Opportunities for the private sector participation in EELA

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

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The private sector is key in contributing to the accelerated adoption of energy efficient appliances and ensuring sustainability of the EELA project initiatives after the project comes to an end. Energy users from both the public and private sectors seeking to make new or replacement investments in efficient appliances and equipment often face a number of barriers including inadequate capital funds, inability to access affordable debt with an appropriate tenure, competing budgetary commitments as well as limited technical skills.

There is a need to create awareness to the energy users of existing business models that can assist them to access energy efficient appliances and services. These models include those applied by Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) which include Energy Performance Contracting (EPC), equipment leasing, Lighting as a Service, and Cooling as a service. Technical support will be availed to energy users to enable them to prepare bankable energy efficiency project proposals.

There is also need to create awareness to ESCOs of the existing potential for them to expand their product offering and market reach in EAC and SADC member countries by showcasing these opportunities and putting in place a market incentive facility aimed at promoting the execution of energy efficiency projects.

Moderation: Karin Reiss, UNIDO

No.	Webinar Item	Name	Organisation
1	Opening and welcome remarks	Mackay Okure	EACREEE
2	Achieving a market transformation in the EE sector: Lessons learnt from the UJALA domestic lighting project	S P Garnaik, Executive Director	EESL India
3	Opportunities for the private sector in the EE lighting and appliances market in East and Southern Africa	Fungai Matura	EACREEE/SACREEE

5	Panel discussion	Jalel CHABCHOUB Tsitsi MUSASIKE Arieh EYTAN Kelvin ODHIAMBO	African Development Bank Development Bank of Southern Africa Unique Technology (1993) Ltd Icopower
	Implementing EELA projects in EAC and SADC– Opportunities and challenges for the private sec Where are the opportunities for the private sector in the EELA market? Which business models have proven to be the most relevant? What are the biggest obstacles? How have you overcome these obstacles? What solutions would you propose towards increased private sector participation in the EELA markets in the EAC and SADC regions?
6	Discussion	All
7	Wrap up and Takeaways	Kuda Ndhlukula	SACREEE

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