Expert and scientific advice on rural energy access and electrification

Location

Germany (desk work)

Project duration

2/2023 – 6/2024

Client

Deutsches Evaluierungsinstitut der Entwicklungszusammenarbeit (DEval)

Services Provided

peer review inception and evaluation reports of an evaluation on the contribution of German development
cooperation to providing access to clean and affordable energy in rural areas in developing and
emerging economies
summarize existing evidence on selected challenges for development cooperation in
rural energy supply and access in the form of Mini Reviews
support the evaluation design, methods, and case study selection

Publications

Acccess to (green) energy in rural Africa (final evaluation documents, incl. full report and executive summary)
Zugang zu (grüner) Energie im ländlichen Afrika (final evaluation report in German)

Project description

The German Institute for Development Evaluation (DEval) conducts an evaluation on the effects of German and international contributions to clean, affordable and effective electrification in rural areas. The evaluation makes recommendations to German development cooperation actors both at the level of the Federal Ministries as well as their implementing organizations.

ecol provides expert and scientific advice to the DEval evaluation team throughout the evaluation in the form of peer reviews, support on evaluation design and methods, as well as brief summaries of the scientific literature on selected challenges for development cooperation in rural energy supply and access.