education, County Director Water, County Director Environment, County Business Manager KPLC and County Supervisor REA.

Project Coordination Unit (PCU): The KOSAP PCU is hosted in the Ministry of Energy and is headed by the Project Coordinator. It consists of various technical officers drawn from the Ministry and specialists in the areas of Procurement, Financial Management, Monitoring and Evaluation, Social Safeguards, Communications, Cook Stoves, and Solar. 14 County Renewable Officers (CREOs) who are based at the county are also part of the PCU.

The PCU is responsible for not only implementing Components 2 and 4 of the proposed projects but also the overall coordination of project implementation and oversight, including the following:

  • Defining, jointly with the respective county governments, the project areas based on technical and policy development priorities;
  • Resolving, in consultation with the county governments, challenges requiring high-level intervention facing the project;
  • Monitoring the implementation of the project; and
  • Consolidating information from Impact Assessments (IAs) on progress of implementation and results reporting.

KPLC and REA have established respective Project Implementation Units PIUs to manage their specific components. The PCU and PIUs consult and collaborate on a day-to -day basis and also hold monthly meetings.

Implementation Period
The implementation period is November 23, 2018 and ends on June 30, 2023.

Contacts
Contact us on:

Ministry of Energy
Kawi Complex
Off Red cross Cross Rd. Nairobi Kenya.
P. O. Box 30582 – 00100 Nairobi Kenya
Tel:020-310112 ext 22205
Email: kosap@energy.go.ke