Comisión Nacional para el Ahorro de EnergíaComisión Nacional para el Ahorro de Energía

Local Banks Training for Financing Energy Efficiency and

Renewable Energy PRojects EWG 01/2006T

Myrna Varela SalazarInvestment and Environment Director

28th New and Renewable Energy Technologies Expert Group Meeting

January 29th-30th, 2007

Banks and Renewables Investment

Information Development cost-effective renewable energy technologies

Understanding of real risks & benefits

Commercial banks participation in project financing for EE & RE ESCOS

Objective: Improving commercial banks understanding to increase access to funds for small to medium companies

Private sector participation is critical for sustainable EE & RE market growth

PROJECT

Phase I and II: Design structure & scope of project & presentation

Phase III and IV: Training course and translation

Phase V: Material publication

Phase VI: Training course organization

Phase VI: Report and distribution

End Result: Lessons learned for policy design

Other Aspects• Consultant Qualifications:

– Experience and expertise in the area of renewable energy research; renewable energy products and technologies;

– Evidence of international networking capacity within APEC member economies related to renewable energy products and technologies;

– Evidence of the capacity to deliver high quality products on time and within budget.

– Experience in working and promoting energy projects among financial institutions

• Status:– Submission of proposals deadline: January 29th, 2007– Consultant selection process

Mexico’s Objectives

• Identifying main local banking actors

• Understanding their concerns

• Networking and developing policies to overcome participation barriers for local banks