Does the government have a dedicated funding line or budget for electrification (e.g., funded national program, budget item, rural electrification fund to finance grid extension)?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Are there capital subsidies paid to the utilities to provide distribution systems to rural areas/villages?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Funding support for consumer connections
Is there a connection fee?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Are there consumer financing mechanisms (i.e. utility loans, on-bill financing, micro-loans etc.) and/or direct subsidies available to support the payment of connection fees by consumers?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Standards of performance on quality of supply
Does the government specify standards of performance on reliability (e.g. number of guaranteed hours per day, duration of the electricity, frequency of outages, etc.)?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Is there a periodic reporting system in place to ensure standards compliance?
Are there programs which aim to develop solar hybrid mini grid systems or support the development of solar hybrid mini grid systems?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Are there programs to support hybridization of diesel mini grids?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Geospatial Planning for Mini Grids
Yes - 50, No - 0
Do mini grid developers have access to geospatial data through an online platform, to help them plan their investments?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Productive Uses and Community Engagement
Is there a national or large-scale program to increase productive uses of electricity for mini grid customers?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Is there a national or large-scale program to engage with communities who are about to receive mini grid electricity or who have just recently received mini grid electricity, to increase awareness, uptake, and demand for electricity services?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Are there industry associations relevant to mini grid developers?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Access to Finance
Are there publicly funded mechanisms to secure results-based viability gap funding for operators?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Are there specific debt financing facilities available to support mini grid developers?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Are there specific risk-mitigation facilities (e.g., foreign exchange risk, first-loss guarantees) available to support mini grid developers?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Institutional Capacity, Training & Skill Development
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Can mini grids be owned and/or operated by private companies?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Are there opportunities to develop mini grids through both top-down and bottom-up approaches? (Under a bottom-up approach, mini grid developers select their sites; under a top-down approach, the government selects the sites)
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Workable Regulations
Are mini grids legally allowed to operate in the country?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Are there clear registration, permitting or licensing procedures for mini grid operators?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Do the regulations clarify what will occur when the main grid reaches a mini grid's service area?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Are mini grid operators legally allowed to charge a cost-reflective tariff, even if it is different from the national tariff?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Regulatory Authority
Are there clear rules that prevent the regulatory authority from unilaterally changing the tariff without due cause and without warning?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Are there clear rules for how tariffs can be adjusted over time?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Are there publicly available technical and safety standards detailing the requirements for mini grids?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Are there publicly available quality of service standards for mini grids (e.g., minimum hours per day, minimum uptime, etc.)?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Have the regulations evolved over time (e.g., have they been updated or revised in the past 5 years)?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Enabling Business Environment
Are there duty exemptions for mini grid systems and/or individual components?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Are there e-government or other initiatives that reduce bureaucracy that are applicable to mini grids (e.g., one-stop-shop permitting; online processes for tariff submission/review/approval; etc.)?
Existence of program leveraging private participation
Are there national programs that aim to develop markets for stand-alone systems or support the development of stand-alone system markets, leveraging and/or in cooperation with the private sector?
Yes - 100, No - 0
Financial Incentives
Are there duty or tax exemptions in place for stand-alone systems?
Yes - 10, No - 0
If yes, are there clear eligibility criteria for subsidies?
Yes - 10, No - 0
Is consumer financing, including PAYGO or MFIs, available to support consumers to purchase stand-alone systems?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Is there support for low-income households to purchase the system / are pro-poor subsidies in place?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Is there public financing available to companies, such as grant funding or concessional finance?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Is there a financing mechanisms to support the purchase of solar power appliances (either through consumers or companies)?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Payment methods
Are off-grid electricity providers allowed to use mobile money or any other digital payment methods to collect money from consumers?
Yes - 100, No - 0
Standards and quality
Has the government adopted international quality standards for stand-alone systems?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Are there environmental regulations on the disposal of solar devices and stand-alone system products or components?
Affordability of cost per kWh that a residential consumer pays for the first 30 kWh of consumption per month?
If the percentage x is: X >= 10% - 0 5% < x < 10% - scale x >= 5% - 100
Affordability of the connection fee
Affordability of the electricity connection fee for residential consumers?
