Open Call: Public Awareness Raising in Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency (Viet Nam)

Deadline: 22-Aug-22

The European Commission (EC) is accepting proposals for Public Awareness Raising in Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency in Viet Nam.

Objectives

• The global objective of this call for proposals is: to contribute to a sustainable energy transition in Viet Nam.
• The specific objective of this call for proposals is to increase public and private-sector awareness of renewable energy (RE) & energy efficiency (EE) policies/programmes, and the effectiveness of RE/EE practices and initiatives are significantly raised, contributing to sustainable energy supply, consumption and security in Viet Nam, the country’s transition towards a low-carbon economy and increased gender diversity in the energy sector.

Priorities

The priorities of this call for proposals are:

• to equip key public and private stakeholders with understanding and knowledge of RE/EE policies, the effectiveness of RE/EE measures and initiatives and gender-sensitivity; and
• to improve media communication and coverage on RE/EE and gender-sensitivity in the energy sector.

Funding Information

• The overall indicative amount made available under this call for proposals is EUR 3 500 000.
• Any grant requested under this call for proposals must fall between the following minimum and maximum amounts:
  • minimum amount: EUR 3 200 000
  • maximum amount: EUR 3 500 000

Eligibility Criteria

• Lead Applicant(s)
  • In order to be eligible for a grant, the lead applicant must:
    • be a legal person
    • be non-profit-making
    • be a Civil Society Organisation (CSO) or International Organisation and
    • be established in Viet Nam or in a Member State of the European Union or in a eligible country or territory, as defined in the Regulation (EU) No 236/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2014 laying down common rules and procedures for the implementation of the Union’s instruments for financing external action (DCI) or in an OECD country. This obligation does not apply to international organisations and
    • be directly responsible for the preparation and management of the action with the coapplicant(s) and affiliated entity(ies), not acting as an intermediary and
    • one of the applicants (lead applicant and/or one co-applicant) must have had a presence in Viet Nam for at least 3 years at the time the call for proposals is launched. This obligation does not apply to international organisations.
• Co-applicant(s) 
  • Co-applicants participate in designing and implementing the action, and the costs they incur are eligible in the same way as those incurred by the lead applicant.
  • Co-applicants must satisfy the eligibility criteria as applicable to the lead applicant himself.
  • Co-applicants must sign the mandate.
  • If awarded the grant contract, the co-applicant(s) (if any) will become beneficiary(ies) in the action (together with the coordinator).
• Affiliated Entities
  • The lead applicant and its co-applicant(s) may act with affiliated entity(ies).
  • Only the following entities may be considered as affiliated entities to the lead applicant and/or to co-applicant(s):
    • Only entities having a structural link with the applicants (i.e. the lead applicant or a co-applicant), in particular a legal or capital link.
  • This structural link encompasses mainly two notions:
    • Control, as defined in Directive 2013/34/EU on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings:
    • Entities affiliated to an applicant may hence be:
      • Entities directly or indirectly controlled by the applicant (daughter companies or first-tier subsidiaries). They may also be entities controlled by an entity controlled by the applicant (granddaughter companies or second-tier subsidiaries) and the same applies to further tiers of control;
      • Entities directly or indirectly controlling the applicant (parent companies). Likewise, they may be entities controlling an entity controlling the applicant;
      • Entities under the same direct or indirect control as the applicant (sister companies).
    • Membership, i.e. the applicant is legally defined as a e.g. network, federation, association in which the proposed affiliated entities also participate or the applicant participates in the same entity (e.g. network, federation, association,…) as the proposed affiliated entities.

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