Request For Expressions Of Interest For National Multi Tier Framework Energy Access Household Energy Survey

Request For Expressions Of Interest For National Multi Tier Framework Energy Access Household Energy SurveyProject Econsult Global Survey For Multi Tier Energy Access Tracking 2The World Bank Esmap Team In Collaboration With The Sierra Leone Ministry Of Energy Is Launching The First Global Energy Access Household Survey In Sierra Leone To Set A Baseline For Tracking Progress Towards Sustainable Energy For Alls Se4all Sustainable Development Goal Sdg 7 Access To Affordable Reliable And Sustainable Modern Energy By 2030 According To World Bank Data After Jumping To 17 In 2004 Electricity Access In Sierra Leone Has Fluctuated Between 11 And 16 Until 2013 From 2014 To 2017 Access Grew Steadily From 14 To 23 However This Access Is Concentrated In Urban Areas 49 With Rural Areas Remaining Extremely Underserved 5 Seasonal Fluctuations Of Power Supply Due To Reliance On Hydropower Plants And The High Costs Of Imported Fuel For Thermal Power Plants In Addition To Problems In Transmission And Distribution Have Acted To Constrain Further Grid Expansion Those With Electricity Access Have Poor Quality Of Supply And Experience Frequent Black Outs And Load Shedding Additionally Access To Clean Cooking In Sierra Leone Is Non Existent Pollution From Solid Fuel Stoves Causes Eye Problems And Respiratory Diseases In Addition To Environmental Harm This Survey Will Collect Data To Determine How To Close The Gap In Access To Electricity And Increase Use Of Improved Cooking Solutions And Non Solid Fuels So That Sierra Leone Progresses Towards The Sdg Energy Objectives A Reputed Firm With Extensive Experience In Household Surveys Is Sought To Conduct The Baseline Survey On Energy Access In Sierra Leone Using The World Bank Multi Tier Framework Approach To Track Progress Towards Sdg7 The Survey Will Be Nationally Representative And Will Be Administered In Both Urban And Rural Localities And Will Also Include Community Surveys The Firm Will Work With The World Bank Esmap To Pre Test Finalize And Implement The Survey Data Collection Should Be Carefully Monitored To Ensure High Quality Information The Firm Will Provide Capacity Building To The Sierra Leone Ministry Of Energy To Ensure Continuity On Tracking Of Energy Indicators After Completing The Fieldwork The Firm Will Deliver The Final Dataset And Summary Report To The World Bank Esmap

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