Institutional Coordination and Energy Development Strategy

  The  implementation of rural  energy  programmes requires the 
  involvement of a  large  number of official  agencies working 
  under different departments, private and public manufacturers, 
  voluntary  agencies, artisans, R and  D institutions, village 
  communities,  social  organisations  and  private individuals.  
  This  requires a considerable  degree of  coordination at the 
  village, taluk and district levels.  

  At the district level,  this function  should be performed by 
  the  District  Planning  Officer  who  can  also  assist as a 
  district  level  Project   Implementation   Officer.  Besides 
  coordination   among   the   different   tiers   of  planning 
  institutions,  there  is a  great need for networking R and D 
  institutions, manufacturers  and  other concerned groups, e.g., 
  community  organisations  and  NGO's involved in rural energy 
  planning  and implementation. Finally, the success or failure 
  of regional  energy  programmes/projects  in a  district will 
  also  be  determined  by  strategies  adopted  and  logistics 
  provided.  After  a  rural  energy  technology has been field-
  tested and found suitable for large-scale implementation in a 
  district, the major task for its  implementation will involve 
  formulation of strategies based on the following factors.
  (i)   Speed or rate of progress of programme implementation,
  (ii)  Provision of funds and procedures for disbursing  loans 
        and subsidies,
  (iii) Making  raw  materials  available  for  installation of 
        energy transmitting devices,
  (iv)  Creation  of  infrastructure  for  manufacturing energy 
        equipment (it has also to be decided whether the public 
        organisations should  manufacture it or whether private 
        entrepreneurs   should  be   encouraged   by  providing 
        incentives),
  (v)   R & D and maintenance networks to promote the design of 
        energy equipment,training of artisans and mechanics for 
        fabrication, installation as well as maintenance, and
  (vi)  Monitoring and evaluation to facilitate timely feedback 
        and assess the success of the programme.