[{"bbox": [215, 153, 1134, 207], "category": "List-item", "text": "exception to the non-retroactivity of costs may be signed to allow uninterrupted implementation of\nthis EU flagship programme."}, {"bbox": [178, 231, 1134, 392], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **In output area 1:** The GIZ Get.Invest Nigeria window, the project which accelerates investments in clean energy projects across all relevant market segments and business models and contribute to the successful deployment of European financial instruments (such as in particular the EFSD+ instruments), will in its role as Team Europe One Stop Shop for Clean Energy Investments, provides critical and catalytic support to the mobilisation of investments and thereby directly contributes to the success of the Global Gateway and Team Europe initiatives."}, {"bbox": [141, 403, 1134, 484], "category": "Text", "text": "One contribution agreement in output area 1 with AFD is to implement the procurement of the installation of solar energy infrastructures for public health facilities (Being responsible for procuring all the equipment for the micro-grid and the EPC selection to do the installation.)"}, {"bbox": [141, 496, 1134, 550], "category": "Text", "text": "One contribution agreement is also to be signed with UNIDO for the implementation of the following projects pertaining to two different output areas:"}, {"bbox": [178, 561, 1134, 669], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **In output area 1:** Six Small Hydro Power in Nigeria, under UNIDO's Regional Centre for Hydro Power; UNIDO has successfully implemented a number of SHP and agro-industry initiatives in Nigeria. Examples of such SHP initiatives include 150 kW in Bauchi State, and 400 kW in Taraba State, among others."}, {"bbox": [178, 694, 1134, 776], "category": "List-item", "text": "- **In output area 3:** Circular Economy in Plastics, building on UNIDO's lead on circular economy in Nigeria. Having supported the Federal Government of Nigeria with both polices on plastics and solid waste management, UNIDO is currently implementing some circular economy initiatives in Nigeria."}, {"bbox": [141, 787, 1134, 894], "category": "Text", "text": "Also in output area 3, a separate contribution agreement will be signed with one of the international bodies expert in methane emission reductions in the oil and gas sectors, most likely such as UNEP, in particular the International Methane Emission Observatory managed by UNEP, and/or the World Bank's Global Methane and Gas Flaring Reduction Partnership."}, {"bbox": [141, 906, 1134, 1013], "category": "Text", "text": "These envisaged entities have been selected using the following criteria: long-standing cooperation with the EU in Nigeria's power sector, their expertise and input to the country's key policies tackling renewable energy and circular economy. Should there be unexpected obstacles to signature with one of these entities, a replacement will be sought fulfilling the same criteria."}, {"bbox": [129, 1038, 638, 1064], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.3 Contribution to the Africa Investment Platform"}, {"bbox": [141, 1080, 1134, 1135], "category": "Text", "text": "One contribution to Output area 1 may be implemented under indirect management with the entities, called Lead Finance Institutions, identified in the appendix 2 to this Action Document."}, {"bbox": [141, 1145, 1134, 1253], "category": "Text", "text": "Under a contribution agreement for financial instruments, AFD will implement the on-grid solar operation under output 2, blending the EU contribution with a loan for solar infrastructure. This blending operation has a financing structure comprising of 75 million euros (loan) from AFD and 2 million euros (grant) from the EU for the construction of 200MW solar photovoltaic park in Jigawa."}, {"bbox": [141, 1263, 1134, 1371], "category": "Text", "text": "The added value (or additionality) of EU support in these blending operations lies in the enhanced development impact through lowering the costs of much needed investments in access to energy and increasing the share of renewable energy in the country's energy mix, including on the grid. It can be assumed that the foreseen investment would be difficult to materialise without the EU grant component."}, {"bbox": [129, 1398, 843, 1429], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [141, 1439, 1134, 1626], "category": "Text", "text": "The geographical eligibility in terms of place of establishment for participating in procurement and grant award procedures and in terms of origin of supplies purchased as established in the basic act and set out in the relevant contractual documents shall apply. The Commission's authorising officer responsible may extend the geographical eligibility on the basis of urgency or of unavailability of services in the markets of the countries or territories concerned, or in other duly substantiated cases where application of the eligibility rules would make the realisation of this action impossible or exceedingly difficult (Article 28(10) NDICI-Global Europe Regulation)."}, {"bbox": [1027, 1680, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 23 of 29"}]