devinitorg/iati-policy-markers huggingface dataset:
Feasibility Studies ECG/NEDCO Ghana Power Compact - Access to Electricity Project - Feasibility Studies ECG/NEDCO activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Technical Assistance - Design Sector Reform Strategies Institutional & Financial Studies Ghana Power Compact - Generation Project - Technical Assistance - Design Sector Reform Strategies Institutional & Financial Studies activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Credit Activity Ghana - Agriculture Project - Credit Activity: the Improvement of Credit Services for On-Farm and Value Chain Investments ("Credit Activity") will support the other Project Activities under the Agriculture Project by facilitating access to credit in the Intervention Zones and assisting the banks to improve their ability to assess, grant and manage agriculture loans. MCC Funding will support the following: (i) Provision of funds for banks, financial NGOs and other eligible financial intermediaries for on-lending to borrowers in the agricultural sector in the Intervention Zones. (ii) Training for rural banks and financial NGOs on credit and management skills consisting of classroom and on-site training throughout the Compact Term. (iii) Establishment of pilot programs intended to speed the flow of credit along the agriculture value chain, such as voucher programs with retail input providers. (iv) Provision of funds, through grants, donations, loans, or other mechanisms, to public or private entities or NGOs, through which financing, both subsidized and at market rates, may be made available directly or by financial intermediaries to borrowers in the agricultural sector and to make financing available for warehouse receipt systems, farmer groups, and agro-processing facilities in Ghana to support development of the Ghanaian agricultural value chain.
Private Sector Development Project Ghana - Private Sector Development Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Modernizing ECG Operations Activity Ghana Power Compact - Financial and Operational Turnaround-ECG2 - Modernizing ECG Operations Activity: the Modernizing Utility Operations Activity is designed to introduce modern tools to ECG, build the capacity of ECG's staff to use the tools, and provide a robust communication network for ECG. It also includes a number of interventions to support development of the integrated loss management approach to utility turnaround and to help ECG Target Regions within its service territory implement change as well as support ECG with program management of commercial and network improvements.
Agriculture Project Ghana - Agriculture Project: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Not Applicable Ghana - Private Sector Development Project - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Not Applicable Ghana Power Compact - Distribution Project - Non-allocated Funds activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Program Administration and Control The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Ghana Power Compact, administrative costs, which include staff salaries, financial audits, and fiscal and procurement agent fees.
609g agreement/Entry into Force Ghana - Environmental Assessments - 609g agreement/Entry into Force activity: In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to develop and oversee the implementation of an Environmental and Social Assessment.
Procurement Management An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Ghana, costs for its Procurement Agent, who is responsible for overseeing all the procurement processes for the Accountable Entity.
Not Applicable Ghana Power Compact - Financial Accountability - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's fiscal agent and its accounting procedures.
Protected Area Demarcation Activity Ghana - Program Administration and Control - Protected Area Demarcation Activity: this activity was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active activity for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it.
Audit An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Ghana Power Compact, costs for its financial audits, which are conducted by a third party.
National Highway Activity Ghana - Transportation Project - National Highway Activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Feasibility Studies Peri-Urban and Economic Enclaves Improved Access Ghana Power Compact - Access to Electricity Project - Feasibility Studies Peri-Urban and Economic Enclaves Improved Access activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Facilitate LNG Development Activity Ghana Power Compact - Power Generation Sector Improvement Project - Facilitate LNG Development Activity: this activity was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active activity for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it.
MONITORING AND EVALUATION The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Ghana, monitoring and evaluation costs, which include monitoring, reporting and dissemination, GIS, data collection and data quality reviews.
Commercial Training Activity Ghana - Agriculture Project - Commercial Training Activity: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Commercial Loss Reduction Activity Ghana Power Compact - Financial and Operational Turnaround ECG1 - Commercial Loss Reduction Activity: Specific interventions to address commercial losses include: (A) Creation of service connection standards and normalization of existing services to update existing standards with a new design; train ECG personnel to enforce the new standards; and repair and upgrade non-conforming services. (B) Strengthening the loss control program by providing the loss control units at ECG with the means (training, tools, and equipment) to more effectively reduce commercial losses. (C) Installation of automated meter reading meters at special load tariff service locations and on selected non-special load tariff service locations in the ECG Target Regions as well as installation of metering at critical nodes of the distribution system in the ECG Target Regions to provide ECG the ability to identify and monitor where technical and commercial losses are occurring. (D) Replacement of legacy credit meters with pre-payment meters in the ECG Target Regions to improve collection efficiency and timely closing of monthly financial statements.
