DFID 7020 Impact Assessment of DFID-funded TERI Programme for Clean Energy Access and Improved Policies for Sustainable Development, India

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Actual CPV code is ‘75211200 Foreign Economic-Aid Related Services’. The main objective of this assignment is to design and deliver an end of project impact assessment of the TERI programme that will: • Assess the outcomes and impacts of what has been achieved; • Provide a realistic chain of attribution, as well as capture factors entirely independent of the programme • Identify lessons of what has worked, what hasn’t and why; and, identify best practices, and knowledge gaps. , consideration of TERI’s business models for cook stoves and lighting supported by this programme should be at the heart of the assessment. This should include: o A comparison of TERI’s business models in the programme with other leading models (public and private) in India; o An assessment of the sustainability of the business models beyond DFID support • Assess the utility of project data, towards improving programme management; • Ensure that funds have been used effectively and efficiently to deliver results, in particular by assessing the six value for money criteria set out in the Business Case ; • Make recommendations for the programme (especially any specific legacy activities), and follow on actions; • Formulate recommendations and highlight potential policy implications. Disseminate findings (in the case of cook stoves and lighting) to policymakers in India.