[{"bbox": [97, 152, 1134, 405], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Economic actors, i.e. MSMEs, such as small industries, handicraft businesses and farmers, are targeted by the action as they will be able to increase their production with the technology becoming available through enhanced access to renewable electricity, for example solutions for pumping and irrigation. A further economic actor benefitting from the action are mini-grid operators, who will profit by increased business opportunities resulting from more households getting access to renewable electricity. A technical assistance facility will support the economic actors to overcome different barriers by supporting (1) project structuring/grant application/loan preparation between MSMEs and microfinance institutions (2) design work, feasibility study, and business plan preparation (3) work supervision and follow-up of operations (4) business development services. When selecting MSMEs a screening process will be applied."}, {"bbox": [97, 422, 1134, 533], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Entrepreneurs, with a particular focus on women, together with craftsmen in the housing sector, are expected to benefit by the increased business opportunities arising by expanding the distribution of energy-efficient products and the access to renewable energy. They will also be supported by technical trainings with entrepreneurship support."}, {"bbox": [97, 550, 1134, 658], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Microfinance institutions (to be selected after action approval) and possibly local banks if the situation allows in the future, will be able to provide financial mechanisms (loans and insurances) to economic actors for affording capital expenditures. Also when selecting microfinance institutions a screening process will be applied."}, {"bbox": [85, 685, 604, 718], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [85, 750, 509, 782], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 797, 967, 825], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Overall Objective (impact)** is to support green rural economic development in Myanmar."}, {"bbox": [97, 848, 1147, 905], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Specific Objective (Outcome)** is to improve the access to renewable electricity and the use of energy-efficient products by MSMEs and rural households in Myanmar."}, {"bbox": [97, 929, 981, 957], "category": "Text", "text": "The **Outputs** to be delivered by this action contributing to the Specific Objective (Outcome) are:"}, {"bbox": [173, 974, 1147, 1028], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. Availability of efficient and sustainable sources of renewable electricity for economic actors and rural households is improved;"}, {"bbox": [173, 1028, 1147, 1082], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. Access to energy-efficient products for rural households is strengthened, while developing business opportunities for women entrepreneurs, and craftsmen in the housing sector;"}, {"bbox": [173, 1082, 1147, 1135], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. Enhanced capacity of individuals and MSMEs involved in green jobs, as well as fostering business opportunities in the renewable energy and appliances sectors."}, {"bbox": [85, 1198, 368, 1226], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.2 Indicative Activities"}, {"bbox": [85, 1243, 466, 1271], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Indicative activities related to output 1"}, {"bbox": [85, 1272, 1147, 1325], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Conduct a baseline assessment of the energy needs in the selected areas and prepare the realisation of enhancing off-grid access to renewable electricity for economic actors and rural households;"}, {"bbox": [85, 1325, 1053, 1353], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Develop a result-based grant scheme for local operators to extend the mini-grids for rural households;"}, {"bbox": [85, 1353, 1147, 1405], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Develop financing mechanisms (e.g. grants, credits, guarantees) to support electrification solutions and business development for off-grid economic actors;"}, {"bbox": [85, 1405, 1147, 1458], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Set up of a technical assistance facility to support the electrification projects of the economic actors under output 1 (incl. feasibility studies, support of operations and business development)."}, {"bbox": [85, 1503, 466, 1531], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### Indicative activities related to output 2"}, {"bbox": [85, 1532, 1147, 1618], "category": "List-item", "text": "- Expand distribution networks for energy-efficient products (e.g. domestic appliances and housing materials) to increase the accessibility for rural households: expand geographic scope, recruitment and training of rural women distributors entrepreneurs, strengthening distribution network business models;"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1680, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 7 of 20"}]