Technical evaluation of the Financing Agreement “Biogas dissemination scale-up project – National Biogas Programme of Ethiopia (NBPE+)” ET/FED/038-189 (2021)

The National Biogas Programme of Ethiopia (NBPE), hosted by the Ministry of Water, Irrigation & Energy (MoWIE) has been implemented since 2009 as part of the Africa Biogas Partnership Programme (ABPP). The Biogas Dissemination Scale-Up Project (NBPE+), covered by this evaluation, aims to extend the activities to four other regions: Afar, Benishangul-Gumuz, Gambella and Somali

This evaluation aims at the technical evaluation of NBPE+ during the implementation period 12/04/2017 to 31/12/2020 in which was planned to install 12,416 household-based bio-digesters (4-10 m3). The objective of this evaluation is the systematic and timely assessment of the NBPE+ programmefinanced by the EU, with the focus on the valuation of achievements, the quality and the results ofthe interventions with an increasing emphasis on result-oriented approaches and the contribution towards the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

From this perspective, the evaluation looked for evidence of result’s achievement and tried to identify the factors driving or hindering progress. This evaluation covers the period from the beginning of the NBPE+, April 2017 until December 2020.

The evaluation was only asked to look at the first three objectives of the programme. Nevertheless, the analysis could not be done without touching some aspects that are related to the other two objectives.