One of the key obstacles to procuring improved energy efficiency is the contractual arrangements with Energy Service Companies (ESCOs), which are based on ‘Energy Performance Contracting’. In many jurisdictions, they are seen as a hybrid between a services contract and a goods contract.
It is often challenging to adopt this duality, which ultimately ends up standing in the way of investment in improved energy efficiency.
This event presents UNOPS as a possible mediator of this challenge by applying UNOPS procurement procedures to the engagement with ESCOs. In most cases, UNOPS’s procurement rules are observed in addition to national procurement regulation but may also be standing in, in situations where national procurement rules are insufficient to ensure a smooth process.
The event will explore how Energy Performance Contracting can benefit from the clarity that UNOPS procurement rules provide.
Speakers:
Søren Lutken, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, Senior Finance Advisor, Denmark
David Mutysia, Renewable Energy Department of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum, Kenya, Programme Manager, Kenya
Alvin Jose, Sustainable Energy for All, Programme Manager, Austria
Simonetta Siligato, UNOPS Asia Region, Senior Advisor, Thailand
