[{"bbox": [161, 177, 776, 211], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 4. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS"}, {"bbox": [184, 241, 467, 272], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.1. Financing Agreement"}, {"bbox": [158, 284, 1073, 338], "category": "Text", "text": "In order to implement this action, it is envisaged to conclude a financing agreement with the partner country."}, {"bbox": [184, 355, 592, 386], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.2. Indicative Implementation Period"}, {"bbox": [158, 397, 1073, 478], "category": "Text", "text": "The indicative operational implementation period of this action, during which the activities described in section 3 will be carried out and the corresponding contracts and agreements implemented, is 60 months from the date of entry into force of the financing agreement."}, {"bbox": [158, 478, 1073, 531], "category": "Text", "text": "Extensions of the implementation period may be agreed by the Commission's responsible authorising officer by amending this Financing Decision and the relevant contracts and agreements."}, {"bbox": [195, 557, 792, 589], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.3. Implementation of the Budget Support Component"}, {"bbox": [158, 600, 204, 623], "category": "Text", "text": "N.A."}, {"bbox": [147, 668, 486, 699], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4. Implementation Modalities"}, {"bbox": [158, 724, 1073, 802], "category": "Text", "text": "The Commission will ensure that the EU appropriate rules and procedures for providing financing to third parties are respected, including review procedures, where appropriate, and compliance of the action with EU restrictive measures¹⁶."}, {"bbox": [235, 824, 553, 852], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 4.4.1. Direct Management (Grants)"}, {"bbox": [279, 886, 536, 913], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### 4.4.1.a Call for proposals"}, {"bbox": [158, 940, 415, 967], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### (a) Purpose of the grant(s)"}, {"bbox": [158, 967, 1073, 1046], "category": "Text", "text": "A Twinning grant will contribute to achieving SO1: *Enhance governance of the Malawi energy sector*. It will support activities related to the result of Output 1.1: *Improved policy, legal and institutional frameworks as well as strengthened capacities of energy agencies*."}, {"bbox": [158, 1072, 1073, 1175], "category": "Text", "text": "This call has been launched in May 2022 under a suspensive clause prior to the adoption of this Decision. This is justified because it will be necessary to revive the stalled energy sector reform process as soon as possible and to ensure that the Twinning project runs in parallel with the technical assistance."}, {"bbox": [158, 1203, 461, 1230], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### (b) Type of applicants targeted"}, {"bbox": [158, 1241, 992, 1268], "category": "Text", "text": "A Twinning grant, will be signed with an EU Member State body or their mandated bodies."}, {"bbox": [279, 1281, 493, 1307], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### 4.4.1.b Direct grant"}, {"bbox": [158, 1334, 415, 1361], "category": "Section-header", "text": "##### (a) Purpose of the grant(s)"}, {"bbox": [158, 1361, 1073, 1493], "category": "Text", "text": "A grant with the Ministry of Energy will contribute to achieving two outcomes, namely, SO1: *Enhance governance of the Malawi energy sector* and SO2: *Improve access to energy through improved grid infrastructure and increased renewable energy generation*. It will support activities related to the respective results of Output 1.1: *Improved policy, legal and institutional frameworks as well as strengthened capacities of energy agencies*, Output 2.1: *Strategic planning of investments*"}, {"bbox": [147, 1540, 1081, 1615], "category": "Footnote", "text": "¹⁶ www.sanctionsmap.eu. Please note that the sanctions map is an IT tool for identifying the sanctions regimes. The source of the sanctions stems from legal acts published in the Official Journal (OJ). In case of discrepancy between the published legal acts and the updates on the website it is the OJ version that prevails."}, {"bbox": [966, 1661, 1081, 1685], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 25"}]