DABS Planning And Capacity Support

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The development objective of the DABS Planning and Capacity Support Project for Afghanistan is to improve DABS capacity in distribution investment planning, implementation, operation and maintenance. The project comprises two components. The first component, staff capacity building, objective is to support DABS’ capacity to plan and implement new investments in distribution systems and to operate and maintain the investments properly. A needs assessment has been carried out by DABS and specific training needs have been identified. In general this component includes the following: a) development of a core training curriculum and provision of general and task-specific training to managers and staff on distribution investment selection, planning and implementation, including preparation of pre-feasibility and feasibility studies, procuring design, supply and installation contractors, and supervising such contractors; b) provision of general and task-specific training to managers and staff on distribution operation planning and implementation, including preparation and execution of annual O&M plans; c) adoption and integration of the Afghanistan Energy Information Center into the asset management department of DABS; and d) assistance in empowering women’s participation in the sector through provision of learning opportunities. The second component, training center development supports development of a training center in Kabul. Currently DABS does not have any training facility for its staff, and this has been identified as a critical gap in its overall capacity building efforts. Under this component DABS will hire a consulting firm to design the training center based on the scope of work already identified A contractor will later be hired to build and furnish the training center which is expected to take about two years. Until then, DABS will use a temporary space for the training to be carried out under component 1. The training center will also be equipped with specialized office and training equipment, which are under advance procurement. The construction of the training center will be supervised by individual consultants (one civil and one electrical engineer), hired by DABS under the project.