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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PPF Project Fiches | 01/06/2010 - 18/01/2012 | Completed | Country Requests (AHEFS) Reports and Studies Event |
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SEMISE Case Stories | 18/01/2009 - 18/01/2012 | Completed | Reports and Studies Country Requests (AHEFS) Event |
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SEMISE Methodological Approaches | 18/01/2009 - 18/01/2012 | Completed | Reports and Studies | |
Final Report of SEMISE | 01/01/2012 - 01/01/2012 | Completed | Reports and Studies | |
Development of Country Communication Action Plans | 01/03/2011 - 31/12/2011 | Ongoing | Publications | |
Textbooks | 30/09/2011 - 31/12/2011 | Ongoing | Publications Reports and Studies |
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Meeting of the INOGATE Country Coordinators and Working Group Members 13-14 December 2011 | 13/12/2011 - 14/12/2011 | Completed | Brussels (Belgium) | Event INOGATE Meetings |
National Seminar on Adaptation to Climate Changes and Financial Mechanism | 14/07/2011 - 14/07/2011 | Completed | Dushanbe (Tajikistan) | Event Seminars & Workshops |
Industrial Energy Audit Analysis for Bankable Projects | 14/06/2011 - 16/06/2011 | Completed | Astana (Kazakhstan) | Event Seminars & Workshops Country Requests (AHEFS) |
Региональный семинар "Адаптация, национальные планы действий по предотвращению изменения климата (NAMAs) и финансовые механизмы" | 26/05/2011 - 27/05/2011 | Completed | Almaty (Kazakhstan) | Seminars & Workshops |
Meeting of the INOGATE Country Coordinators and Working Group Members 18-19 May 2011 | 18/05/2011 - 19/05/2011 | Completed | Brussels (Belgium) | Event INOGATE Meetings |
Draft Benchmarking Reports on Progress on the Astana Road Map | 03/01/2011 - 11/05/2011 | Ongoing | Reports and Studies | |
Industrial Energy Audit Analysis for Bankable Projects | 19/04/2011 - 21/04/2011 | Completed | Tbilisi (Georgia) | Event Seminars & Workshops Country Requests (AHEFS) |
MoSEFF Case studies on Energy Efficiency | 01/04/2011 - 01/04/2011 | Completed | Chisinau (Moldova) | Publications |
Round Table “Investments in Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Sources in the Eastern Europe” | 10/03/2011 - 11/03/2011 | Completed | Kiev (Ukraine) | Event Other Event |
Workshop Azerbiajan | 08/02/2011 - 08/02/2011 | Completed | Baku (Azerbaijan) | Event Seminars & Workshops |
Final Conference "Environmental Protection in the Oil and Gas Industry of Central Asia – Achievements and Results of the EPMOGI Project" | 14/12/2010 - 15/12/2010 | Completed | Almaty (Kazakhstan) | Event INOGATE Meetings |
EPMOGI Newsletters | 01/11/2009 - 30/11/2010 | Completed | Publications | |
Communications workshop for CCs | 19/10/2010 - 20/10/2010 | Completed | Tbilisi (Georgia) | Event Other Event |
Country Coordinators` Whorkshop on Communication and Monitoring | 19/10/2010 - 20/10/2010 | Upcoming | Tbilisi (Georgia) | Event Training Course |
Country Coordinators Meeting October 2010 | 19/10/2010 - 20/10/2010 | Upcoming | Tbilisi (Georgia) | Event INOGATE Meetings |
Communication Workshop for INOGATE Contractors | 06/07/2010 - 07/07/2010 | Completed | Kiev (Ukraine) | Event Seminars & Workshops |
Participation in 1st EU-Ukrainian Energy Day 31.5.2010 - 1.6.2010 | 31/05/2010 - 01/06/2010 | Completed | Kiev (Ukraine) | Event Other Event |
Meeting of INOGATE Country Coordinators and Working Groups, Brussels, 18-19 May 2010 | 18/05/2010 - 19/05/2010 | Completed | Brussels (Belgium) | Event INOGATE Meetings |
Launch of MoSEFF (Moldova Sustainable Energy Finance Facilities) | 11/02/2010 - 11/02/2010 | Completed | Chisinau (Moldova) | Event Other Event |