Description:

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), acting as an Implementing Agency of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has been requested by the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia (GoFSM) through the Division of Energy, Department of Resources and Development (DE/DRD) to support with the development and implementation the planned GEF Full Size Project (FSP) Micronesia Public Sector Buildings Energy Efficiency (MPSBEE) Project. The objective of the planned project is the improved application of energy conserving and energy efficient techniques and practices in the design, retrofit, operation & maintenance of public sector buildings. The project consists of four substantial components, namely: 1) Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Policies and Regulations Improvements in Public Sector Buildings; 2) Energy Performance Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Sector Buildings; 3) Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Improvements in Public Sector Buildings; and 4) Energy Conservation and Energy Efficiency Capacity Building in Public Sector Buildings. The project concept, including a project preparation grant (PPG), was approved by the GEF in August 2017, a logical framework analysis (LFA) workshop was conducted in December 2017, and, in February 2018 the PPG Team Leader – Project Development Specialist visited the Federated States of Micronesia for the first time. The project document was submitted for GEF approval in August 2018 and re-submitted in December 2018 post-GEF review. As part of the detailed project design, inputs from an environmental and social impact specialist are required to finalize the annex to the UNDP-GEF Project Document and the GEF CEO Endorsement Request Document.