ASCENT - Implementation Phase
Submissions outside of the platform will not be accepted. Please read the guide thoroughly for instructions on how to submit an application to Component 2: ASCENT Sudan Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy and Digital Access Transformation in Sudan.
In addition to this participation guide, please review the complete Odyssey user guides and FAQs to troubleshoot any issues, or reach out to the Odyssey support team via the support chat box in the bottom right corner of the application.
Implentation Phase
- You will upload Claims in Odyssey for the ASCENT program administrators’ review and financial disbursement.
- Select the Finance > Programs tab from the left navigation bar
- Navigate into the Component 2: ASCENT Sudan Accelerating Sustainable and Clean Energy and Digital Access Transformation in Sudan from the programs list depending on the type of claim you are submitting
- Within the selected program, navigate to Claims
- In the Claims section, you can view and manage existing or past claims at the bottom of the page or select Productive Use to create a new claim
1. Create your claim:
From within the claim you've created, select Connections from the top panel
Click Download Template to download the Excel template, fill out the required fields, and upload the completed version
Complete the following fields in the Excel connections template below
| KPI | Description |
| Customer Name | Enter the name of the customer |
| Customer ID | Enter the customer identifier |
| Customer Type | Please select from the dropdown whether the customer is a: • Individual Farmer • Farmer Group |
| Customer Gender | Select from the dropdown options: Female, Male, Not Applicable (Farmer Group) In case of individual farmer, select male or female as the primary beneficiary. In cases of Farmer Group, select Not Applicable |
| Customer Phone Number | The phone number of the point of contact. This can be used for additional verification if necessary. |
| Alternate Customer Phone Number | Added at request of the IVA |
| Location: Country | Please select Sudan from the dropdown |
| Cooperative Location: State | Select from the dropdown the state of the farmer cooperative. |
| Cooperative Location: Locality | Select from the dropdown the locality of the farmer cooperative. |
| Farmer Cooperative | Select the farmer cooperative the agricultural solution is being installed for. If your cooperative is missing from the list, please email the Trade and Development Fund to have it verified. |
| Customer Location: Address | The address of the agricultural solution installation. |
| Customer Location: Latitude | The latitude of the agricultural solution installation.This should be formatted in decimal degrees (i.e. 10.32495). |
| Customer Location: Longitude | The longitude of the mini-grid connection or installation point for PUE/SHS/ICS sale. This should be formatted in decimal degrees (i.e. 10.32495). |
| Device Category | Please select from the dropdown: • Pump Solarization • Turnkey solution |
| Product Name | The product name: • Jinko panels + JNTech inverter • Turnkey Solution 1 |
| Solar PV Capacity (kW) | Enter the solar pv capacity in kW that was installed. |
| Inverter Capacity (kVA) | Enter the inverter capacity in kVA that was installed. |
| Pump Capacity (hp) | Enter the pump capacity in horsepower that was installed. If you did not install a pump, enter 0. |
| Storage (kWh) | Enter the battery storage that was installed. If no storage is present, enter 0. |
| Total Cost of System (USD) | Please enter the total cost of the system including: • Equipment Cost • Transportation • Taxation • Civil Works • O&M - 2 years • Installation & Commissioning • Other Costs |
| Total Sales Price (USD) | This is the Total Sales Price for the end user in USD equivalent. |
| Total Sales Price (SDG) | This is the Total Sales Price for the end user in SDG. |
| Date of Sale | Enter the date of the product sale |
| Date of Installation | Enter the date the installation was completed and the system was turned on. |
| Serial Number of System (Unique Identifier) | Unique identifier for the connection. This is typically what would connect the one-time claim/connection submission data with the live CRM and smart meter data. The system will block submission of duplicates • Turnkey solution: The serial number of the solar water pump • Pump solarization: The serial number of the solar inverter. This should be the monitorable solution. |
| Type of Payment | Select the type of payment the product was sold with: Cash Installation Plan |
2. Integrate CRM Data
- Odyssey enables you to integrate operating data in the data integrations section of Odyssey. For connection remote verification, Odyssey automatically checks your payment data to verify that your connections have been supplied electricity and meet program requirements. Learn more about setting up a data integration.
- Once your site has been commissioned, please complete your meter integration as soon as possible so your data will be available when you are ready to complete remote verification.
- If you have any questions on integrating your CRM, please reach out to our support team who can assist with each step in the process.
Complete remote verification and submit
You will upload connections and complete remote verification in the Connections module of each project. Learn more about completing remote verification and submitting your connections.
3. Submit your connections
Once your connections are ready to submit, you can select them and choose "Submit."
Choose Submit All (Filtered) Connections from the dropdown menu to submit all connections.
To submit individual connections, select the checkbox next to the connections and then select Submit > Selected Connections.
View your connections status
- Once you have submitted connections, the ASCENT administrators will review your connections and either mark the connections as Approved, Paid, or Rejected. You can view a summary of the status of all connections in the summary at the top of the Connections module and will be notified by email of any connection status updates