Deadline: 26-Jun-25
The UK PACT (Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions) programme has launched a new funding opportunity for Clean Energy projects in Bolivia and Peru.
UK PACT will support projects that can contribute to initiatives fostering local renewable energy generation, improving energy access and efficiency, and adaptation of electro-mobility through locally developed technological solutions.
Areas of Intervention
- Following bespoke engagement with government counterparts, non-government organisations (NGOs), civil society, and the private sector it is expected that projects under UK PACT contribute to expand and secure clean energy access in three areas of intervention:
- It is expected that projects will be funded through UK PACT under three areas of intervention:
- Facilitate and streamline the implementation of clean energy access projects in the Peruvian Amazon region: Identify energy access project portfolios in entities like MINEM and/or regional governments, as well as public companies responsible for energy supply in the Peruvian Amazon, needing support, such as demand studies, pre-investment assessments, long-term energy planning, regulatory framework, market analysis, or investor engagement. By integrating renewable energy and storage, these projects aim to provide reliable and uninterrupted power supply for off-grid communities, meeting both domestic and social needs.
- Structure a delivery model for large scale clean energy private investments in the Peruvian amazon region: Structuring a delivery model that incorporates vehicles like Public-Private Partnerships, public policy instruments, such as tailored contracts, and relies on blended finance, to attract private sector and facilitate renewable energy projects in populated areas (distributed generation and/ or mini-grids – that operate independently of the main transmission grid) with established economic activity in the Peruvian Amazon. With a special focus on boosting existing bioeconomy initiatives, this supports energy integration into productive and Agri productive value chains, driving regional economic growth.
- Promote the adoption of electro-mobility in Bolivia through locally developed technological solutions: Support the second phase of lithium battery production by the Bolivian state-owned lithium company (YLB), supporting increased production capacity by local electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer and the consolidation of ENDE’s EVs charging network pilot project.
- It is expected that projects will be funded through UK PACT under three areas of intervention:
Funding Information
- Successful projects will receive grants of up to £500,000 per project per year (UK financial year, 1st April – 31st March), with a maximum of £1,000,000 total budget over 18 months total period of performance. Applicants should propose projects from 12 to 18 months in duration. Projects will be selected through a two-stage competitive call for proposals.
Eligible Costs
- All projects must be delivered on a not-for-profit basis. Eligible costs include:
- Consultancy and/or staff time required to deliver activities;
- Reasonable travel and subsistence costs;
- Other costs directly related to activities and outputs (workshop, seminars, production of reports, translation etc.).
- They cannot award funding for tangible assets e.g. computer and furniture. However, if such inputs are necessary for a project, then applications could include a co-founder to cover these elements.
Eligibility Criteria
- For-profit and non-profit organisations can apply.
- Government agencies and/or departments (including sub-national governments) are not eligible to apply either as a lead organisation or partner in a consortium.
- All organisations that consider themselves capable of delivering the project activities presented may submit proposals, considering aspects such as cost-effectiveness, project management, impacts on GEDSI (Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion), technical capacity of the organisation or proposing consortium.
- They welcome applications from consortia. For-profit and non-for-profit organisations can apply as lead. All consortia must have at least one local partner. A local partner is defined as an organisation that operates in each country under a National Register of Legal Entities, can be local organisations such as NGOs, companies of different size (large or SMEs), grass-root organisations, community associations, among others.
For more information, visit UK PACT.