[{"bbox": [95, 135, 1133, 352], "category": "Text", "text": "The action will contribute to Outputs 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 by establishing a country window under an ElectriFI type of instrument for renewable energy, energy access and energy efficiency investment; and by mobilizing grant resources for blending operations contributing to large-scale renewable energy projects (generation and transmission). The action may prepare the ground for further investment through the regional blending platform, such as for investment in public infrastructure and demonstration projects for EE with high potential for replication. This contribution may be implemented under indirect management with the entities, called Lead Finance Institutions, identified in the appendix 2 to this action document. The operations suitable for blending will be determined on the basis of the technical assistance activities supported through the action."}, {"bbox": [84, 420, 1129, 477], "category": "List-item", "text": "4.3.4 Changes from indirect to direct management mode (and vice versa) due to exceptional circumstances (one alternative second option)"}, {"bbox": [95, 503, 1132, 558], "category": "Text", "text": "Should the indirect management modality described in section 4.3.1 prove to not be possible for reasons outside of the Commission's control, then the Action would be implemented under direct management as follows:"}, {"bbox": [95, 609, 417, 636], "category": "Text", "text": "Direct Management (Procurement)"}, {"bbox": [95, 647, 935, 674], "category": "Text", "text": "Procurement of technical assistance will contribute to Outputs 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3."}, {"bbox": [84, 716, 799, 747], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.4 Scope of geographical eligibility for procurement and grants"}, {"bbox": [95, 773, 1132, 855], "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": [95, 866, 1132, 973], "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": [84, 999, 340, 1030], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 4.5 Indicative Budget"}, {"bbox": [84, 1042, 1141, 1617], "category": "Table", "text": "<table><thead><tr><th>Indicative Budget components</th><th>EU contribution (amount in EUR)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td colspan=\"2\"><strong>Implementation modalities – cf. section 4.3</strong></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Outputs 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 – Public and private sector support</strong> composed of</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Indirect management with a pillar assessed entity – cf. section 4.3.1</td><td>6 000 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Outputs 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 – Energy Fund</strong> composed of</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Indirect management with a pillar assessed entity – cf. section 4.3.2</td><td>3 700 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Outputs 1.3, 2.1, 2.2 and 2.3 – Country window for facilitating access to commercial finance, renewable energy infrastructure projects</strong> composed of</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Contribution to Africa Investment Platform – cf. section 4.3.3</td><td>15 000 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Evaluation</strong> – cf. section 5.2</td><td>300 000</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Audit</strong> – cf. section 5.3</td><td></td></tr></tbody></table>"}, {"bbox": [1026, 1680, 1141, 1705], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 20 of 25"}]