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Donors and IFIs working in the Energy Sector

Donors and International Financial Institutions (IFIs) have been involved in the SEE region for decades. However their current involvement is aimed at:

  • Development of market economies in transition countries
  • Repair, rehabilitation and development of infrastructure damaged during war in the 1990s
  • Support for eventual EU entry.

For the energy sector, this is mainly linked to the creation of the Energy Community, coordinated by the European Commission.

The Energy Community Secretariat maintains a comprehensive list of projects in the electricity and gas sectors which are in support of the Energy Community:

The international donors and IFIs are:

Organisation Direct link to energy in SEE
World Bank (WB) Energy and Infrastructure in Europe and Central Asia
see also page on the World Bank's US$1 billion Adaptable Program Loan (APL) facility to support the development of the Energy Community 
European Commission (EC) Energy: http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy/index_en.html
Projects: http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/projects/index_en.htm
European Agency for Reconstruction http://www.ear.eu.int/sectors/sectors.htm
European Investment Bank (EIB) Projects: http://www.eib.org/site/dynamic.asp?designation=enlargement&childHeaderId=391&sCountChildren=7
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Countries: http://www.ebrd.org/country/country/see/index.htm
Energy: http://www.ebrd.org/country/sector/power/index.htm
United Nations Development Program (UNDP) http://www.undp.sk/

plus a significant group of bilateral donors:

Country Organisation Website
Canada Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) http://www.seetec-balkans.org
Germany Kredit fur Wiederaufbau (KfW) Projects in South East Europe
Switzerland State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) http://www.seco-cooperation.ch
USA United States Agency for International Development (USAID) http://www.usaid.gov
http://www.usea.org
http://www.seerem.org

Some countries fund individual projects in an area in which they have specific expertise eg France and the UK.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) http://www.iea.org/ has several activities in the region (mainly workshops and collation of statistics) but does not fund projects.

The Stability Pact sponsors meetings to build consensus in the region but does not fund projects.

Donor Coordination

This is led by the European Commission assisted by the Energy Community Secretariat. Regional meetings are held at six monthly intervals, usually at the Energy Week. In addition there are more frequent meetings of donors in individual countries when the need arises to ensure a common approach.

Meetings are listed in the Meeting Schedule.

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