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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-CA link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Heads up!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Crispin<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>On Behalf Of </span></b><span lang=EN-US style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Wim Jonker Klunne / EEP Programme Director<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 05, 2015 14:37<br><b>To:</b> news@energy4africa.net<br><br></span><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:14.0pt'>The Energy and Environment Partnership announces opening of its 11th Call for Proposals for renewable energy and energy efficiency market creation projects</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>The Energy and Environment Partnership Southern and East Africa (EEP S&EA) is a challenge fund that promotes renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean technology investments. EEP S&EA is active in Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>EEP S&EA is seeking high-quality applications for projects that can contribute to the reduction of poverty by improving energy security while mitigating global climate change.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>The EEP S&EA Programme Window 2 – Market Creation – is now open for concept note applications.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>The submission deadline is April 13th, 2015 at 10h00 South African time (GMT+2).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>This 11<sup>th</sup> Call for Proposals is funding viable renewable energy and energy efficiency projects that are close to commercial maturity and have prospects for scale-up. Such projects must have at least completed the feasibility phase, and should meet the requirements outlined in the Concept Note Guidelines.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>The maximum grant allocation can fall in the range € 200 000 - 1 000 000 depending on the level of verifiable project co-financing brought in by the project.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Applications are sought in two stages: 1) concept notes (current stage), based on which successfully ranked applicants are invited to submit 2) full project proposals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Concept note applications will be screened in terms of key criteria, including of the following types: a) project or business idea b) capability of the applicant c) development impacts and climate change mitigations d) Scale-up/replication potential and/or potential to mobilize future investment and e) financial leverage (co-financing share).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Detailed information on this Call for Proposals, as well as the online application tool, can be found at the programme’s webpage at <a href="http://eepafrica.org/">http://eepafrica.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>CONTACT DETAILS EEP S&EA:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>E-mail: <a href="mailto:eep.eco@kpmg.fi">eep.eco@kpmg.fi</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Telephone: +27 (71) 7426081, between 10-14 South-African time (GMT+2.00)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-US>Website: <a href="http://eepafrica.org/">http://eepafrica.org/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-CA'>Wim Jonker Klunne<br>Programme Director: Energy & Environment Partnership<br><a href="http://eepafrica.org/">http://eepafrica.org/</a><br><br><img border=0 width=300 height=99 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:part2.01080303.06090200@EEPAfrica.org" alt="EEP
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