JavaScript and Cookies need to be supported in order to use the website.

To be able to use all of the website & navigator's functions, download and install one of the following browsers:

Energy and Environment Partnership in Southern and East Africa (EEP S&EA)

The overall objective of the Energy and Environment Partnership covering Southern and East Africa (EEP S&EA) is to contribute to the reduction poverty by promoting inclusive and job-creating green economy and by improving energy security in the Southern and East Africa regions while mitigating global climate change.

Support provider

Austria, Finland, NDF and the United Kingdom

Purpose of support

Project and program implementation

Eligible countries and regions

Sub-Saharan Africa

Eligibility criteria

Southern and East Africa

Financial instruments

Grants, Market-rate loans, Guarantees

Decision-making information

The EEP Phase II management and implementation is coordinated by the KPMG (Finland) EEP Coordination Office (KPMG ECO) based in Pretoria, South Africa. In the participating countries National Coordinators are appointed from the Ministries of Energy to participate in Programme coordination at the country level, providing also insights of new energy innovations in a region.

Representatives from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID), The Austrian Development Agency (ADA), the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) are members of the Supervisory Board, which has the overall oversight of the Programme.

Steps to access

An application for the EEP grant can be submitted during the Call For Proposals. Announcement of the opening a Call For Proposal can be found on the eepafrica.org website. It will also be sent by email to all EEP S&EA Newsletter subscribers.

The timeline, specific eligibility criteria and application guidelines are Call For Proposal Specific. The application documents can be found from the application documents section when the Call for proposals is open.

Climate objective

Mitigation

Sectors and themes

Energy efficiency, Industry and Infrastructure, Renewable Energy, Jobs and Livelihoods, Poverty

Type of support provider

Multilateral

Type of recipient

Public entity at the national level, Public entity at the sub-national level, Public entity at the regional level, Private sector, Non-profit or civil society organization, Community-level organization, International organization

Fund size

2013-2017: EUR 35 million

Co-financing required

Application timeframe

EEP Africa runs regular Calls for proposals.

Trustee or administrator

Nordic Development Fund (NDF)

Contact information

http://eepafrica.org/

eep.eco@kpmg.fi

You are here

Energy and Environment Partnership in Southern and East Africa (EEP S&EA)