ASEAN-UK Green Transition Fund Program 2025

Deadline: 19-Feb-25

The ASEAN-UK Green Transition Fund (GTF) Program aims to accelerate ASEAN’s transition to a clean and climate-resilient economy by reducing emissions in key sectors, supporting green economic growth and improving the livelihoods of vulnerable people.

It will provide technical assistance throughout the region, targeting all ten ASEAN Member States (AMS) and Timor-Leste. The GTF works with ASEAN institutions, such as the ASEAN Secretariat, ASEAN Centres and Facilities, and various ASEAN Entities and Sectoral Bodies.

Pillars

• The ASEAN-UK GTF spans across three pillars:
  • Strengthening Climate Policy and Institutional Capacity (Climate Policy): 
    • The vision highlighted the need for higher ambition in climate policy in alignment with national and regional development priorities, such as poverty reduction. It strengthened capacity and transparency to help build institutional frameworks and successfully deliver outcomes. The GTF is seeking proposals to help support this vision’s delivery.
  • Greening Finance to Strategic Mitigation Action (Green Finance): 
    • This pillar’s objectives are to support the development of innovative financing mechanisms and improve climate finance’s effectiveness, quality, and transparency, responding to the needs and priorities of ASEAN Member States.
  • Accelerating Clean and Just Energy Transition Measures (Clean and Just Energy Transition):
    • ASEAN-UK GTF aims to address several critical gaps in ASEAN’s energy transition:
      • Technology Adoption and Integration: One of the primary gaps is the slow rate of adoption and integration of advanced clean energy technologies across the region. This includes renewable energy sources like solar and wind and energy-efficient technologies in industrial processes and power grids. The proposed work packages will focus on facilitating the adoption of these technologies through pilot projects, demonstrations, and capacity building, which are crucial for reducing reliance on fossil fuels and enhancing energy security.
      • Regulatory and Policy Frameworks: Another significant gap is the lack of comprehensive and supportive regulatory and policy frameworks that can encourage investment in and deployment of renewable energy. Work packages aim to assist in developing and harmonising policies that promote renewable energy, energy efficiency, and carbon trading, which are essential for creating a conducive environment for the energy transition.
      • Financing and Investment: There is also a gap in securing sufficient financing and investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. The focus will be on developing financial mechanisms and models to leverage private and public investment, such as green bonds, climate finance, and public-private partnerships, to support large-scale energy transition projects.
      • Capacity Building and Knowledge Transfer: Limited local expertise and capacity in planning, implementing, and managing energy transition initiatives are substantial barriers. Through the UK PACT, work packages will address this gap by providing targeted training programs, workshops, and knowledge exchange forums to build the capabilities of ASEAN energy stakeholders.
      • Market Development for Clean Energy: Another gap is the region’s underdevelopment of markets for clean energy technologies. This includes the need for more supply chains for renewable energy technologies and services. Work packages will support the development of these markets by fostering regional and national supply chains and promoting local manufacturing of clean energy technologies.
      • Public Awareness and Stakeholder Engagement: The public and key stakeholders often lack sufficient awareness and engagement about the benefits and necessity of the energy transition. Projects will enhance public and stakeholder engagement through awareness campaigns, stakeholder consultations, and participatory planning processes to ensure broad support for transition policies and initiatives.

Funding Information

• The value of projects must not exceed £800,000/year tax inclusive.

Duration

• Project proposals should anticipate an implementation period of June 2025 – December 2026 (19 months).

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicant
  • Government agencies and/or departments, including the ASEAN Secretariat, are not eligible to apply as a lead organisation or partner in a consortium.
  • International, national and local organisations are eligible to apply.
  • Organisations applying as a consortium must have at least one entity that is based in ASEAN Member States and/or Timor-Leste, either as consortium lead or consortium partner.
• Application
  • Applications must be coherent and legible.
  • All documents must be completed. The omission of any one document will lead to disqualification.
  • Applications and all forms of communication with the programme must be submitted in English.

For more information, visit UK PACT.