X <= 12 months - 100 X between 12 and 36 months– scale X >= 36 months - 0
Policy to support low-volume consumers
Is there a mechanism to support grid-connected low-volume consumers such as social or lifeline tariff?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Is there a financing mechanisms for vulnerable groups (e.g. low-income households, female-headed households, informally settled people, displaced people and/or any other vulnerable group identified in the country context) regardless of the technology suppply (including grid, mini grid and off-grid)?
Does the government track household level data on cooking solutions?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Is the data publicly available?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Is the data available on fuel use, stove stacking and indoor/outdoor cooking?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Does the tracking involve checking if the stoves are used in a sustained manner without being abandoned?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Existence of plan
Is there a national or regional plan to scale up access to clean cooking solutions, or is access to clean cooking solutions covered as a part of any other government plan (regardless of the sector)?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Does the plan currently in use allocate resources/funds for implementation?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Has the plan gone through public consultation?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Does the plan take gender-based impact of cooking practices into account?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Are clean cooking goals linked to Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)? If yes, are the timebound targets specified for various clean cooking solutions?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Institutional capacity
Are there agencies dedicated to the following functions?
Is there a designated agency leading the formulation, as well as implementation, of clean cooking strategy/action plan in coordination with various agencies?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Setting, monitoring and enforcing standards for clean cooking solutions
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Tracking access and adoption of clean cooking solutions
Are there standards for the following aspects of clean cooking solutions:
Efficiency
Yes - 25, No - 0
Emissions
Yes - 25, No - 0
Safety
Yes - 25, No - 0
Durability
Yes - 25, No - 0
Do the standards follow ISO protocols and Voluntary Performance Targets for the following" If not, what testing protocols and reporting frameworks are used?
Efficiency
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Emissions
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Safety
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Monitoring and verification
Are the standards mandatory, with a verification and enforcement procedure?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Does the program work with a standards testing facility or lab?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Does the stove testing facility or lab need to be accredited?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Have there been studies to record reduction in HAP, cooking time and fuel?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Labeling
Have labeling schemes been adopted for efficiency of clean cooking products?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Have labeling schemes been adopted from emissions of clean cooking products?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Is the labeling scheme for efficiency of clean cooking products mandatory?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Is the labeling scheme for emissions from clean cooking products mandatory?
Is there an assessment of the role of renewables in electricity supply?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Is there a target for renewables in electricity?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Heating and Cooling - targets and plans
Is there an assessment of the needs for heating and cooling in buildings and industry in the country and of how renewables can contribute?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Is there a specific target for renewables for heating and cooling?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Transport - targets and plans
Is there an assessment of the needs for heating and cooling in buildings and industry in the country and of how renewables can contribute?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Is there a specific target for renewables for transport?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Institutions and meeting targets
Does the renewable plan or strategy estimate the amount of investment necessary to meet the RE target?
Yes - 25,No - 0
Is there an institution responsible for tracking progress in renewable energy development?
Yes - 25,No - 0
Is there any periodic reporting mechanism for renewable energy progress?
Yes - 25,No - 0
Is there a mechanism for adjusting the plan based on reporting of renewable energy deployment?
Yes - 25,No - 0
Renewable energy in generation and transmission planning
Is generation and transmission planning integrated?
Yes - 20,No - 0
Is planning for dispatch included in the generation and transmission plan?
Yes - 20,No - 0
Does electricity generation planning include renewable energy development?
Yes - 20,No - 0
Does the current transmission planning consider renewable energy scale-up?
Yes - 20,No - 0
Resource data and siting
Has the country carried out geospatial planning or produced zoning guidance to inform the commercial development of the RE resource?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Has the geospatial planning or zoning guidance been carried out according to best practices by: i) being undertaken as part of a strategic environmental and social assessment or equivalent process; and ii) by making the outputs publicly available?
Does the country offer long-term PPAs for renewable electricity production by large-scale producers(e.g. via. feed-in-tariffs, PPAs awarded through auctions etc.)
