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No .19.01,9'101.203.43.025 1711:z ~5Date : 06 August 2018

.Qirector Gener~.LCMEAl from CounsellorRepeated to loint Secretary (Renewable Energy, M/O Power, Energ): '3<Mineral ResOlJr~m

Kindly find forw~tded herewith a circular issued by the International Solar Alliance (ISA)

seeking Expression or Interest (EOI) from the cornoanies from its Member States which are

interested to be part of a "SOIM Investors Delegation of the lSA which is expected to visit Africa

from 28 October to 03 November 2018, A concept note on this delegation IS also forwarded It

may kindly be noted that the last date of receipt of EOI by the ISA ecretariat isl 5 September

2018.

02_ You may kindly disseminate information on this Issue among the concerned

agencies/companies in Banqladesh and inform this Mission in case any agency/company

expresses keenness to be part of the aforementioned delegation,

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International Sol:1r Alliance

Expr~sioll of Interest (Eol) for companies interested ill joining: ISA's Solarlnvcstoq Delegation to Africa between 28.10.2018 to 03.11.2018

As there arc many international business events taking place during August .andSeptember The lSA's Solar Investors Delegation to Africa has been postponed and thelast date of receipt ofEOJ has been extended upto 15lh September, 2018.

Interested companies can send their applications before 15th Septemben-ZlIl S.

The proposed dates of the delegation has been rescheduled to 28th October, to 31'dNovember, 20 J 8.

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~ression of Interest (Eol) for companies interested injoining ISA's.SolarInvestors Delegation to Africa betw~~n 20.08.2018 Jo 2, ,08.2018

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Concept Note on 15A.folar Investors Delegations (ISA-SIDs)

Brief background:

Article 1l.2 Guiding Principles. stales that rSA Members cooperate closely and strivefor establishing mutually beneficial relationship with relevant organisations. public& private stakeholders and with non-member countries.

International Solar Alliance, presently having 6) countries as signatories and 37ountries that have ratified its Framework Agreement, has launched four

. rogramrnes namely Scaling Solar Applications for Agricultural Use. AffordableFinan~e at Scale, Scaling Solar Mini Grids and Scaling Solar Rooftop. rSA is alsoworking towards launching two other programmes in near future namely "Scalingup Solar E-Mobility and Storage" and "Scaling Solar Parks/Utility Scale SolarProjects, "

in accordance with tl'~ Article 2,2 of the Framework Agreement, ISA has also beenparticipating in conferences, exh ibii ions-and seminars such as 52nd meeting of theBoard of Governors of African Development Bank during 22nd _2611> May, 2017 atGandhinagar, Gujarat; [SA Forum at World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2018,Abu Dhabi and TSA Pavilion at ELECRAMA 2018, World Environment Day ofUK'EP & Gol in.Delhi. in June 2018, [SA Pavilion in Lnrersp.t<).[Munich (Germany),among others' for sharing ISA objectives 8: and creating awareness about ISAProgrammes,

ISA has been organizing monthly get-roger ..hers i.e. SUN MEETS and networkingon every third Wednesday of the month with Embassies and High Commissions ofvarious ountries in lndia to sensitize the distinguished participants about latestdevelopments in the solar-related fields, best industry practices and innovativebusiness models that could be deployed in I A member countries ..These initiativesand efforts have resulted in generating lot or interest among rSA member countries

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about the prospect~()f-tmplr:menting various-solar- ..applications and projects.and.hasalso created interest among project developers, investors and financial institutions toseize solar business opportunities.

lSA has also organized three Action to Transaction Meets and has advised NationalFocal points (NFPs) to do the same in their respective countries, ISA plans toorganize lSA Solar Expos in Kenya. Peru & Indonesia in future. Further, through aCommon Expression of Interest, rSA has mobilized 227 potential projects and plansto launch the 2nd Common Expression Interest in near future.

As a sequel to the above initiatives. [0 maintain momentum and to convert thesebusiness initial! es into commercial transactions thus resulting into development ofsolar projects on ground. it would be essential to have a structured bankableprogrammes/schemes to facilitate meetings ofPolicy makers and Investors either bysending Investors Delegations to various ISA member countries or by bringing themogethcr in suitable venues.

Objectives of the scheme:

• To bring policy makers, Investors, Banks & Industries together.

• To speed up invcsnncnrs in solar projects ofTSA Member countries,

• To attract the investors who are interested in exploring investment

• opportunities in ISA Member countries.

• To explore potential commercial activities in the solar space, 000 understandpolicies. incentives and tariff structure of the countres. They will alsopromote establishing SOj:'H parks mini-grids and solar rooftop systems etc.through Power PurchasingAgreement (PPA) under (APEX IOPEX models.

~• To enable member countries avoid taking loans & attract private capital.

• To give an option to ISA Member Countries that PPA mode], donetransparently, is a.good alternative Opti011 to (' APEX based projects.

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• To encourage its Members to avoid taking sovereign loans whenever

investments from corporate sector can be brought in via an appropriate

ecosystem of minimized risks.-... -.- ..-' - -.--• To maximize investment in Solar energy projects in its member countries

• To playa coordinating role in bringing together potential large investors,

policymakers and financiers in order to shorten the time taken from project

,commissioning.

• .To focus ISA's efforts on the member countries who have ratified, and within

tnose, particularly focus on the African member countries i.l order to deliver

a value proposition to them for having made their national efforts to support

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Projects to be covered: All acuvrues and projects covered under ISA'sProgramme launched and related activities.

Composition: To begin with the visit would be restricted to l\ Irican countrieswho have signed or rati Iied the Framework Agreement. Selection or companies willb ba: ed on response [0 Eol i a notification on IS'!, website, letter to NFPs andContact Points. The size of the delegation will be limited LO 15 cornpanies/corporateswho express interest and respond to ad .ertisement in lS;.\ web page, on first comefirst serve basis and relevance to ISA Programmes.

]SA will also take help of Contact Points of member countries, based in New Delhi,

to coordinate with the I FPs. Department of Energy, Industry ana Finance, of Ihemember countries in order to make the lSA investors Delegation's visits meaningful.

Cost: lSA will beas the travel cost of officers from ISA and Contact Points (not

more than one from each Raufied/Signatory [SA Member Countries) who would be

willing to volunteer to help in coordinating (he activities of the ISA Investors

Delegations in tarzct countries. Cost 0 f other members will be met by theirC <

respective organizations.

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SCQpe; Delegations will visit-and make presentations-before the Ministers in the---Member Country or at regional Centres or at Africa Union Head Quarters toshowcase how they' can bring in investments in both areas, off-grid and on-gridunder aPEX model There will be zero upfroru investment from Member countries,but they may have to sign the POy\!.':!"Purchasing Agreements. The Delegation wouldalso facilitate disco\~ery of tari fffor PPAs through transparent procedures and as pernational rules & regulations of the Member Country in force. Detailed itinerarywould be worked out and put on the ISA website for the interested investors by ISAor its event manager. [SA may take help of the African Renewable EnergyInitiative (AREI), AtDB. AU, Multilateral Banks, Partners and its 5 TaskFOfTCS appoinred so far", in order to organize these events.

Compan res who are interested may k indJy send their wi llingness by 18th July:01 S to pcsharma(wisolaralli,mcc.org 10 join the Investors Delegation between.o 08 20 J 8 to 27.08.2018