Which tools and capacity building within LIRE are needed to facilitate supported pico-hydropower entrepreneurs?
Over the past 6 months, LIRE has developed general capacity to run an EASE project and defined further capacity needs, linked to the second phase of the project. The base, project manager, technical staff and the necessary administrative tools, are in place, but more capacity will be needed in order to 1) provide training and support to shop owners and 2) to train technical advisors that can go out in villages. Besides the capacity to develop materials, it is also necessary to equip the LIRE EASE staff with more understanding of pico- en micro-hydropower installations, implementation models and operational models. A visit to Vietnam, to one of LIRE partners, would be great to get this knowledge. Simultaneously, this trip can be used to visit the market in Hanoi and chase down Vietnamese traders. • How can the experiences of the LIRE and ETC MFS Energy Access Programme be used for further work in 2009 and 2010? The first EASE project within LIRE was a great opportunity for LIRE to get f