Yes - 25, No - 0
Does the country offer long-term PPAs for renewable electricity production by small-scale producers(e.g. via. feed-in-tariffs, PPAs awarded through auctions etc.)
Yes - 25, No - 0
Does the government publish clear and practical guidance on what permissions are required to develop a RE electricity project?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Does the government offer the following direct fiscal incentives for renewable electricity (eg: capital subsidies, grants, tax incentives)?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Electricity grid access and dispatch
Does the country provide prioritized access to the grid for RE?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Do RE projects receive priority in dispatch?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Are there provisions to compensate seller if offtake infrastructure is not built in time?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Are there mechanisms to compensate RE projects for lost generation due to certain curtailments after project commissioning?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Is the compensation due because of curtailment actually given out?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Financial and regulatory support for transport
Are there any policies to encourage the transport sector to adopt cleaner (biofuel, electric, hydrogen) powered modes of transportation?
Yes - 100/3, No - 0
Are specific financial support measures designed to encourage the use of any of the following non-fossil fuel powered modes of transportation?
Yes to 1 or more - 100/3, No to all - 0
Electric/hybrid vehicles, including 2/3 wheel vehicles
Biofuels
Hydrogen vehicles
Electrification of public transportation
Are specific regulatory measures designed to encourage the use of any of the following non-fossil fuel powered modes of transportation?
Yes to 1 or more - 100/3, No to all - 0
Electric/hybrid vehicles, including 2/3 wheel vehicles
Biofuels
Hydrogen vehicles
Electrification of public transportation
Financial and regulatory support for Heating and Cooling
Are there any policies to encourage deployment of any renewable energy heating and cooling technologies?
Yes - 100/3, No - 0
Are there specific financial support measures designed to encourage the use of renewables in the heating and cooling sectors?
Yes - 100/3, No - 0
Are there specific regulatory measures designed to encourage the use of renewables in the heating and cooling sectors?
Does the country have a grid code that clearly specifies connection procedures?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Do the connection procedures meet international best practices?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Does the grid code include measures or standards addressing variable renewable energy?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Are there rules defining the allocation of connection costs?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Is the type of the connection cost allocation policy considered "deep" (supporting transmission connection for RE generation)?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Network usage and pricing
Are there rules that allow electricity customers to purchase power directly from a third party (i.e. an entity other than the designated utility in a service area)?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Do the rules define the size and allocation of costs for use of the transmission and distribution system (e.g. wheeling charges, locational pricing?)
Yes - 50, No - 0
Renewable grid integration
Does the country carry out regular assessments of the flexibility of the electricity grid and the issues relating to renewables integration?
Yes - 100/6, No - 0
Can renewable energy projects sell into balancing/ancillary services?
Yes - 100/6, No - 0
Are there rules for exchanging power between balancing areas that penalize variable renewable energy, e.g. through imbalance penalties? (only scored in countries with multiple balancing areas)
Yes - 100/6, No - 0
Are there provisions in the power exchange rules that allow for plant forecasting? (only scored in countries with multiple balancing areas)
Yes - 100/6, No - 0
Does the country integrate high quality forecasting for any variable RE resources (either through subscription service or provided by national agencies) into their dispatch operations?
Yes - 100/6, No - 0
Are dispatch operations being carried out in real time?
If the counterparty is a special purpose entity, is it underwritten by a government guarantee or are there other mechanisms to ensure credit worthiness (e.g. through a letter of credit, escrow account, payment guarantee, or other)?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Are standard PPAs bankable?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Utility Transparency and Monitoring
Are the financial statements of the largest utility publicly available?
Generation
Yes - 25/8, No - 0
Transmission
Yes - 25/8, No - 0
Distribution
Yes - 25/8, No - 0
Retail sales
Yes - 25/8, No - 0
If yes, are they audited by an independent auditor?
Generation
Yes - 25/8, No - 0
Transmission
Yes - 25/8, No - 0
Distribution
Yes - 25/8, No - 0
Retail sales
Yes - 25/8, No - 0
Are the following metrics published in a primary official document (by the utility, regulator or ministry and/or government)?
