[{"bbox": [178, 154, 913, 181], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Presence and proven record or rural development projects in GB and Chitral"}, {"bbox": [178, 188, 562, 213], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Unrestricted access to the Action area"}, {"bbox": [178, 222, 1130, 275], "category": "List-item", "text": "* Expertise in the fields of energy, natural resources management, and capacity building to provincial government in Pakistan"}, {"bbox": [128, 295, 856, 327], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5. Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [140, 354, 1130, 436], "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, subject to the following provisions."}, {"bbox": [140, 447, 1131, 555], "category": "Text", "text": "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": [128, 581, 383, 611], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [128, 623, 1141, 1047], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th rowspan=\"2\">Indicative Budget components</th><th rowspan=\"2\">EU contribution (amount in EUR)</th><th>Third-party contribution, in currency identified</th></tr><tr><th>[(If not relevant please delete this column)]</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Implementation modalities – cf. section 4.4<br/>The three Specific objectives of the action are to be implemented in Direct management through Grants – total envelope under section 4.4.1</td><td>29.5 million</td><td>EUR 1.5 million</td></tr><tr><td>Evaluation – cf. section 5.2<br/>Audit – cf. section 5.3</td><td>500 000</td><td>N.A.</td></tr><tr><td>Contingencies</td><td>0</td><td>N.A.</td></tr><tr><td>Totals</td><td>30 million</td><td>EUR 31.5 million</td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [128, 1061, 649, 1092], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Organisational Set-up and Responsibilities"}, {"bbox": [140, 1119, 1116, 1174], "category": "Text", "text": "To lead on the delivery of the proposed interventions, the implementation will comprise the following four co-applicants:"}, {"bbox": [178, 1186, 538, 1212], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **AKF Portugal as the coordinator**"}, {"bbox": [178, 1238, 1131, 1530], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **Northern Pakistan Energy Limited (NEL):** NEL, a subsidiary of the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development (AKFED), operates on the basis of a 30-year Concession Agreement signed with the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan's Water and Power Department. Responding to the GB government's request, NEL will develop the energy system to supply clean, reliable, and affordable electricity for all of Central & Lower Hunza as well as demonstrate the applicability and relevance of a regionally proven model for the operation of an integrated utility company in Pakistan. The Action's catalytic investment will advance hydro generation as a key foundation to expand related transmission and distribution infrastructure projects in the region. The pilot in Central and Lower Hunza is viewed as a working example to inform evidence-based policy decisions around the PPP concept and concession models that can address the current energy crisis and can then be extended to wider Gilgit Baltistan and potentially Chitral."}, {"bbox": [178, 1557, 1131, 1637], "category": "List-item", "text": "* **The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP):** AKRSP has been active since 1982 through a community-anchored rural development model now widely replicated across Pakistan via multiple other Rural Support Programmes. AKRSP has a presence in all districts of Gilgit Baltistan and"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1141, 1704], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 24 of 28"}]