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The EU Energy Initiative and the EU Energy Facility |
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| Dr. Vladimir Stehlik, Director, EUEI | | Download (click on the image) |  | | Category | Renewable Energy | | Description | Summary The presenter explained that the EUEI was an EC initiative, based on the EC Council's decision following the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg. The objective of the Initiative is to contribute to providing the access to energy necessary for the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals, particularly, but not exclusively, that of halving the number of people in extreme poverty by the year 2015. This objective will be achieved within the context of activities driven by participating developing countries, through the provision of adequate, affordable, sustainable energy services. The initial focus of activities is Africa. In the presentation shown in Appendix H, Mr. Stehlik emphasised that this initiative was based on employing a stakeholder-driven (bottom-up) approach, and not a bilateral one. The workshop was relevant because RE and bio-fuels carry potential funding (via the European Investment Bank and b-lateral European Development Funding Institutions). He outlined the activities of the EUEI to-date such as through Partners for Africa, COOPENER, dialogue with SADC and ECOWAS, energy in other EC budget lines (e.g. forestry, sugar etc.), several MS, EUEI partnership and dialogue facility (PDF), and facilitating workshops in conjunction with the EC. The planned future activity areas are as follows:
- Activity area 1: Delivery of energy services, for countries where an enabling policy framework is in place
- Activity area 2: Creating enabling environment, for countries where enabling policy and governance framework needs development
- Activity area 3: Facilitating large investments, mainly with International Financial Institutions and Private Sector investors
A question was raised on the need for private sector involvement. It was revealed that the EUEI was going for open 50% financing. It was explained that little can be achieved without Government support.
A concern was raised that the EU project proposal procedure was long and laborious. To this effect, the participants were informed that the EUEI is trying to shorten the procedure, to make it more innovative and flexible, but with limits.
Proceedings This presentation is part of the proceedings from the Partners for Africa meeting held in Lusaka in December 2004. See the library item here.
| | File size | 391 kB | | Date | 17-04-2005 at 20h33 | |
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