Generation - Electricity available for sale to end-users
Yes - 25/4, No - 0
Transmission - Transmission loss rate
Yes - 25/4, No - 0
Distribution - Distribution loss rate
Yes - 25/4, No - 0
Retail Sales - Bill collection rate
Yes - 25/4, No - 0
Is the utility operating an incidence/outage recording system (or SCADA/EMS with such functionality)?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Is the utility measuring the SAIDI and SAIFI or any other measurements for service reliability?
Are the measurements reported to the regulatory body?
Are there any of the following energy-efficiency mandates for large energy users?
For each mandate, Yes to 1 or more - 33.3 , No to all - 0
Targets (e.g. kWh savings or lower energy intensity or carbon dioxide reductions, etc.)
Yes - 33.3 , No - 0
Mandatory audits
Yes - 33.3 , No - 0
Energy-management system (computer technologies to optimize energy use)
Yes - 33.3 , No - 0
Energy Manager in the facility
Yes - 33.3 , No - 0
Are there penalties in place for non-compliance with EE programs for large energy users?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Is there a requirement for periodic reporting of energy consumption in order to enforce and/or track progress of energy efficiency in large consumers' facilities?
Yes - 16.7, No - 0
Is there a measurement and verification program in place?
Yes - 16.7, No - 0
Incentives for commercial and industrial consumers
Is there a program to publicly recognize end users who have achieved significant energy savings measures?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Are there awareness programs or publicized case study examples of significant energy savings measures?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Does the program offer technical assistance (from a government or independent entity) to end users to identify energy savings investment opportunities?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Is there an energy efficiency mandate or incentive program for SMEs?
Are there binding energy savings obligations for public buildings and/or other public facilities (may include water supply, wastewater services, municipal solid waste, street lighting, transportation, and heat supply)?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Is there a financing mechanism in place to support EE retrofitting in the public and/or private sector?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Tracking and enforcement of obligations
Is there a reporting mechanism to track and enforce energy savings in public sector facilities (either in-house or by a third party)?
Yes - 100, No - 0
Public procurement of energy efficiency products
Are there specific policies or mandated guidelines for public procurement of energy-efficient products and services on the following levels?
Yes to at least 1 - 50, No to all - 0
National level
Yes - 50, No - 0
Region/state/province level
Yes - 50, No - 0
Municipal/city/county level
Yes - 50, No - 0
Are there guidelines or tools to help identify energy-efficient options for procurement (eg: EE calculators, technical specifications, product rating catalogues)?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Ability to retain energy savings
Do public budgeting regulations and practices allow public entities to retain energy savings at the following levels? Tick all applicable levels:
Are there "mandated regulations" for utilities to carry out energy efficiency activities in this area?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Are there penalties in place for non-compliance with EE requirements?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Transmission and distribution networks
Are there "mandated regulations" for utilities to carry out energy efficiency activities in this area?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Are there penalties in place for non-compliance with EE requirements?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Demand-side management/demand-response
Are there "mandated regulations" for utilities to carry out energy efficiency activities in this area?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Are there penalties in place for non-compliance with EE requirements?
Yes - 25, No - 0
Are any of the following mechanisms available for utilities to recover costs associated with or revenue lost from mandated energy efficiency activities:
Yes to at least 1 - 50, No to all - 0
Public budget financing
Yes - 50, No - 0
Consumer surcharge
Yes - 50, No - 0
Decoupling
Yes - 50, No - 0
Utility Consumer Pricing and Information
Are electricity tariffs cost-reflective?
Yes - 40, No - 0
is there a metering mechanism in place that measures TOU within the residential, commercial services, and industrial sectors?
