1. Introduction to Group Session 1 Gordon A. Mackenzie UNEP Risø Centre

2. 2 Regional energisation programme: A simulation exercise The objective to obtain information for the needs assessment for CEMA and its information system. Specifically: o Needs for capacity enhancement and mobilization in all African countries and regional organization (RECs) associated with the Africa EU Energy Partnership o Need for information to be embodied in an energy knowledge tool being developed as part of CEMA, and to be made available to all African energy stakeholders.

3. 3 Form of the group work Express and share experience from the “real world” of African energy planning, policy and programme implementation. In this way, we hope to take advantage of a situation where we have such a collection of expertise and experience from the Eastern and Southern sub-region. Simulate the considerations, actions, questions that arise in designing and implementing a programme for increasing sustainable energy access in a geographically well defined area within a country.

4. 4 The issues discussed will include potential energy technologies, best practices, past successes and failures, funding possibilities, regulatory issues, institutional issues and constraints. based on the group members’ real world experience and insight. For the sake of the exercise, we imagine a fictitious country which has some features in common with the real countries.

5. 5 The Republic of Buranda Buranda is a caricature, devised for the sake of the exercise. You are free to modify or refine the description of Buranda to make the exercise more realistic and consistent.

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7. 7 STEP 1: Problem Identification (Case definition and energy requirements) (total 15 minutes) STEP 2: Solution formulation (design and implementation) (total 45 minutes) STEP 3: Capacity and information needs (total 60 minutes) You may not be able to answer all of the questions. Important to focus on STEP 3 Questions for Groups (total time 150 min.)

8. 8 Group Session 2: Day 3, Each group is invited to make a short presentation of their work. These are some of the topics you may like to touch on. There may also be other issues that came up during your group session and subsequent reflection. The presentation should particularly identify expected capacity limitations and information requirements to put into practice the proposed programme. Time for presentation on Wednesday: 15 minutes per group

9. 9 Assignment to Groups Posted on sheet 7 in each group You may choose which regions of the country you wish to focus on Base your choice on the experience and preference of group members It will be nice if the 4 groups focus on different areas Facilitators will assist in the choice

10. 10 Getting started Take a few minutes to read the instructions Remember you can define your case Not a quantitative energy planning exercise Try to go through the questions and discuss in the group where necessary Important to identify capacity and information gaps for any country in carrying out this in real life The CEMA needs assessment and the information tool will be based on what you find Have Fun!