The energy and environment partnership (eep) southern and east africa – rahoitusta uusiutuvan...

The Energy and Environment Partnership

(EEP) Southern and East Africa – rahoitusta

uusiutuvan energian ja energiatehokkuuden

projekteihin

17.2.2015

Esityksen nimi / Tekijä 2

• Can your Project in S&E Africa

reduce poverty by Promoting

Inclusive and Job-Creating

Green Economy and by

Improving Energy Security?

• EEP S&EA II is offering grants

in 13 African countries

EEP S&EA Basic Facts

EEP S&EA was launched in April

2010

– Phase I: 17 million €

– Phase II: 34 million €

More than 1 000 project profiles

submitted

Total grant allocated : 23 million euro

149 Projects selected for EEP S&EA

Grants

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EEP S&EA: Why is the Energy and Environment

Partnership in Southern and East Africa Special?

EEP: a Challenge Fund that builds on a well-established portfolio, a unique donor

pool, solid in-country buy-in and firm coordination:

• EEP II (2013-2017): already 100+ projects and 1000+ applications

• Projects: RE & EE mix consists of approximately 60% private sector and 40%

organisations such as NGOs, governmental organisations, universities, community

based organisations

• Funders: MFA / Finland (main donor), DFID / UK & ADA / AT: vast experience for

leveraging nearby 60 M€ EEP S&EA funding – and building on several other EEP

‘sister’ programs as well.

• EEP II Countries: Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia,

Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia

• Management and implementation: KPMG ECO (EEP Coordination Office, Pretoria)

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EEP S&EA Phase II

EEP Phase II: 2013-2017

EEP aims to reduce poverty by promoting inclusive and

job-creating green economy and by improving energy

security in the Southern and East Africa regions while

mitigating global climate change. The key target outcomes

are:

• Inclusive innovation and Regional RE and EE market

creation

– Window 1 – Innovation: Projects at an early stage of

implementation, including feasibility studies, demonstrations

and small pilot projects

– Window 2 - Market Creation: Projects that are near-

commercial mainly private sector projects, with a greater

grant size and leverage expectations

• Business development support

• Policy impact, knowledge production and regional

network

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Bridging Funding: Closing the Gap for Sustainably Competitive

Mid-Size Private Sector Projects

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What constitutes a good application?

• EEP aims to reduce poverty through inclusive and job-creating

green economy and improved energy access and security in

the Southern and East Africa regions while mitigating global

climate change

• Business case

• Empower local people

• Show commitment

• Partner

• Realistic & responsible

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Funding opportunities

• The Call for Proposals 7, 8, 9 and 10 are recently closed

• Projects at an early stage of implementation, including

feasibility studies, demonstrations and small pilot projects

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Project types

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Country overview

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Lessons

• Quality applications, implying good business opportunities

• Contacts established to potential shareholders

• Promising prefeasibility studies available for potential funding

• Some projects include procurements:

– Opportunity to suppliers from Finland

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Thank you!

More information:

Päivi Lehtonen, Erityisasiantuntija (Luonnonvarat ja Energia)

Suomen suurlähetystö, Pretoria

[email protected]

Henri Horn, Energia-asiantuntija, Ulkoministeriö

[email protected]

Jan Koivu, Tarkastaja/Vastuuvirkamies, Ulkoministeriö

[email protected]

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mailto:[email protected]



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