Uganda National Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Alliance

Press Release: UNREEEA & FINDING XY Sign MoU

Finding XY and Uganda National Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Alliance(UNREEEA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate investment readiness support to Renewable Energy businesses and the flow of green investment to the sector.

This objective is to be achieved by jointly designing and implementing projects that address the need for low-risk capital and business development support. The parties will collaborate to develop and implement investment mechanisms for renewable energy SMEs.

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TRAIN-THE-TRAINER

  • 5-day seminar
  • In-depth trainings on technical, financial and didactic topics
  • Group work, discussions, as well as computer-based and interactive exercises

Target group:

  • Trainer with previous experiences in access to finance education, banking, clean energy or climate finance
  • Professionals who wish to enhance their financial evaluation and didactical skills in order to become a trainer in the field of green energy/climate finance

After the TtT-Seminar, participating trainers are:

  • Provided with a starter kit of slides, exercises and additional tools for trainers
  • Equipped with hard facts and soft skills to develop their individual training
  • Capacitated to undertake courses autonomously

12-WEEK ONLINE TRAINING

Topics addressed include:

  • Political and legal frameworks of the energy market in Uganda
  • Characteristics of decentralised RE markets in sub-Saharan Africa
  • Technologies for small- and medium-scale renewable energy applications
  • Business models for decentralised RE technologies
  • Business plan development
  • SME Finance and loan assessment cycle
  • Project Finance / RE and EE project evaluation
  • International climate finance options
  • Accessing the Green Climate Fund

Implemented through:

  • RE and EE case studies from Uganda, Senegal and other SSA-markets
  • Live expert-led webinars to discuss specific questions