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Tables ............................................................................................................................. v
Figures ........................................................................................................................... v
Acronyms ...................................................................................................................... vi
1.0 Introduction & Background .................................................................................... 1
1.1 Country Context ........................................................................................................................................................... 1
1.2 Objectives of the Report ........................................................................................................................................... 5
2.0 Presentation of the Benin Compact and Interventions to be Evaluated ............ 6
2.1 Summary Overview of the Compact and the Interventions Evaluated ................................................. 6
2.1.1 Enabling Environment for Off-Grid Electricity ....................................................................................... 6
2.1.2 Off-Grid Clean Energy Facility ....................................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Overview of Compact Theory of Change ............................................................................................................ 9
2.3 Status of Implementation to Date ....................................................................................................................... 14
3.0 Literature review in relation to theory of change ............................................... 15
3.1 Existing Literature .................................................................................................................................................... 15
3.1.1. The uptake and effects of energy access interventions ................................................................... 15
3.1.2. Facility-based development interventions ........................................................................................... 21
3.2 Gaps in Literature ...................................................................................................................................................... 22
3.3 Policy Relevance of This Evaluation .................................................................................................................. 23
3.4 Discussion of Theory of Change .......................................................................................................................... 24
4.0 Evaluation Design ................................................................................................. 29
4.1 Evaluability and Brief Overview of Approach ............................................................................................... 29
4.1.1 Evaluability Assessment ................................................................................................................................ 29
4.1.2. Overview of Evaluation Design .................................................................................................................. 30
4.2. Evaluation of the Off-Grid Enabling Environment and Facility ............................................................. 30
4.2.1. Major Evaluation Questions ........................................................................................................................ 30
4.2.2. Process/Performance Evaluation Design .............................................................................................. 32
4.3. Impact Evaluation of the Off-Grid Investments ........................................................................................... 36
4.3.1. Major Evaluation Questions ........................................................................................................................ 36
4.3.2 Grant-Level Impact Evaluation ................................................................................................................... 37
4.4 Quantitative Data Collection and Analysis ...................................................................................................... 57
4.4.1 Desk Review ........................................................................................................................................................ 57
4.4.2 Household Surveys ........................................................................................................................................... 58
4.4.3 Enterprise Surveys ........................................................................................................................................... 59
4.4.4 Community Surveys ......................................................................................................................................... 60
4.4.5 Applicant Survey ............................................................................................................................................... 60
4.4.6 Data Collected From the Routine Grantee Reporting ........................................................................ 61
4.4.7 Analysis Plan ....................................................................................................................................................... 62
4.5 Qualitative Data Collection and Analysis ......................................................................................................... 65
4.5.1 Key informant Interviews ............................................................................................................................. 65
4.5.2 Complementary Qualitative Data Collection for the IE ..................................................................... 67
4.5.3 Analysis Plan ....................................................................................................................................................... 67
4.6 Sampling Approach................................................................................................................................................... 67
4.7 Cost Benefit Analysis and Beneficiary Analysis ............................................................................................ 71
5.0 Administrative ....................................................................................................... 74
5.1 Summary of IRB Requirements and Clearances ........................................................................................... 74
5.2 Data Protection ........................................................................................................................................................... 74
5.3 Preparing Data Files for Access, Privacy, and Documentation ............................................................... 75
5.4 Dissemination Plan ................................................................................................................................................... 75
5.5 Evaluation Team Roles and Responsibilities ................................................................................................. 76
5.6 Evaluation Timeline and Reporting Schedule ............................................................................................... 77
6.0 References ............................................................................................................. 78
7.0 Annexes ................................................................................................................. 85
7.1 Project Evaluability Assessment ......................................................................................................................... 85
7.2 Stakeholder Comments and Evaluator Responses ...................................................................................... 96
7.3 Evaluation Budget ..................................................................................................................................................... 97 |