Outage Reduction Activity Ghana Power Compact - Financial and Operational Turnaround-ECG2 - Outage Reduction Activity: this activity was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active activity for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it.
Monitoring and Evaluation The Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Ghana, monitoring and evaluation costs, which include monitoring, reporting and dissemination, GIS, data collection and data quality reviews.
Development and Enforcement of Standards Activity Ghana Power Compact - Energy Efficiency & Demand Side Management Project - Development and Enforcement of Standards Activity: Energy efficiency standards and labelling will be developed to provide information on the energy efficiency performance of selected energy consuming appliances and products available on the market to help remove low-quality energy wasting products from sale and consumer households. In addition, the standards and labelling that do exist could benefit greatly from technical updates and enforcement support. Informative labels will help consumers to make informed decisions about purchasing higher quality products that may have a higher cost up front, but have a lower impact on household utility bills and thereby save money in the long run.
Not Applicable Ghana - LAND TENURE PROJECT - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Not Applicable Ghana Power Compact - Program Development - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support the MCA's compact design process across multiple sectors.
Program Administration An Accountable Entity's, the Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Ghana, administrative costs, which include staff salaries; Accountable Entity facilities; IT software, hardware and support; fiscal and procurement agent costs; audit costs; and general overhead costs.
Not Applicable Ghana Power Compact - Non-Allocated Funds Project - Non-Allocated Funds Activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Technical Loss Reduction Activity Ghana Power Compact - Financial and Operational Turnaround-ECG2 - Technical Loss Reduction Activity: Technical losses represent the energy lost in the electrical distribution lines and equipment. The interventions under this Activity will result in lowering thermal losses for the primary and secondary distribution systems in the ECG Target Regions. Specific interventions include: (A) Updated distribution design and construction standards based upon currently accepted best practices to ensure compliance with international best practice for low loss and economical designs. (B) Low voltage bifurcation and network improvements to reduce the length of the low voltage circuits to ensure they do not exceed a length that affects the quality of service and a technical loss threshold. (C) Introduction of reactive power compensation for primary substations to optimize power levels at 33/11 kV substations. (D) Installation of bulk supply points with feeders to existing primary substations to ease overloading based on the current demand forecast and to avoid rolling brownouts. (E) Installation of primary substations with interconnecting subtransmission links and medium voltage offloading circuits to help reduce technical losses and avoid extended outages caused by failures or maximum capacity reached at geographically adjacent substations.
Distribution Project Ghana Power Compact - Distribution Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Modernizing NEDCo Operations Activity Ghana Power Compact - Financial and Operational Turnaround NEDCo - Modernizing NEDCo Operations Activity: The project consists of the same categories of Activities and many of the same interventions as have been presented above for the ECG Financial and Operational Turnaround Project. However, given the different starting condition and outlook for NEDCo, there are some differences in approach summarized below. The NEDCo Financial and Operational Turnaround Project will initially be confined to studies and technical assistance under the Private Sector Participation and Modernizing Utility Operations Activities below until the prospect of achieving an acceptable economic rate of return (�ERR�) can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of MCC, at which point the balance of the funding allocated to the NEDCo Financial and Operational Turnaround Project under the Multi- Year Financial Plan may be disbursed. Disbursements would be for the purpose of implementation of a set of strategic investments that satisfy standard MCC criteria for cost effectiveness, convey broad participation in the generation of incremental added value among beneficiaries, and meet other MCC environmental and social screening criteria. The Modernizing Northern Electricity Distribution Company Operations Activity is designed to introduce modern tools to the Northern Electricity Distribution Company ("NEDCo"), build the capacity of NEDCo's staff to use the tools, and provide a robust communication network for NEDCo. It also includes a number of interventions to support development of the integrated loss management approach to utility turnaround and to help NEDCo Target Regions within its service territory implement change as well as support NEDCo with program management of commercial and network improvements.
Not Applicable Ghana - Non-allocated Funds - Non-allocated Funds activity: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Demand Side Management Infrastructure Activity Ghana Power Compact - Energy Efficiency & Demand Side Management Project - Demand Side Management Infrastructure Activity: This Activity will support the following interventions: (A) Pilot tests and demonstrations of distributed applications (photovoltaic back-up power, solar powered street lighting) focused on Government electricity customers to reduce electricity consumption in Government facilities. (B) Conversion of conventional street lights in ECG Target Regions to LED street lighting.
