Application process
THE IMEU PROJECT
Application and implementation process
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1
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Launch - marketing - prospecting
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EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOIs)
Pre-investment BDS support
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3
ASSESSMENT OF EOIs
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4
VETTING - SHORTLISTING
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5
FULL PROPOSAL SUBMISSION
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6
ASSESSMENT - DUE DILIGENCE
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7
FUNDING APPROVAL
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8
CONTRACT NEGOTIATION, CO-CREATION AND SIGNING
The MDF Investment and Technical Assistance Approach
Eligibility Criteria
- The company must be registered and operating in Uganda and in project areas or willing to expand to project areas.
- The company must have operated for not less than 3 years.
- The company must have viable certified energy efficiency products or services that it has traded for the last 3 years (not a start-up).
- The company must be compliant with all legal requirements including filling all applicable tax returns, NSSF contribution, URSB returns and must possess a trading license.
- The company must conduct annual audits, with audited financial statements for the last 3 years available.
- The company must have a clear business case of using its products or services to improve energy efficiency of households and businesses in agriculture and buildings.
- The company has the ability to finance its operations without financial support.
- The company is willing to adjust its business models with the IMEU team to ensure it provides benefits to women and youth in its supply/distribution chains either on commission or as paid employment.
- It must be a reputable company with no previous records of fund mismanagement.
- The company must be registered and operating in Uganda and operating in project area.
- The company must have operated for not less than 3 years.
- The company has viable products or services that it has traded for the last 3 years (not a start-up).
- The company must be compliant with all legal requirements including filling all applicable tax returns, NSSF contribution, URSB returns and trading license
- The company has clear business case of why it wants to adopt energy efficient technology/service.
- The company has the ability to contribute 50% of required funding (including in-kind).
- The applicants have expected social (inclusion of women, youth, and vulnerable persons) and environmental returns of adopting EE solutions.
- Willingness to declare annual financial reports to IMEU to measure the impact of adoption of EE solutions to business performance over the project period.
- Reputable company with no previous records of fund mismanagement
- The social institution must be registered and operating in Uganda within the project area.
- The company must have operated for not less than 3 years.
- Has clear case for how energy efficiency will improve its operational efficiency.
- Has ability to contribute 50% of required funding (including in-kind).
- Applications have expected social (inclusion of women, youth, and vulnerable persons) and environmental returns of adopting EE solutions.
- Willing to declare annual financial reports to IMEU to measure the impact of adoption of EE solutions to business performance over the project period.
- The applicants have expected social (inclusion of women, youth, and vulnerable persons) and environmental returns of adopting EE solutions.
- Reputable entity with at least 3 years audited statement from a licensed auditor and should have no previous records of fund mismanagement.
