EEP-S&EA Fifth Call for Proposals in Southern and East Africa

The Energy and Environment Partnership Programme with Southern and East Africa (EEP-S&EA or EEP, for short) has launched its Fifth Call for Proposals to seek good quality and innovative project proposals that aim to mainstream renewable energy and promote energy efficiency solutions through grant co-financed projects.

EEP is jointly funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, the Austrian Development Agency and the UK Department for International Development (DFID) while the EEP Regional Coordination Office (RCO) is hosted by the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) in Midrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Eligible applicants for project financing by the Energy and Environment Partnership (EEP) Programme include private companies, public institutions, research organisations, educational institutions,  charitable organisations,  Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs), CommunityBased Organisations (CBO), Not-for-Profit Organisations (NPO) and Cooperative Organisation. Applicants who have participated in previous EEP-S&EA Calls for Proposals are also allowed to participate in this Fifth Call for Proposal.

To be eligible, your proposal should be implemented in one or more of the following partner countries; Botswana, Burundi, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Rwanda, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. Regional proposals involving two or three partner countries are also welcomed.

Deadline for  Submission of  proposals:  Strictly  Wednesday,  10th October 2012 at 13h00 South African time.

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