Mid-term Review of the Capacity Development Project of the Rural Energy Agency in Tanzania

Evaluation team: Leif Danielson and Peter Zhou
Timing: October - December 2011

Sida Terms of Reference
Final Evaluation Report

The Swedish Embassy /Sida have commissioned Indevelop to undertake a review of the Capacity Development Project of the Rural Energy Agency in Tanzania, in order to ascertain whether the assignment has achieved the intended goals.

The REA Capacity Development Project, financed by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), was initially formulated to support the Rural Energy Agency (REA) soon after its establishment and its staff recruited.

The Rural Energy Agency was established as an autonomous agency to administer the Rural Energy Fund (REF) under the Rural Energy Act, 2005, and to promote and facilitate investment in modern energy services by working with key partners and collaborators from the private sector, NGOs, CBOs and Government Agencies. The Agency, in partnership with project developers, identifies modern energy projects, provides training/capacity building in project identification and preparation, technical assistance, managerial and financial assistance in order to enhance sustainability of energy projects.

The vision and mission of the REA are to be a model of excellence in effective contribution to the national economic growth and thereby improve the standard of living in a sustainable manner.