Monitoring and Evaluation Ghana - Monitoring and Evaluation project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through compact implementation and evaluation stages.
Regulatory Strengthening and Capacity Building Project Ghana Power Compact - Regulatory Strengthening and Capacity Building Project: The $5 million project aims to improve the regulatory monitoring and independent verification of sector performance and improve the tariff review process by supporting studies that will provide critical inputs to the redesign of the tariff structure.
Community Services Activity Ghana - Rural Development Project - Community Services Activity: the Support for Community Services ("Community Services Activity") is designed to complement the Agriculture Project by providing educational, water and sanitation and rural electrification infrastructure in the Intervention Zones and by enhancing the capacity of local governments to deliver the related services. MCC Funding will support the following: (i) Capacity building by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development for the local government units in the Intervention Zones to strengthen their ability to deliver community services, to manage assets and to ensure transparency and accountability in their operations. (ii) Rehabilitation and construction of educational facilities in the form of primary, junior secondary and senior secondary schools, as well as vocational and technical institutions. (iii) Construction of water and sanitation facilities to achieve improved health, to reduce the incidence of illness and loss of productivity due to unsafe drinking water and poor sanitation and hygiene, and to reduce the time required to procure potable water. (iv) Expansion of rural electrification to unserved and underserved areas which may include for domestic uses as well as for use in irrigation, agricultural processing and education.
AUDIT Ghana - AUDIT Project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete.
Distribution Project Ghana Power Compact - Distribution Project: Compact Development Funding (CDF) is used pre-compact for key project preparation work such as the feasibility and environmental impact studies, engineering designs, baseline surveys, financial management and procurement technical assistance, and other specialized analysis to help MCC determine the final suitability and scope of investments, costs, implementation risks, and mitigation measures.
Not Applicable Ghana Power Compact - Non-allocated Funds - Non-allocated Funds activity: the activity was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active activity for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it and has a sector code of 99810 (sector not specified).
Monitoring and Evaluation Ghana Power Compact - Monitoring and Evaluation project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's M&E and Economic Analysis frameworks, through compact implementation and evaluation stages.
Procurement Capacity Activity Ghana - Rural Development Project - Procurement Capacity Activity: the Strengthening of Public Sector Procurement Capacity ("Procurement Capacity Activity") is designed to strengthen the capacity of the various procurement entities within the Government to procure necessary goods, works and services with greater economy, efficiency and effectiveness. It is also intended to allow such entities to implement fully Ghana's Public Procurement Act of 2003 (Act 663)by assisting the development of training materials for the staff of such entities, the formation of a career path within the Government, and the placement of trainees in such procurement entities to provide them with practical application. It also is designed to train students who aspire to go into the procurement profession. MCC Funding will support the following: (i) Development of the modules for training and certification that are relevant to the public sector and consistent with Ghana's Public Procurement Act of 2003 (Act 663), including consultation with educational institutions to develop a standard procurement curriculum for use in formal procurement training programs, development of an internationally-accepted educational program in procurement; (ii) Establishment of procurement as a career in public service with clear lines of promotion and reporting; and (iii) Provision of procurement-related training to potential procurement professionals.
Technical Loss Reduction Activity Ghana Power Compact - Financial and Operational Turnaround NEDCo - Technical Loss Reduction Activity: this activity was used in the past for accounting purposes but it is not currently an active activity for the program. It has no funds either committed or disbursed against it.
Environmental Assessments Ghana Power Compact - Environmental Assessments project: In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to develop and oversee the implementation of an Environmental and Social Assessment.
M&E - Economic Analysis Ghana - M&E - Economic Analysis project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance and/or collect data to support the design and implementation of the MCA's Economic Analysis frameworks , through compact implementation and evaluation stages.
Legal and Regulatory Ghana - Legal and Regulatory project: Due Diligence funding is used to obtain sufficient information to evaluate, assess and appraise projects during program development, effectively oversee and monitor program implementation, conduct quality assurance, and then evaluate the results of the project once complete. In this particular project, due diligence funds were used to hire external technical assistance to support MCC's assessment and oversight of the MCA's land administration project to ensure country-led designs and subsequent implementation were consistent with MCC guidance.