Live Line Trainee Assessment Report – IESCO, PESCO, FESCO, GEPCO, and HESCO

The assessment highlights the success of LLM training program, which trained 52 linemen from five regional distribution companies (DISCOs) i.e. Islamabad Electric Supply Company (IESCO), Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO), Faisalabad Electric Supply Company (FESCO), Gujranwala Electric Power Company (GEPCO), and Hyderabad Electric Supply Company (HESCO). Prior to LLM training, lines were often shut down for routine and preventative maintenance, resulting in losses and creating bottlenecks in energy delivery and reliability. The Energy Policy Program (EPP) helped each DISCO develop one LLM crew dedicated to using new hot stick tools, maintenance techniques, and trailers to service live 132kV and 66kV transmission lines. Each DISCO crew underwent a 4-week intensive training program that consisted of in-class training focused on health and safety standards and extensive field-based training, including supervision, on-the-job practice with hot-stick tools, and bare hand maintenance techniques. The assessment outlines improvements, USAID procedure compliance, recommendations, and future monitoring and evaluation procedures. EPP's Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Team conducted a post-LLM refresher course training assessment from March - October, 2015 to identify program's results, challenges and sustainability. The assessment consisted of two steps: feedback forms completed in person with M&E team members and sound bites collected from the participants and the training center's representatives. The training sought to highlight the achieved results, identify challenges faced, take necessary actions based on the feedback provided by the linemen before the future trainings for improved results, sustainability assessment for future and similar trainings, and identify areas needing improvement. The assessment reviews the background on LLM training, participant feedback and recommendations provided by participants, their supervisors, and EPP's Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Team. The assessment found that the LLM training was successful in training 52 linemen from five regional distribution companies. Each DISCO has a trained crew to work on live lines with new tools and transportation equipment for high voltage lines. By working on live lines, DISCOs will reduce the number of bottlenecks by avoiding shutdowns for maintenance and repairs. In turn, LLM training will reduce power outages and losses currently affecting the reliable delivery of electricity to consumers. The assessment also identified the following recommendations: increased duration of the in-classroom training course from three to four weeks, and the need for improved facilities and equipment. The assessment outlines improvements, USAID procedure compliance, recommendations, and future monitoring and evaluation procedures. The assessment provides a detailed review of the LLM training program and identifies areas for improvement. The assessment highlights the success of the LLM training program in training 52 linemen from five regional distribution companies. The program has improved the reliability of electricity delivery to consumers by reducing the number of bottlenecks and power outages. The assessment provides a detailed review of the program and identifies areas for improvement, which will be used to shape similar future training programs.