MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT UNDP/MNRE PROJECT ON ENHANCING ACCESS TO CLEAN ENERGY

Notice inviting Expression of Interest (EOI) and Concept Note for piloting New/ innovative Renewable Energy Technology (RET) based business models.

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, is implementing a UNDP assisted Project for enhancing 'Access to Clean Energy'. The aim of the Project is to accelerate access to energy services particularly for increasing livelihoods of the poor and marginalized in the seven UNDAF states (Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh).

The objective of the Project is strengthening technical, institutional, financing, delivery and servicing capability/ infrastructure needed to address the key barriers for up scaling of technically proven & financially viable renewable energy applications.

As part of this Project, the Ministry invites, Expression of Interest (EOI) and concept note from Technology suppliers: Corporate houses, Equipment Manufacturers and Contractors, NGOs, Self Help Groups, Users Associations, Individual entrepreneurs, Registered Societies, Cooperatives, Consortiums/SPVs /JVs etc. to provide support for piloting of innovative/new RET based projects and development of business models which can be up-scaled.

Technical assistance for awareness generation, capacity building and action research for development and promotion of RET will also be provided under the project. While the UNDP project primarily focuses on the 7 UNDAF states, piloting of new RET will be supported in all states of India.

Further details such as Format for submission of EOI and Concept Note, and Guidelines for submission of the proposals can be accessed from Ministry's Web site www.mnre.gov.in and from the project web site http://www.winrockindia.org/HomePage.htm

The interested applicants may submit the EOI and the concept note through the e-mail address, aceundp@gmail.com, followed by submission by post (Two signed printed copies) at the following address:

Project Management Unit,
UNDP Project on Access to Clean Energy,
S-212, IInd Floor, Panchsheel Park,
New Delhi-110017

EOIs in response to this notice will be open for submission upto 30th June, 2011. Proposals received thereafter will be considered in the second lot, but subject to availability of funds.

The Ministry reserves the sole right of selection and to reject all or any of the proposals without assigning any reason thereof.

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