Current and future EU actions in the energy sector from DG ...
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Current and future EU actions in the energy sector from DG DEVCO
Georgios GRAPSASPolicy Officer ‐ DG DEVCO EuropeAid
Unit C5 ‐ Energy
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Current Instruments
Blending Instruments
Technical Assistance Facility
Calls for Proposals (Rural Electrification and fragile countries)
National Programmes 11th EDF
Regional programmes 11th EDF
Scarce resources / increasing needs
EU committed to increase its external aid effectiveness and improve aid coordination
The Facilities optimally ‘blend’ grants and loans from EU development actors
Optimising the role of European Financial Insitutions and EU Member States Agencies
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Blending financial instrumentsEU context
BLENDING : EU Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund ‐Types of
project financing
Investmentco‐financing (grants)
Interest rate subsidy
Technical assistance
Insurance
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EU‐Africa Infrastructure Trust FundTotal buget 2007‐2013: € 746.4 million (EC contribution € 637.7million)
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49 projects62%
30 projects 38% Energy Infrastructure Projects
Transport, ICT and WaterInfrastructure projects
Blending operations approved
Leverage 1:X €330 million
EU contribution €8.9 billion
Total projects cost
Other Regional Investment Facilities
Energy Projects Approved
EU contribution (million EUR)
Total Projects Costs
Neighbourhood Investment Facility (NIF)
13 69.3m 4 850 m
Asian Investment Facility (AIF) 4 € 14.5m 518 m
Central AsiaInvestment Facility (IFCA)
4 € 23.8m 339.8m
Latin America Investment Fund (LAIF) 6 € 42.8m € 1 311.2m
Caribbean Investment Facility (CIF) 4 € 30.6m € 89.2m
Investment Facility for Pacific (IFP) ‐ NA NA
(Nov. 2013 data)
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PEOPLEAccess to
sustainable energy
PROFITSupport Financial Sustainability
PLANETCombateClimate Change
A fund of funds
Initial Commission participation of 75M
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SE4ALL Technical Assistance Facility
Support countries in their reform agenda
To that end, there must be a catalysing investment framework
High investment needs involvement of the private sector
Promote capacity development, awareness raising, transfer of technology
A necessary tool for policy follow up and project preparation
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SE4ALL Technical Assistance Facility
Support countries in their reform agenda
To that end, there must be a catalysing investment framework
High investment needs involvement of the private sector
Promote capacity development, awareness raising, transfer of technology
A necessary tool for policy follow up and project preparation
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SE4ALL Technical Assistance Facility
Purpose: to deliver high level technical assistance at country (and regional level) through expert missions to be mobilised at short notice and to support committed countries to reach the SE4All objectives
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SE4ALL Technical Assistance Facility‐Activities1. Initial stocktaking and technical support in the elaboration and
implementation of national energy sector policies and reforms;2. Capacity building in policy and regulatory framework;3. Technical support in the programming and preparation of
concrete investment projects 4. Mobilization of funds and facilitation of partnership (with
particular emphasis on the private sector and the banking institutions); and
5. Industrial and technology cooperation; project demonstration.
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SE4ALL Technical Assistance Facility
West and Central Africa ‐ EUR 28M
East and Southern Africa ‐ EUR 17M
Priority will be given to the countries willing to go forward with reforms
Other regions ? will be covered – not defined yet
Two tenders launched and evaluation ongoing
Call for Proposals ‐ Rural Electrification 143 project applications received
€ 1,2 billion Total amount of investments proposed
€ 825 millionGrant amount requested
€ 55 million EC
funding available
Targeted countries
Call for Proposals ‐Distribution of proposals per lead applicant
Local applicants, 58%
Germany; 7
Austria; 11
Belgium; 2Spain; 2
France; 8
Great Britain; 9
Ireland; 1Italie; 5
The Netherlands; 6
Portugal; 6Sweden; 1Switzerland; 2
European applicants
42%
Call for Proposals ‐ Grant requested and total project value
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Burundi
Central African Republic
Liberia
Somalia
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Call for proposals in fragile countriesRural electrification
Programming process: translation of key principles of Agenda for Change
Main elements of the new period:
Ownership
Sector concentration
Differentiation
External Action under Multiannual FinancialFramework (2014‐2020)
Other External Actions
(Heading 4)€ 62 bnEuropean
Development Fund
€ 34 bn
Development Cooperation Instrument
€ 23 bn
How much energy?
The EU has already mobilised €465 million, for the short term, to support actions in the energy field mainly to be managed through EU Africa Infrastructure Trust Fund
Energy stands high in the bilateral cooperation:
• At least 25 countries indicated that they favour energy as focal sector for the next programming cooperation (2014‐2020)
• Regional seminars are ongoing
Energy in National Programming
Energy is important in the regional cooperation with:
West Africa
East Africa
Central Africa (Great Lakes)
Central Asia, Middle East/Gulf
Caribbean
Neighbourhood South
Energy in Regional Programming
Notably through grants in Regional Investment Facilities
Global public goods and challenges (GPGC)
( draft allocation in EUR mil)
GPGC objectives
Support multi-regional, multi-country and cross-cutting actions
Build alliances of relevant stakeholders
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Current Instruments Blending Instruments
Technical Assistance Facility
Calls for Proposals (Rural Electrification and fragile countries)
National Programmes 11th EDF
Regional programmes 11th EDF
? SE4ALL Trust Fund
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