DRAFT GUIDELINES FOR PROPOSALS TO CHANGE TECHNOLOGY IN APPROVED PROJECTS
The Executive Committee decided to adopt the following guidelines:
(a) There is a presumption that the technology selected in all projects will be mature and that the projects will be implemented as approved;
(b) For projects approved after the adoption of these guidelines:
(i) Projects are to be implemented as approved;
(ii) Exemptions will be considered in the following circumstances:
a. The only other option would be cancellation of the project; or
b. The project approved is for conversion to a transitional technology, and the revised proposal is for conversion in a single step to non-transitional technology;
(iii) Such proposals will be submitted to the Executive Committee for individual consideration, together with the Secretariat’s review and recommendations;
(iv) The revised proposals will be implemented within the level of funding already approved;
(c) For projects first approved before the adoption of these guidelines:
(i) Recognizing that there have been delays in project implementation, with possible implications for technology choice, proposals for change in technology of projects approved before adoption of these guidelines may be submitted; the revised project must be implemented within the level of funding already approved. The new proposal must demonstrate that the impediments to implementation of the project have been overcome and that implementation will commence immediately upon clearance of the proposal;
(ii) Where the change in technology has no other significant policy implications, the proposal may proceed on the basis of agreement between the Secretariat and the implementing agency, including agreement on the extent of savings to be realized, if any. The Executive Committee is to be informed at its next meeting;
(iii) Where the condition in guideline (c)(ii) above is not met, the project will be submitted to the Executive Committee for consideration of the relevant issues.