Capacity Development Department of Energy, Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs



Contract partner: GNHC / RGoB - Gross National Happiness Commission - Royal Government of Bhutan Country: Bhutan Funding amount: € 120.000,00 Project start: 01.04.2006 End: 30.09.2007

Short Description:

Overall goal


In general the project aims at enhancing individual skills in order to enable the Ministry of Industry and Trade - Department of Energy, and the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs (MoHCA) to carry out their responsibilities in a professional manner.


Regarding capacity building in the field of culture for the Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, the project will provide means for Capacity Building/short term trainings in the fields of Planning and Policy Development, Conservation of painting, paper and household items and will as well as provide a study tour to visit restoration projects in Nepal (Austrian funded projects like Pathan, Keshar Mahal).


Regarding the Ministry of Industry and Trade - Department of Energy, the project will provide means for Capacity Building/short term trainings in the fields of Power System Analysis and Load Flow and Demand Forecast, Non Destructive Testing for Hydropower Projects, Screen Cleaning Machines and short workshops and symposiums.


This project is a part of the agreed Annual Consultations 2006 singed on February 16, 2006 in Geneva.

project number 2104-00/2006
source of funding OEZA
sector Staatsführung & Zivilgesellschaft, allgemein
tied
modality
marker
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    • 1= policy is a significant objective of the activity
    • 2= policy is the principal objective of the activity
  • Donor/ source of funding: The ADA is not only implementing projects and programmes of the Austrian Development Cooperation , but also projects funded from other sources and donors such as
    • AKF - Foreign Disaster Fund of the Austrian federal government
    • BMLFUW - Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water
    • EU - Funds of the European Commission
    • Others - various other donors are listed in ADA’s annual business report.
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  • Tied/Untied: Untied aid is defined as loans and grants whose proceeds are fully and freely available to finance procurement from all OECD countries and substantially all developing countries. Transactions are considered tied unless the donor has, at the time of the aid offer, clearly specified a range of countries eligible for procurement which meets the tests for “untied” aid.
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