[{"bbox": [83, 106, 1147, 160], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities related to Output 1.3 (Consumers with special focus on women and disadvantaged groups have improved access to clean energy technologies)"}, {"bbox": [83, 171, 1147, 306], "category": "Text", "text": "The activities include awareness campaigns to raise consciousness on the use of energy and renewable energy, with focus on gender-specific use and consumption (efficient users), support Banks and Financial Institutions (BFIs) and Local financial Institutions (LFIs) in their applications for financial instruments supporting renewable energy and energy efficiency, and to demonstrate innovative RE and EE technology installations or business models, including international best practices. It will also support entities to focus financing for women and disadvantaged groups."}, {"bbox": [83, 316, 1147, 371], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities related to Output 2.1 (New or upgraded transmission and distribution infrastructure is installed and operational):"}, {"bbox": [83, 382, 1147, 570], "category": "Text", "text": "These include construction and/or upgrading of 132/ 33/11 kV substations and distribution transformers, replacement and/or upgrading of conductors and related activities such as measures for feeder segregation, installation of cable connections etc., as well as extension of lines, control, and measuring applications, and monitoring / repair systems. It shall include the IT system for monitoring, control and protection of the generation, transmission and distribution facilities including the National Dispatch & Control Centre and Distribution Control Centres. The new or upgraded, transmission and distribution infrastructure is expected to reduce losses at least by 20%, enhancing efficiency and reliable power supply, which is expected to decrease supply outages by at least 20%."}, {"bbox": [83, 580, 1147, 634], "category": "Text", "text": "Activities related to Output 2.2 (Electricity supply from green energy sources for e-cooking, e-transport, space and water heating, cooling, drying, export to electricity for rooftop solar to grid through net metering are in operation"}, {"bbox": [83, 645, 1147, 807], "category": "Text", "text": "The activities will focus on ensuring that there is provisioning of sufficient grid capacity for construction of e-charging infrastructures for -vehicles and uptake other cleaner technologies such as e-cooking, cleaning, washing, space and water heating and cooling, drying, and export of electricity from rooftop solar to grid through net metering are in operation. Opportunities to support agro industries by developing food value chains through efficient and clean transformation units and storage and transport facilities (notably for perishables products) will be explored and promoted."}, {"bbox": [83, 817, 1147, 978], "category": "Text", "text": "The investment activities focus on power distribution upgrade and extension (substations and distribution transformers, conductors and related activities, etc. Reliable and stable power for e-cooking and e-charging infrastructures and services, which is not possible without e-charging infrastructure facility from the operator NEA. In addition, the Technical Assistance provided by the Action shall help to develop the regulatory environment this direction, comprising incentives and promotion for e-charging and e-cooking. Moreover, the activities are \"sample activities\" and will be chosen carefully to reach all the intended project goals."}, {"bbox": [83, 989, 1147, 1096], "category": "Text", "text": "The commitment of the EU's contribution to the Team Europe Initiative (TEI) to which this action refers, will be complemented by other contributions from Team Europe members. It is subject to the formal confirmation of each respective member's meaningful contribution as early as possible. In the event that the TEIs and/or these contributions do not materialise, the EU action may continue outside a TEI framework."}, {"bbox": [73, 1155, 303, 1185], "category": "Section-header", "text": "### 3.3 Mainstreaming:"}, {"bbox": [83, 1199, 529, 1226], "category": "Section-header", "text": "#### Environmental Protection & Climate Change"}, {"bbox": [83, 1237, 1147, 1289], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) screening** (relevant for budget support and strategic-level interventions)"}, {"bbox": [83, 1303, 688, 1330], "category": "Text", "text": "The SEA screening concluded that no further action was required."}, {"bbox": [83, 1342, 1147, 1396], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcomes of the EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)"}, {"bbox": [83, 1407, 1147, 1461], "category": "Text", "text": "The EIA (Environment Impact Assessment) screening classified the action as Category B (not requiring an EIA, but for which environment aspects will be addressed during design)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1473, 1147, 1527], "category": "Text", "text": "**Outcome of the CRA (Climate Risk Assessment) screening** (relevant for projects and/or specific interventions within a project)."}, {"bbox": [83, 1538, 1147, 1593], "category": "Text", "text": "The Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) screening concluded that this Action is a climate low-risk project, and climate risk aspects will be addressed during the design of the action."}, {"bbox": [902, 1627, 1010, 1651], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 9 of 22"}]