Intelligent Energy Europe EIE The work programme

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Intelligent Energy - Europe (EIE)
COOPENER
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COOPENER and the EU Energy Initiative
Partnerships with Developing
Countries (Develop local policies, regulations,
knowledge and skills, to provide sustainable
energy services for poverty alleviation in urban,
peri-urban and rural areas)
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COOPENER - Key Actions

• A key objective is to strengthen the existing
  capabilities in developing countries, so that
  those responsible will be better placed to
  negotiate their sustainable energy requirements
  with international market actors.
• Two key actions
• Energy policies, legislation and market
  conditions for enabling poverty alleviation in
  developing countries
• Strengthening local energy expertise in
  developing countries

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Energy policies, legislation and market
conditions(I)

• 1st Key action objective
• AIMS TO STRENGTHEN LOCAL CAPACITY IN ENERGY
  POLICY AND REGULATION DEVELOPMENT BY HELPING
  LOCAL ENERGY POLICY MAKERS AND REGULATORS TO
• CREATE FAVOURABLE MARKET CONDITIONS FOR THE
  SUPPLY OF ENERGY SERVICES
• ALLEVIATE POVERTY IN URBAN, PERI-URBAN AND RURAL
  AREAS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

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Energy policies, legislation and market
conditions(II)

• 1st Key Action - Target areas
• The energy policy chain, from development to
  promotion and implementation
• Pro-poor energy regulations, addressing
  sustainability, targets, grid connection rules
  for decentralised generation, tariffs, etc.
• Energy planning for urban, peri-urban and rural
  areas
• Financing, investments, import / other taxes, and
  support schemes for energy sector programmes and
  projects, with particular emphasis on SMEs
• Promoting best practice in energy services to
  meet the needs of the poor

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Strengthen local energy expertise in developing
countries I

• 2nd Key action objective
• AIMS TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT INITIATIVES IN
  DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, WHICH WILL HELP TO BUILD A
  CRITICAL MASS OF HUMAN CAPITAL WITH UP TO DATE
  KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN
• ENERGY POLICY MAKING
• ENERGY REGULATION
• ENERGY PLANNING
• RENEWABLE AND EFFICIENT ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES AND
  BEST PRACTICES

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Strengthen local energy expertise in developing
countries II

• 2nd Key Action - Target areas
• Training and networking for energy policy makers,
  regulators, and planners
• Training, networking, mobility and study tours
  for energy professionals
• Strengthening and reorienting existing Energy
  Centres, Agencies, and Industry Associations

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COOPENER - participation rules

• 2nd Call will focus on sub-Saharan Africa and
  Latin America
• Sahara southwards, incl. South Africa, Cap Verde
  Islands, Madagascar
• Latin America (in particular Bolivia, Ecuador,
  El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua,
  Paraguay, Peru).
• 5 M available for the 2nd Call
• Minimum of TWO European partners from TWO
  European countries per project
• Projects must involve participants from
  developing countries, who must
• have clear and substantial roles (see
  application forms)
• be sub-contractors