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UNEP Call: Digitalisation for Flexible and Resilient Energy Systems

EC seeking Proposals for Activities of Technology Areas of the SET Plan: Action dedicated to Energy Efficiency

Deadline extended till 15 February 2022

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a public call for pilot projects on digitalisation for flexible and resilient energy systems to step up global climate action and uptake of clean energy models.

Pilot projects will provide an opportunity to gain on-the-ground insights, test new approaches and disseminate learnings that will feed into the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s “Digital Demand-Driven Electricity Networks (3DEN)” Initiative.

3DEN is a 4-year inter-agency initiative focusing on the policy, regulatory, technology and investment context needed to accelerate progress on power system modernisation and effective utilisation of demand-side resources.

Elements
Digitalisation consists of three main elements:

Funding Information

What will the project contribute to?

Benefits

The project caters to the urgent need to ensure the efficiency and resilience of power systems to enable cost-effective clean energy transitions. Expected benefits include:

Types of Application
Taking these criteria into account to showcase innovative business and regulatory models for the uptake of smarter digital power infrastructure, the call for proposals will be open to three types of applications:

Eligibility Criteria

Geographical Scope: Projects should be rewarded if the target country is a priority region, namely: Brazil, Colombia, India, Indonesia, Morocco, South Africa and Tunisia.

For more information, visit https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/energy/what-we-do/digitalisation-flexible-and-resilient-energy-systems

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