Government of Nepal
Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

Alternative Energy Promotion Centre
Central Renewable Energy Fund

Call for Expression of Interest for Independent Evaluation Panellists
to Evaluate Viability Gap Funding-based
Sustainable Energy Challenge Fund Applications

(Published in the Kantipur National Daily Newspaper on Saturday 9th September 2023)

The Nepal Renewable Energy Programme (NREP) is a Government of Nepal programme dedicated to increasing private sector investment in distributed renewable energy (DRE) and increasing universal energy access, while facilitating a policy, planning, legal construct, and regulatory environment conducive to both enabling and sustaining progress in DRE market development and universal energy access.

The Central Renewable Energy Fund (CREF), a financial mechanism of the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), has recently established a Viability Gap Funding-based Sustainable Energy Challenge Fund (SECF) with funding support from UK-Aid. SECF provides financial and technical assistance to Distributed Sustainable Energy (DSE) projects, to ensure their technical and economic viability and sustainable operation.

There is provision to evaluate each SECF application through an Independent Evaluation Panel (IEP) whose members are selected from a roster of experts. There are currently 15 experts selected by AEPC/CREF in the roster of experts.

AEPC/CREF is now in the process of selecting additional experts for inclusion into the roster of experts. Specifically, technical, financial, and legal experts in the fields of solar PV, electric mobility, including EV charging infrastructure, switching to cleaner fuels, micro and mini hydro, biogas, biomass, hydrogen, energy efficiency and other similar fields related to clean energy access, transition and security are encouraged to apply.

The AEPC/CREF provides an honorarium to the IEP members based on number of proposals evaluated.

The terms of reference can be downloaded from the following link:
ToR for IEP for SECF Full Applications

The terms of reference can also be downloaded from the following websites:
www.moewri.gov.np,
www.aepc.gov.np,
www.cref.gov.np,

Interested IEP applicants are requested to send the expression of interest together with recent CV and copies of the academic certificates via email to secf@NREPNepal.com no later than 5:00 pm Nepali Standard Time, 24th September 2023, Please mention “Reference: AEPC/NREP- IEP Applicant” in the subject line of the email. Shortlisted candidates shall be called for a presentation.

AEPC/CREF reserve the right to accept or reject, wholly or partly any or all the applications without assigning any reason, whatsoever.