Energy and Environment Partnership with the Mekong Region EEP Mekong Programme Call-for-Proposal (CfP) MEETING Vientiane Lao PDR 22 June 2016
Call-for-Proposals No.6 Announced on 30 May 2016 CN submission deadline 12 August 2016 FPP submission deadline 07 October 2016 Contracting projects for funding end-november 2016
Eligibility for Application Technical focus NOT ELIGIBLE ARE: Feasibility studies Pilot projects (testing of new technology) projects with main focus on capacity building
Eligibility for Application Geographic Coverage: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam o Regional projects implemented in more than one of the Mekong partner countries are eligible Duration: 20 months (*ending in 2018) Lead Partners: Private sector companies and business associations registered in one or more of the Mekong countries or Finland Promotion of South-South, North-South and trilateral cooperation between the Mekong countries and Finland. Encourage transfer of know-how and technology in Clean Energy from Finland to the Mekong region cooperation with Finnish partners is considered an advantage in application for funding. Partners must sign partnership commitment letter to be attached as signed scan copy to the concept note/ project proposal. NOT ELIGIBLE AS LEAD PARTNER ARE: multilateral institutions, development agencies, trust funds, govt. agencies, universities but can cooperate with lead partners
EEP-MEKONG CONTRIBUTION Project size - Euro Max EEP-M co-funding Euro Min self contribution - Euro Max contribution EEP-M 500,000 245,000 255,000 49 % 1,000,000 400,000 600,000 40 % 1,500,000 525,000 975,000 35 % 2,500,000 625,000 1,875,000 25 % 5,000,000 750,000 4,250,000 15 % 10,000,000 1,000,000 9,000,000 10 % Own contributions have to exclude grants from other sources (donors etc.) loans from commercial sources or development agencies, however, are eligible.
Funding Approach Result based Funding - RBF Project developers have to indicate which of the milestones/results in their proposal will trigger the EEP incentive Eligible results are: A. Increased access to sustainable energy services o number of households and/or businesses supplied with clean energy B. Increased renewable energy generation or energy saving o kwh generated from renewable sources or saved by energyefficiency improvement v combination of both types of results is possible incentive is paid ex post after delivery of results no advance payment. but milestone results (e.g. partial or full completion of the installation of a clean energy system) can also be proposed by developers.
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Overall CfP Process Invitation for Concept Notes Negotiation Screening and Review of Concept Notes Expert Review of Full Project Proposals Invitation for Preparation of Full Project Proposals Continued RCU Support to Project Developers
Concept Note Stage Number of Concept Notes Received by Country
Concept Note Stage Number of Concept Notes Received by Technology
Call-for-Proposal (CfP) Application Selection Process CONCEPT NOTE stage CN received (RCU) CN screening (RCU) CN Evaluation (RCU + evaluators) Evaluation summary (RCU) Endorsement by EoF-MFA Invitation of selected CN/ PD to submit FPP (RCU) 3 external evaluators for each CN
Call-for-Proposal (CfP) Application Selection Process CN Screening (RCU) CN received 71 CN screening 44
CONCEPT NOTE SCREENING CRITERIA (must comply with all the criteria) 1. Is the Concept Note signed by an authorized representative of the Lead Partner, and are there signed MOUs with other possible partners attached. 2. No conflict of interest / privileged relationship with a member of the technical evaluation. The scan copy of the signed statement must be included as annex, as well as a scan copy of the company business register or the country specific registration document in case of NGO application. 3. Clear additionality to the project from EEP grants funding? 4. Are the basic eligibility criteria respected (eligible partners, type of projects activity, technical focus, maximum implementation period, geographical area)? 5. Is it relevant to the objectives and priorities of the call for proposal? 6. Is it relevant to the particular needs and constraints of the target country or region related to clean energy policies and promotion strategies of the relevant countries? 7. Does it present a defined business model? 8. Does it apply proven and mature technologies? 9. Does it meet the minimum self-financing ratio set for the investment? 10. Is the proposed funding results-based or can it easily be adapted at FPP stage? 11. Does the lead applicant have sufficient technical and project management expertise, as well as financial capacity? 12. Clear adherence to the development policy of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Finland regarding the Human Rights Based Approach (HRBA) and Cross-Cutting Objectives (CCO) particularly regarding the issues of (i) participation, (ii) good governance (accountability and transparency), (iii) nondiscrimination and gender equality, (iv) reducing inequality, poverty and marginalization, (v) climate sustainability.1
Distribution of screened and validated CNs by country Country CN submitted CN validated (%) Cambodia 11 9 (82 %) Lao PDR 10 5 (50 %) Myanmar 9 7 (78 %) Thailand 13 9 (69 %) Vietnam 24 13 (54%) Regional 4 1 (25 %) TOTAL 71 44 (62 %)
Rationale why 5 CN from Lao PDR did not pass screening CN exceeds eligible funding share 2 CN* Project value below min. funding level Business plan not provided Project developer not from Mekong region 1 CN 1 CN 1 CN * PD have been contacted by RCU during CN screening to adjust funding share if made mistakenly
Call-for-Proposal (CfP) Application Selection Process CONCEPT NOTE stage CN received (RCU) CN screening (RCU) CN Evaluation (RCU + evaluators) Evaluation summary (RCU) Endorsement by EoF-MFA Invitation of selected CN/ PD to submit FPP (RCU) 3 external evaluators for each CN
EVALUATION OF CONCEPT NOTES 44 Concept Notes for evaluation 5 CN from Lao PDR (11 %) Evaluation by RCU with the support from external evaluators validated by MFA/EoF-Hanoi Evaluators contracted by RCU 3 evaluators for each CN 17 Concept Notes pass evaluation 2 CN from Lao PDR (10 %)
CN selected during evaluation process Country CN to evaluation CN rejected CN validated Cambodia 9 4 5 (56 %) Lao PDR 5 3 2 (40 %) Myanmar 7 4 3 (43 %) Thailand 9 8 1 (11 %) Vietnam 13 8 5 (38%) Regional 1 0 1 (100 %) TOTAL 44 27 17 (39%)
Rationale why 3 CN from Lao PDR did not pass the evaluation process Sustainability of project not given business plan Business as usual (business model not innovative) Proposed technology at early stage of application 1 CN 1 CN 1 CN
Call-for-Proposal (CfP) Application Selection Process Full-Project PROPOSAL stage FPP received (RCU) FPP Evaluation (RCU + evaluators) Evaluation summary recommendation of projects for funding Validation of recommendation for funding by EoF-MFA Endorsement of projects for funding (SC) Funding Contract PD - MFA (RCU) 3 external evaluators for each FPP
Full-Project PROPOSAL Country no. of projects Cambodia 5 Lao PDR 2 Myanmar 3 Thailand 1 Vietnam 5 Regional 1 TOTAL 17 Technology - overall FPP Solar-PV 8 Solar thermal 1 Biomass 5 Biogas 3 TOTAL 17 Technology Lao PDR FPP Biogas 1 Solar 1 TOTAL 2
FPP Applications received - approved Project value Euro Funding request Euro FPP received (total)* 16 31.2 Mio 4.8 Mio FPP Lao PDR 2 7.91 Mio 0.93 Mio Project value Euro Funding request Euro FPP approved (total) 7 27.8 Mio 3.26 Mio FPP Lao PDR 1 7.7 Mio 0.83 Mio * One project developer from Vietnam decided not to submit FPP
List of projects approved for funding during CfP-5
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