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Selection of Themes with BPC Management

The JICA Technical Cooperation Project for Improvement of Efficiency for Rural Power Supply - Phase II (JICA TCP-II) has started in March 2012.

The objectives are (1) Capacity to handle areas identified under Priority Issue Solving Activities (hereafter refer to as "PI activities") is enhanced, (2) Operation and Maintenance manual (hereafter "O&M manual") is introduced for rural power supply and (3) Training capacity of the Central Maintenance and Training Division (hereafter (CMTD), Begana in distribution operation and maintenance is upgraded.

The following five themes as priority issues are selected by the BPC management for the above mentioned (1) and task members shall carry out the PI activities with the technical assistance of JICA Experts.

Theme	Overall Goal	Target Area (ESD*)
Theme 1: Protection Coordination	Reliability	Trasigang
Theme 2: Standard Installation of Fault Location	Reliability	Wangdue Phodrang
Theme 3: Calculation on Methodology for Correct Reliability Indexes from Customer View Point	Reliability	Dagana (All ESDs)
Theme 4: To Identify Real Technical Loss	Loss Reduction	Lhuentse
Theme 5: Improvement of Billing and Collection System in Rural Area	Customer Satisfaction	Tsirang, Thimphu

*ESD: Electricity Services Division

Training Equipment provided under the Phase I

For the above mentioned (2), JICA Experts shall make comments and recommendations on the draft of O&M manual prepared by BPC. The comments from ESDs will be also reflected on the O&M manual.

For the above mentioned (3), since a human resources development policy is required to upgrade the training capacity, Central Maintenance & Training Division (hereafter "CMTD") shall work with Human Resources and Administration Department (hereafter "HRAD") with the technical assistance of JICA Experts.