The procedures for project under Measure 1.2 submission for SF

financing

Joint Seminar “Capacity building for designing projects dealing with sustainable energy under SF

programmes”

November 28-29, 2005, Krakow

Valentinas Klevas, Dalia Streimikiene

Lithuanian energy institute

EU SF administration in Lithuania

2

SCHEME OF EU SF SUPPORT ADMINISTRATION IN LITHUANIA

Project cycle in Lithuania

4

Project applicants: municipalities, SME’s, public enterprises, NGO’s.

IMPLEMENTING BODY

Call for proposals.Project evaluation.Recommendations and remarks to Selection committee.

Signing support contracts with successful applicants.

INTERMIDIATE BODYPreparation of application forms and tender procedures.

Establishment of Selection committee.

Decision on financing (according to the recommendations of Selection committee).

MANAGING AUTHORITY

Participates in the selection committees

PROJECT APLICATION, EVALUATION AND SELECTION

Selection committeeAssessment of projects.

Recommendationsto the intermediate

body on projects to be financed.

The main procedures for project under Measure 1.2 Priority ID 1-2.3: Local and Renewable Energy Sources are defined by

Rules adopted by the Order of Minster of Finance No 1K-204 on 31.05.2004 and

Guidelines for applicants for business projects (promotion of business and investments adopted by the Order of minster of Economy Nr. 4-2422 on 11.06.2004.

The main procedures for project under Priority ID 1-2.3: Local and Renewable Energy Sources

Submission of application

Procect evaluation and selection

Decision regarding support allocation

The contracting procedures

The main forms for application

The common part of application (A) adopted by the Order of Minister of Finance No 1K-033 on 28.01.2004

The special part of application (B2) adopted by the Order of Minister of Economy No 4-244 on 11.06.2004

Submission of application

The applications can be submitted from 02.07.2004 until 1.09.2006 16:00 h.The application can be submitted according call to submit application being announced in website of Business Support Agency, Ministry of Economy and in the annex “Information communications of newspaper “Government news “The call for proposals No 2 was addressed for business projects since 02.07.2004

Requirements for applications submission

The applications should be submitted to regional departments of Business Support agency;

The applications should be sent by registered mail, by currier services or by applicant directly;

The applicant should submit the original set of documents and 2 copies and indicated where is copies and where is original and also electronic version

Submitted applications are registered and included in data base by allocating identification number and the letter confirming registration of application is submitted to the applicant

Evaluation of the project (not longer than 3 months after registration)

The Business Support Agency evaluates projects based on the following criteria;

Eligibility according administration

Eligibility for financing from SF

Quality (technical, economic and financial) evaluation

The reports on project valuation are submitted to Ministry of Economy

The Committee of project screening established by MoE submits the following conclusions to MoE: to allocate support, to reject, to return project for repeated evaluation, to postpone recommendations until other meeting

The decision on support allocation by Ministry of Economy LT Based on recommendations of Committee of project screening;

The order is issued where the following issues are addressed:The background to allocate supportThe budget programmes and codes from which support should be allocated Committee of project screeningThe sum of support allocatedThe date and number of Project screening committee meeting and the number of registration of report of Bussines Support Agency;The list of projects and institutions for which the support is being allocatedThe amount of support allocated for each projectThe reasons for projects which were recommended by Committee of project screening rejectionsThe decision on rejection with explanation is submitted to applicant during 10 days by Business Support Agency.

Contracting procedures

The decision to support project and proposal to make contract is submitted to applicant by Business Support AgencyThe contract should be made according deadlines established by Business Support AgencyIf applicant fails to make contract according the established deadlines the support is not allocated The contract is being signed by representative of MoE, Business Support Agency and Applicant The information about allocated support and signed contracts is being presented in website of Business Support Agency: the name of applicant, the title of project, the short description of project, the support allocated

Thank you for your attention!

Contact: Lithuanian energy instituteName: Valentinas Klevas and Dalia Streimikiene E-Mail: klevas@mail.lei.lt ; dalia@mail.lei.lt