1. Demand Side Management & Renewable Energy in India: Capacity Building of CSOs (DREC Project) Implementation Strategy Gaurav Shukla CUTS International

2. Objective of the Project
Capacity building measures for consumer groups to:
Perform need based advocacy
Participate in policy and regulatory processes
Raise awareness and build capacity of consumer organisations
Creating demand from the consumer end
Outcome: Policy makers take appropriate actions to ensuring consumer participation

3. Project Activities
Groundwork: Preparations, Partnerships, Launch Meeting
Research: Literature Review, Perception Survey Questionnaire, State Level Paper (West Bengal & Gujarat), Research Report
Research Activity: Baseline & Final Consumer Survey
Capacity Building: Local Inception Workshop, State Level Training Workshops, Consume interface meetings
Advocacy: Policy Advocacy Meeting, National Conference

4. Sequence of Activities
CRC
VIKSAT
Literature Review
Jun 2011
Local Inception Workshop
Jul 2011
Baseline Consumer Survey & Report
Jul – Oct 2011
Aug – Nov 2011
State Level Training Workshops
Nov 2011 – Jan 2012
Dec 2011 – Feb 2012
Consumer Interface Meetings
Feb – Apr 2012
Mar – May 2012
Final Consumer Survey & Report
May – Aug 2012
Jun – Sep 2012
State Policy Advocacy Meeting
Sep 2012
Oct 2012
National Policy Advocacy Meeting
Sep – Oct 2012
National Conference & Report
Nov 2012

5. Role of Partners RESEARCH & RELATED ACTIVITIES
Literature review
Perception survey questionnaire
Baseline consumer survey
State level paper (ToR to be shared by CCIER)
Final consumer survey
Research Report (Provide comments & inputs)

6. Role of Partners CAPACITY BUILDING
State level training workshops
Consumer interface meeting

7. Role of Partners OUTPUTS
Send relevant news clippings, articles from the local newspapers, magazines etc to CUTS
Translate relevant literature into local language such as newsletters, articles or any other material supplied by CUTS
Write newspaper articles reflecting the findings of the project
Keep updating CUTS regarding project progress and finance periodically

8. Partnerships Contract with each partner
Draft ToR has been sent to all partners: with responsibilities and corresponding consideration
Commencement of partnership with the signing of the MoU and ToR by CUTS and individual partners

9. For further information please contact:
Gaurav Shukla, Research Assistant
CUTS Centre for Competition, Investment and
Economic Regulation (CUTS-CCIER),
D-217 Bhaskar Marg, Bani Park, Jaipur , India
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