Purpose

Dissemination of a proven approach to develop, implement and finance municipal energy efficiency projects, working with private sector (ESCOs) and carbon finance, to eliminate the barriers for such projects in India

Main Activities

• Create a steering committee to implement the concept dissemination activities in India
• Prepare and disseminate the required standard documents based on the previous project including a  conceptual document for internal approval in municipalities; technical, legal, financial, and other documents for City councils for bidding procedures; Request for Proposals (RFP); and Monitoring and Verification (M&V) plan and payment mechanism.
• Seek support from local organisations.
• Organise and deliver dissemination and capacity presentations in different states on the concept, and provide all the needed documents (in Hindi and English) to interested participants.
• Support municipalities in utilising the concept within their process.

Expected Impact

• Over 100 cities exposed directly to the concept in at least five states.
• A minimum of 10 cities entering into the process for energy efficiency project implementation.
• Five different private sector companies (ESCOs) interested in the concept and willing to bid (or bidding) on projects.
• Interest carbon credits buyers in the approach and enter into partnerships with potential sellers.