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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 sums up 20 years of activity at final high-level conference
14/04/2016 - Brussels, Belgium

Ministers, deputy-ministers and other high-ranking officials from INOGATE Partner Countries (PCs), Directors-General from the European Commission and European representatives of international financial organisations, energy agencies, the private s... Read more

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Supporting Ukraine’s energy security through increased renewable energy investments from the private sector
13/04/2016 - Kiev, Ukraine

Ukraine has been facing a drastic decrease in renewable energy investment since 2014. The country went from being the largest recipient of renewable investment in the region, to almost non-existent investment flows based on the 2015 regional R... Read more

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INOGATE & Energy investments

Activity Title ▾ Date ▴▾ Status ▴▾ Location Type
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
Workshop Azerbiajan 08/02/2011 - 08/02/2011 Completed Baku (Azerbaijan) Event
Seminars & Workshops
Working Group Meeting 27-28 April 2009 27/04/2009 - 28/04/2009 Completed Brussels (Belgium) Event
INOGATE Meetings
Translation of 3rd Energy Package of EU Directives 30/11/2011 - 14/02/2012 Completed Publications
Reports and Studies
The formulation of the RE secondary legislative base and related procedures for facilitation of the future wind project development and investments (AHEF 97.GE) 10/06/2015 - 12/06/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
Country Requests (AHEFS)
Textbooks 30/09/2011 - 31/12/2011 Ongoing Publications
Reports and Studies
Success stories 17/03/2016 - 17/04/2016 Completed Publications
Status Report 2011 30/11/2012 - 30/11/2013 Completed Publications
Reports and Studies
SEMISE Methodological Approaches 18/01/2009 - 18/01/2012 Completed Reports and Studies
SEMISE Case Stories 18/01/2009 - 18/01/2012 Completed Reports and Studies
Country Requests (AHEFS)
Event
Seminar "EU legislation and policy on support of energy efficiency and renewable sources of energy. Souces and mechanisms of financing" 30/03/2009 - 31/03/2009 Completed Minsk (Belarus) Event
Seminars & Workshops
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
Regulating Energy: The Prime Objective in Serving Our People #2 09/10/2007 - 12/10/2007 Completed
Recruitment of Network of Experts 21/03/2012 - 06/04/2012 Completed Publications
Provision of Assistance in the implementation of District Heating roadmap via training and guidance in the development of heat mapping (CWP.11.AZ) 14/09/2015 - 15/09/2015 Completed Baku (Azerbaijan) Event
INOGATE Meetings
Country Requests (AHEFS)
Promotion of investment into the sustainable energy sector in terms of connection to the grid in Belarus, AHEF BY.024 30/09/2014 - 30/09/2014 Completed Minsk (Belarus) Event
Country Requests (AHEFS)
Project Preparation Facility (PPF) 01/06/2010 - 18/01/2012 Completed Country Requests (AHEFS)
Event
EU: IEA / INOGATE Energy Policy Review of countries in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia - launch of the compendium publication in Brussels 13/04/2015 - 13/04/2015 Completed Brussels (Belgium) Event
Information Event
EASTERN EUROPE: IEA / INOGATE Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Energy Policy Review publication launch event 15/04/2015 - 15/04/2015 Completed Chisinau (Moldova) Event
Information Event
CAUCASUS: IEA / INOGATE Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Energy Policy Review publication launch event 17/04/2015 - 17/04/2015 Completed Tbilisi (Georgia) Event
Information Event
CENTRAL ASIA: IEA / INOGATE Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia Energy Policy Review publication launch event 24/04/2015 - 24/04/2015 Completed Astana (Kazakhstan) Event
Information Event
Preparation of INOGATE Work Programmes 16/02/2009 - 14/02/2012 Ongoing Reports and Studies
Preparation of INOGATE Project Synopses 31/12/2009 - 31/12/2009 Completed Reports and Studies
Preparation of INOGATE Country Leaflets 01/06/2011 - 14/02/2012 Ongoing Publications
PPF Project Fiches 01/06/2010 - 18/01/2012 Completed Country Requests (AHEFS)
Reports and Studies
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