INOGATE & Energy investments
Investment in energy sources, whether traditional or renewable, and increasing energy efficiency helps to make energy supply more secure, creates new jobs, fosters economic development and technology innovation, and safeguards the future of our planet.
Enhanced energy independence, sustainable growth and cost saving require a spectrum of supporting policies and measures to ensure adequate investment levels and obtain international financing for energy systems.
Economic growth, attracting investment and increasing energy security are all important priorities for INOGATE Partner Countries (PCs). Developing all energy sources and their infrastructure and boosting investment in renewables and energy efficiency is key.
The issues are complex. Fossil fuel is relatively inexpensive and is often subsidised in most INOGATE PCs; as a result its use is often intensive. Existing tariffs do not take into account the true economic cost of fossil fuel, resulting in slow investment growth in energy due to insufficient projects for appropriate investment.
INOGATE is facilitating the creation of policy to facilitate energy investments in its PCs by providing support activities to solidify the investment efforts of the PCs through shared experience and technical expertise, and by enhancing the financing capacities of the private sector, specifically local financial institutions.
INOGATE's focused training programme on energy financing for local financial institutions helps foster private sector investment in energy. Local financial experts now have the specific skills to make better investment decisions, build synergies and improve prospects for viable investments. These skills are vital to unblocking investments in sustainable energy.
INOGATE work is resulting in real investments in sustainable energy. For example, in Armenia, a local bank in cooperation with an EU bank have come together, through INOGATE, and are now developing a €20 million project on renewable energy for greenhouses, using solar and biogas technologies. INOGATE's study tour has led a second bank in Armenia to finance 4 projects on sustainable energy, with a total amount of €2.8 million as well as signing a loan contract with the Green Growth Fund (GGF) for €3.6 million. Another example is in Belarus where a local bank, together with the EBRD, is financing a €10 million sustainable energy project.
Together with key stakeholders in the PCs, INOGATE is carrying out comprehensive mapping of the region's renewable energy resource potential. A map of resources, created by analysing existing data in the PCs and plugging information gaps, will be a practical tool for investors to make sound energy investment decisions.
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INOGATE & Energy investments
Activity Title ▴▾ | Date ▴ | Status ▴▾ | Location | Type |
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Recruitment of Network of Experts | 21/03/2012 - 06/04/2012 | Completed | Publications | |
Comp A: Internal Training Course | 23/04/2012 - 24/04/2012 | Completed | Kiev (Ukraine) | Training Course |
Comp A: NEW ITS Workshop for EU Delegations on Project Activities | 26/04/2012 - 26/04/2012 | Completed | Kiev (Ukraine) | Event Training Course |
Comp A: Country and Regional Experts Training | 03/09/2012 - 05/09/2012 | Completed | Kiev (Ukraine) | INOGATE Meetings |
Comp A: Seminar - Workshop EURONEST PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY | 19/09/2012 - 19/09/2012 | Completed | Brussels (Belgium) | Event Other Event |
Comp A: Promotion of the INOGATE Programme in Oil and Gas Forum in Ukraine | 23/10/2012 - 25/10/2012 | Completed | Kiev (Ukraine) | Other Event |
Comp A: Opening of the INOGATE Technical Secretariat office in Central Asia | 09/11/2012 - 09/11/2012 | Completed | Tashkent (Uzbekistan) | Event Other Event |
Comp A: Working Group and Country Coordinators Meeting | 29/11/2012 - 30/11/2012 | Completed | Brussels (Belgium) | Event INOGATE Meetings |
Comp A: Communication Trainings for EU projects in Ukraine | 11/12/2012 - 12/12/2012 | Completed | Kiev (Ukraine) | Event Seminars & Workshops |
Comp C: Participation of INOGATE in Donor Round Table Meeting | 31/01/2013 - 31/01/2013 | Completed | Tbilisi (Georgia) | Event Other Event |
AHEF MD.047, Agency for Energy Efficiency, Chisinau, Moldova, March 12-14 and March 18-20, 2013 | 13/03/2013 - 21/03/2013 | Completed | Chisinau (Moldova) | Event Seminars & Workshops Country Requests (AHEFS) |
Study tour & workshop “Sustainable Energy Financing” - Austria | 14/05/2013 - 16/05/2013 | Completed | Vienna (Austria) | Study visits Event Seminars & Workshops |
Comp A: Participation of INOGATE in International Investment and Innovation Forum | 06/06/2013 - 07/06/2013 | Completed | Lviv (Ukraine) | Other Event |
Comp A: INOGATE and the Energy Community in Armenia: an Information Event | 11/06/2013 - 11/06/2013 | Completed | Yerevan (Armenia) | Event Information Event |
Comp A: INOGATE Local Information Event on Sustainable Energy in Ukraine | 27/06/2013 - 27/06/2013 | Completed | Kiev (Ukraine) | Information Event |
Workshop “Capacity building for financing EE/RES projects” – Georgia | 09/07/2013 - 13/07/2013 | Completed | Tbilisi (Georgia) | Event Seminars & Workshops Country Requests (AHEFS) |
Comp C: Workshop on Capacity Building: Industrial Energy Audit Analysis for Bankable Projects (AHEF.061.AZ) | 10/09/2013 - 12/09/2013 | Completed | Baku (Azerbaijan) | Event Seminars & Workshops Training Course Country Requests (AHEFS) |
Comp A: Participation of ITS in Workshop “Eastern Partnership prospects on energy efficiency and renewable energy" | 19/09/2013 - 19/09/2013 | Completed | Vilnius (Lithuania) | Event Other Event |
Comp A: INOGATE Annual Meeting | 09/10/2013 - 09/10/2013 | Completed | Brussels (Belgium) | Event INOGATE Meetings |
Comp A: INOGATE Local Information Event in Kyrgyz Republic | 22/10/2013 - 23/10/2013 | Completed | Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) | Event Information Event |
ITS.AHEF.82.AM - Workshop “Capacity building for financing of EE / RES projects” | 05/11/2013 - 09/11/2013 | Completed | Yerevan (Armenia) | Event Training Course Country Requests (AHEFS) |
Status Report 2011 | 30/11/2012 - 30/11/2013 | Completed | Publications Reports and Studies |
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Comp C: Workshop on Capacity building for financing of EE / RES projects (AHEF. BY. 085) | 09/12/2013 - 13/12/2013 | Completed | Minsk (Belarus) | Event Seminars & Workshops Training Course Country Requests (AHEFS) |
Comp C: Workshop on Capacity building for financing of EE / RES projects (AHEF.AM.093) | 14/01/2014 - 18/01/2014 | Completed | Yerevan (Armenia) | Event Seminars & Workshops Country Requests (AHEFS) |
ITS Reports | 25/01/2014 - 25/01/2014 | Completed | Reports and Studies |