For each sector, Yes to 1 or more - 15, No to all - 0. Sum and divide by the 3 sectors
Residential sector
Real-time pricing
Yes - 15, No - 0
Variable peak pricing
Yes - 15, No - 0
Critical peak pricing
Yes - 15, No - 0
Seasonal rate
Yes - 15, No - 0
Peak-time rebates and/or time of day tariffs
Yes - 15, No - 0
Commercial services sector
Real-time pricing
Yes - 15, No - 0
Variable peak pricing
Yes - 15, No - 0
Critical peak pricing
Yes - 15, No - 0
Seasonal rate
Yes - 15, No - 0
Peak-time rebates and/or time of day tariffs
Yes - 15, No - 0
Industrial sector
Real-time pricing
Yes - 15, No - 0
Variable peak pricing
Yes - 15, No - 0
Critical peak pricing
Yes - 15, No - 0
Seasonal rate
Yes - 15, No - 0
Peak-time rebates and/or time of day tariffs
Yes - 15, No - 0
Do customers receive a bill or report which compares them to other users in the same region and/or usage class?
Residential customers
Yes - 15, No - 0
Commercial customers
Yes - 15, No - 0
Industrial customers
Yes - 15, No - 0
Do customers receive a bill or report that shows their energy usage compared to previous bills or reports over time?
Residential customers
Yes - 15, No - 0
Commercial customers
Yes - 15, No - 0
Industrial customers
Yes - 15, No - 0
Which of the following charges do electricity customers pay in the commercial services sector and in the industrial sector?
Is there a national heating or cooling strategy in place?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Is there a national standard or regulation for "near zero energy buildings"?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Are there energy efficiency codes for new residential buildings?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Are there energy efficiency codes for new commercial buildings?
Yes - 20, No - 0
Are the building energy efficiency standards required to be updated on a regular basis to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for building energy efficiency?
Residential sector
Yes - 20, No - 0
Commercial sector
Yes - 20, No - 0
Compliance system
Is commission testing for energy efficiency required for final building acceptance documentation?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Is there a requirement for periodic reporting to verify compliance with building energy efficiency requirements?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Is verification carried out by "credible verification scheme" (such as an independent third party)?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Renovated buildings
Are renovated buildings required to meet a building energy code, in residential and commercial sectors?
Residential sector
Yes - 25, No - 0
Commercial sector
Yes - 25, No - 0
Are the building energy efficiency standards required to be updated on a regular basis to reflect technological advances and changes in best practices for building energy efficiency?
Residential sector
Yes - 25, No - 0
Commercial sector
Yes - 25, No - 0
Building energy information
Is there a mandatory standardized rating or labeling system for the energy performance of existing buildings?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Are commercial and residential buildings required to disclose property energy usage at the point of sale or when leased?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Are large commercial and residential buildings required to disclose property energy usage annually?
Yes - 33.3, No - 0
Green Buildings
Are there targets or incentives in place for green buildings? If so, what percentage of buildings are certified green?
Yes - 50, No - 0
What % of buildings are actually certified "green" or energy efficient according to the incentive scheme?
More than 50% – 50,
Between 25% to 50% – 30,
Between 10% to 25% – 20,
Between 1% to 10% – 10,
None – 0
Is there a national database or national reporting system to periodically track and report the following transport efficiency metrics:
Yes to 1 or more - 100,
No to all - 0
Fuel per mile driven
Average distance traveled per vehicle
Distance traveled by public transit as a share of total passenger distance traveled
Vehicle miles traveled per capita
Other
Private transport
Are there any mandate or incentive programs that support reduction of transport demands or shifts to more energy-efficient modes of transport for personal use, such as:
Yes to 1 or more - 50,
No to all - 0
Regularly scheduled teleworking
Bicycle and/or other non-motorized schemes
Car sharing
Public transit subsidies for consumers
Congestion charges
Electric vehicle programs
Other
Is there a requirement for periodic reporting to verify compliance or progress of the program(s)?
Yes - 50, No - 0
Commercial and/or industrial transport
Are there any mandate or incentive programs that support reduction of transport demands or shifts to more energy-efficient modes of transport for commercial and/or industrial use, such as:
Yes to 1 or more - 50,
No to all - 0
Heavy-duty vehicle fuel economy standards (data already collected in Indicator 10 can be scored here)
Freight rail mandatory fuel economy standards or efficiency incentives
Energy efficiency procurement standards or incentives for municipal rail and bus fleets
Efficient fuel-switching mandate or incentive programs for commercial/ industrial vehicle fleets
Other
Is there a requirement for periodic reporting to verify compliance or prog- ress of the program(s)?
