[{"bbox": [172, 153, 1147, 206], "category": "List-item", "text": "operation, and maintenance of Lesotho's portion of the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), a water (jointly with South Africa) and hydropower generation (Lesotho only) project."}, {"bbox": [135, 232, 1147, 365], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The **Lesotho Electricity and Water Authority** (LEWA) (duty bearer) is the regulator for the electricity sector, created in 2002. Its mandate was expanded in 2011 to regulate the water sector. LEWA is responsible for issuing licenses for electricity supply activities; setting tariffs for generation (including feed-in tariffs), transmission, distribution, and supply; regulating the quality of supply; and resolving disputes. LEWA also monitors the single buyer of renewable electricity (LEC) and manages the Universal Access Fund (UAF)."}, {"bbox": [135, 391, 1147, 472], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The **Rural Electrification Unit** (REU) (duty bearer), established in 2004, is a project implementation unit under the DoE that coordinates and manages the implementation of off-grid and rural electrification projects outside the LEC service area. REU projects are funded through a UAF that is managed by LEWA."}, {"bbox": [135, 497, 1147, 684], "category": "List-item", "text": "- The **Bureau of Statistics** (BoS) (duty bearer) is a government department under the Ministry of Development Planning and is mandated “to set up a system for national official statistics on economic, social, demographic, including human resources, and environmental areas in relation to the development needs of Lesotho; and official statistics for purposes of economic and social planning, research, public information and international cooperation”. In addition to undertaking a population census, normally every 10 years (the last one was however in 2006), it undertakes a number of surveys that include environmental issues related to energy consumption in households."}, {"bbox": [135, 709, 1030, 737], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Civil Society Organisation who will represent the rights-holders (people) in all their diversity."}, {"bbox": [86, 791, 603, 823], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 855, 508, 887], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 903, 1119, 956], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective (Impact) of this action is to ensure energy security in Lesotho, improve access to reliable and affordable clean energy, and promote green growth."}, {"bbox": [97, 982, 620, 1009], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objectives (Outcomes) of this action are to:"}, {"bbox": [172, 1034, 868, 1061], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Increase renewable energy generation production and energy efficiency;"}, {"bbox": [172, 1062, 985, 1089], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Promote a more reliable, equitable and gender-transformative access to clean energy;"}, {"bbox": [172, 1089, 852, 1116], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Improve Lesotho's energy sector leadership and institutional capacity."}, {"bbox": [97, 1141, 1128, 1168], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives (Outcomes) are:"}, {"bbox": [176, 1194, 928, 1220], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 An integrated renewable energy resource plan is developed and implemented;"}, {"bbox": [176, 1221, 1131, 1274], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.2 Project developers and companies are supported in obtaining finance for renewable energy and energy efficiency initiatives (companies lead by women will be encouraged);"}, {"bbox": [176, 1274, 1131, 1327], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.3 Renewable energy solutions (large and small-scale, on- and off-grid), as well as energy efficiency solutions are developed;"}, {"bbox": [174, 1353, 1131, 1406], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 A funding mechanism (i.e. Energy Fund) to support the energy transition is established and operational;"}, {"bbox": [174, 1406, 1131, 1486], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.2 Improved, energy-efficient energy solutions for households (grid electricity, mini-grid electricity, improved cook-stoves, solar water heaters, energy efficient lamps, PAYGO SHS, etc.) in a gender responsive and socially inclusive manner;"}, {"bbox": [174, 1486, 1131, 1539], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.3 Public service, commercial and industrial facilities are equipped with renewable energy and energy efficiency solutions;"}, {"bbox": [174, 1565, 1131, 1618], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.1 Renewable energy policy frameworks are strengthened, gender sensitive, socially inclusive, and operational;"}, {"bbox": [174, 1618, 922, 1645], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.2 Enhanced capacities of professional cadres across the Lesotho energy sector;"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1680, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 25"}]