Strengthening Utility Capabilities by Capacity Building and South-South KE (SUCCESS-KE)

Project Summary:

The objective of this grant is to establish a capacity building program to support the training of a generation of experts in the ability to analyze and manage Uganda’s water and environmental systems.  These skills will include the integration of climate resilience and the analytical tools recently created to support smart environmental decisions. For over a decade the Government of Uganda (GoU) has undertaken reforms aimed at making Integrated Water Resource Management (IWRM) the foundation for water sector management and development.  As part of the reforms, an appropriate policy and institutional framework for IWRM, including regulatory, planning and development has been established. Whilst there is some expertise to support this effort, crucial capacity gaps remain, including the need to address emerging issues such as the increasing significance of climate change that is leading to higher occurrences of extreme weather events such as flooding and droughts. This requires integration of climate risks and opportunities into the planning and designing of Uganda’s development programs and infrastructure, which requires specific skills set currently not available in country.  

This KGGTF program will support the design of applied training modules that will be used to build a cadre of skilled champions in key infrastructure sectors including energy, urban, transport and water. Firstly, funds will be used to undertake an institutional and training needs assessment of the water and climate sectors in Uganda, and the design of an institutional framework for establishing a Water Resources and Climate Resilience Institute to meet the increasing capacity development needs in the sector. Key training modules will then be developed in partnership with relevant global institutions such as the Korean Water Academy (K-Water), IHE-Delft in the Netherlands and MIT in the U.S. to be used in the training of government practitioners across key sectors.  Training modules will be developed in line with needs identified from the training needs assessment.  

The grant funded countries also include Gambia, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo.

This grant is linked to Lending ($60,000,000).

List of Activities:

1. Planning: Train utility staff on the use of integrated least cost planning tools - 4-5 workshops in sub-Saharan Africa countries; optionally e-learning module prepared
2. Operations Training: Template for operations
3. Operations training: Study tour to Korea
4. Operations training: Korean instructors placed

Outcomes:

Output 1:

• 4-5 workshops in sub-Saharan Africa countries

Output 2:

• Templates delivered

Output 3:

• Organization of study tours

Output 4:

• Training of utility staff

Outcomes:

• The activity will ensure that the principles of resilient, inclusive green growth are embedded in the staff of sub-Saharan network operators, who can then evaluate additional generation capacity and network growth needs with this framework in mind as they reach towards sustainable development and address climate change. Feedback received from operational teams, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa, indicate that there is a lack of institutional knowledge needed to ensure the continued implementation of resilient and inclusive green growth outside the scope of, and after the end of, Bank projects. Embedding the principles will ensure that environmental, social and economic issues are solved simultaneously, and improve the quality of life.
• The major outcome is enhanced utility capacity for planning and operations of changing power systems by ensuring that utilities have a) the technical tools needed to ensure that they can provide clean, reliable power; and b) a pool of talented engineers who are able to work immediately on utility-scale issues.

Collaboration with K-Partners and Others:

• IEEE Korea Council – in partnership with IEEE global
• Korean National Committee of CIGRE – partnership with CIGRE global
• Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)
• Korea Smart Grid Institute
• Government of Jeju Special Autonomous Province