Deadline: 7-Jan-24
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is offering grants to build capacity for the reduction of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) from Rwanda’s cooling sector.
This project responds to a request made by the Ministry of Environment.
Rwanda has positioned itself as a global leader on Hydrofluorocarbon (HFC) phase-down under the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol and efficient cooling. In 2019, Rwanda released its National Cooling Strategy, the first phase of the Rwanda Cooling Initiative which is a joint effort between the Government and the UN Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency initiative. The strategy aims to address the country’s growing need for air conditioners and refrigeration, while maintaining a green growth pathway. It recommends actions to expand access to cooling that conserve resources, including an upper limit on the electricity that can be used by typical refrigerators and air conditioners, and the promotion of alternative cooling solutions such as shading and natural ventilation.
At a minimum, this project will strengthen the capacity of the Rwanda Energy Management Agency (REMA) to improve energy efficiency in cooling and refrigeration and to transform the Rwandan market towards energy efficient equipment that uses low Global Warming Potential (GWP) gases. The project’s capacity building outputs should target non-state actors – large consumers, importers, households, and the private sector – as well as national and subnational government authorities and affiliated agencies, and align with existing policies to support their enforcement at the national and local level.
Funding Information
- Estimated project cost: US$ 62,000 – US$ 77,500.
Expected Results
- Applicants are encouraged to propose additional outputs as needed to ensure the expected project outcomes are achieved. Applicants can determine the scope of outputs if not specified. The project is expected to deliver at a minimum:
- The Government of Rwanda has demonstrated increased capacity to assess, model, and reduce HFC emissions from the cooling sector by the end of the project.
- Indicator: Number of government entities with a demonstrated improved capacity for SLCP action.
- Output 1.1: Capacity building workshops to government authorities on HFC emissions assessment, modelling, and monitoring.
- Output 1.2: Recommendations on financial mechanisms to scale-up the adoption of efficient cooling technologies.
- Mandatory certification scheme for technicians in the cooling sector is implemented by the relevant government authority.
- Indicator: Number of laws, regulations, or other policy mechanisms with SLCP targets or mitigation measures formally adopted, endorsed, and/or implemented.
- Output 2.1: Developed competency-based certification schemes for technicians with recommendations for implementation and enforcement
- Cooling industry stakeholders have demonstrated increased capacity to assess, install, and service energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling and refrigeration equipment by the end of the project.
- Indicator: Number of non-government entities with a demonstrated improved capacity for SLCP action.
- Output 3.1: Outreach programme targeting cooling and refrigeration technicians on Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS), labelling systems, certification schemes (developed as part of project), and energy efficient equipment.
- The Government of Rwanda has demonstrated increased capacity to assess, model, and reduce HFC emissions from the cooling sector by the end of the project.
Eligibility Information
- To be eligible for consideration, project proposals must meet the following requirements:
- Complete and submitted before the deadline
- Submitted by a non-governmental organization (NGO), intergovernmental organization (IGO), or other not-for-profit entity. Governments are not eligible to apply directly for funding in this call.
- Requested funding is within the estimated budget amount, or includes a clear justification for additional expenses
- Project duration is less than 24 months
- Budget criteria are met and spending caps on expenses are respected.
- Please note that entities will be required to provide the last three (3) audited financial statements to be considered for CCAC funding. These statements may be provided along with the application for funding or at the request of the CCAC Secretariat during the evaluation process.
- For-profit entities may only participate in the project as stakeholders, co-funders, or end users. Applicants are encouraged to include for-profit entities in the development of the project proposal and/or during project implementation if their ownership of the proposed solution is key to the project’s success.
For more information, visit Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC).