CTI PFAN AFCEF-7
Call for Proposals for
Business Plan Competition

The CTI PFAN Asia Forum for Clean Energy Financing (AFCEF-7)
Business Plan Competition to be held in Singapore on 10thFebruary 2017, will showcase promising clean energy projects fromaround the region in front of Asia’s leading investors. The Forum actively
seeks innovative projects that are financially viable, socially responsible
and environmentally beneficial.
Competitively selected projects will receive intensive coachingfrom CTI PFAN. Superior clean energy investment opportunities will
be presented to potential investors and financiers at the Forum.
The best projects will be selected for the CTI PFAN Asia Clean Energy
Financing Award.

The Forum is sponsored in Asia by the Climate Technology Initiative(CTI), the CTI Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI PFAN), theU.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), USAID Private
Financing Advisory Network - Asia program (PFAN-Asia) and theEnergy for All Program of the Asian Development Bank (ADB)with support from the International Center for Environmental
Technology Transfer (ICETT). It will be organized in cooperation
with Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX), the Sustainable
Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS), Full Advantage, Dawn
Consulting, CleanEnergy Solutions International (CSI) andPPL International.

EligibilityAFCEF-7, a business plan competition, is open to any person orcompany actively operating and / or registered in a South Asianor South East Asian country. Projects or companies should be locatedin Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Maldives,Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Projects or companies in other countries should contact CTI PFAN forother potential support and referrals.

Focus of Projects that will be considered

The project / business must promote or use clean energy technologies,products or services, including but not limited to:- Biomass- Energy Products from Forestry- Biogas- Rural Electrification & Energy Access- Bio-fuels- Distributed & Off-grid Generation- Solar- Energy Storage & Conservation- Wind- Energy Efficiency and Demand Reduction- Geothermal- Waste to Energy- Hydropower- Emissions Reduction- Tidal/Ocean- Clean Transport

Competition Categories

In principle, applicant should be seeking total investment on excess ofUS$1 million, and up to US$50 million, in order to be considered.

Acceptable Proposals

Proposals eligible for the Competition, may include, but are notlimited to:Greenfield & brownfield utility projects, independent power producer anddistributed generation projects (for both thermal and electrical energy);
Projects which increase access to energy for remote communities including
rural electrification, off-grid and mini-grid projects, thermal energy and clean
cooking solutions;
New or expanding business ventures in clean energy and related technologies,
including downstream projects and upstream projects;

Merger, acquisition or joint venture which will add value to an existing / current
clean energy / technology business.

Submission of Application

All submissions, including Project Proposal and Project
Data Sheet/Application Form are to be made inelectronic format. Around 20 projects will be short-listed
based on the Assessment Criteria set by CTI PFAN.
The highest-quality projects will be selected as potential
Finalists and Semi-Finalists in the Competition. Less
mature projects will be selected for ongoing mentoringand potential inclusion in subsequent forums.

Timeline

Stage 1: Application and Initial Selection
The submission of the Project Proposal and Excel
Project Data Sheet/Application Form must be made byMidnight (Japan Time) on Monday 20th June 2016 toafcef-7@cti-pfan.net.
Templates for the Project Proposal and Project Data
Sheet/Application form as well as Project Proposal
Guidelines are available at
http://cti-pfan.net/event/call-for-proposal-afcef-7/
Participants selected to advance into the next round will
be notified by 28th July 2016.
Stage 2: Coaching and Finalist Selection
In this stage of business plan guidance, the assigned CTIPFAN Coaches will assist the project teams in preparing
an investor ready business plan. This support, up to four
working days (32 hours) in total, will be provided at no costto the project teams. Additionally, the Project Development &Financing Workshop will be held for all selected participants toprovide expert input and support in a group environment.
Stage 3: Financing Forum
Based on the business plans and recommendations by theCoaches, up to 12 teams will be selected as Finalists to attend theFinancing Forum, which is preceded by the Preparatory Workshop.

AFCEF-7 - Call for Proposals for Business PlanAt the Forum, up to 12 Finalist teams will present their business plans toinvestors and a judging panel.
Note: The organizers will sponsor the full cost of travel, accommodationand participation for one participant from each team to attend the Project
Development & Financing Workshop (for shortlisted projects), as well as
the Financing Forum (for Finalists). Travel support can only be provided toparticipants originating their journey from within the Asian region.
Stage 4: Post Forum Follow -up
After the conclusion of the Financing Forum, the award winning teamsin the Business Plan Competition will be eligible to receive additionalone-on-one coaching, ‘Award Coaching‘ to further support in refining
their business plans and promoting their investments with investors,
which may also include being showcased at other forums and eventsof CTI PFAN, the Sponsors and Co-organizers. Further, all participatingteams, ‘the Finalists and Semifinalists’, will continue to receive CTI PFAN
support with investment promotion and be included into CTI PFAN
development pipeline based on recommendation from the coaches
and AFCEF-7 selection committee.

Funding Sponsors and Organizers

Climate Technology Initiative (CTI) is a multilateral initiative,
currently functioning as an Implementing Agreement underthe International Energy Agency, bringing together Austria,
Canada, Germany, Japan, Norway, the Republic of Korea, Sweden
and the United States. CTI fosters international cooperationin the accelerated development and diffusion of climate‐friendly and environmentally sound technologies and practices.
http://climatetech.net/
CTI Private Financing Advisory Network (CTI PFAN) is a multilateral,public-private partnership initiated by the Climate Technology Initiative(CTI) in cooperation with the UNFCCC Expert Group on Technology
Transfer. CTI PFAN was established to bridge the gap that existsbetween investors and financiers on the one hand, and entrepreneurs
and project developers on the other. PFAN targets clean energy
projects that may be suitable for private-sector finance at an earlystage and then acts as a project financing coaching and consultancy
service to guide such projects to bankability and financial closure.
http://cti-pfan.net/
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
promotes long‐term and equitable economic growth by supporting
economic growth, agriculture and trade, including sustainable energy
initiatives; global health; and democracy, conflict prevention andhumanitarian assistance. USAID supports CTI PFAN through its Bureau for
Economic Growth, Education and the Environment (E3) in Washington,
DC, as well as its Regional Development Mission for Asia (RDMA) basedin Bangkok, Thailand. RDMA acts as the Regional Coordinator for CTI
PFAN in Asia. https://www.usaid.gov/
USAID Private Financing Advisory Network - Asia Program(PFAN-Asia) The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
regional Private Financing Advisory Network-Asia program business,governments, and others in Asia’s developing countries to mobilize
and scale up investments in clean energy. A previous USAID program
had achieved broad success in mobilizing more than $275 million
in new private investment for 21 clean energy projects across theregion. The primary goals of the new five-year program, which willend in 2018, are to mobilize at least $1 billion in funds for clean
energy investments and avoid or reduce greenhouse gas emissions
amounting to at least 40 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalent.
International Center for Environmental Technology Transfer (ICETT),
established in 1990 by Mie prefecture and Yokkaichi City with the active
support of the Japanese national government, industries and academic

circles, is contributing to international environmental
conservation efforts by transferring Japan’s accumulated
technological and administrative know‐how and experiences
to developing countries, with an emphasis on meeting specificneeds in each country. ICETT is the CTI secretariat and provides
administrative and logistical support to CTI PFAN globally.
https://www.icett.or.jp/english/index.html
The Energy for All Program (E4A) is the Asian Development Bank (ADB)’s

response to the growing challenge of energy poverty in Asia andthe Pacific. Its objective is to mainstream energy access within ADB’sOperations Department, and catalyze private sector participationby promoting proven business models and de-risking investment
transactions in the energy access sector. Last 2012, the ADB wasdesignated as the Sustainable Energy for All Regional Hub for Asia andthe Pacific. In this role, ADB is expanding the services of the Energy
for All Program from its core focus on energy access to the energy
efficiency and renewable energy sectors.
Co-organizers / Event Partners
Impact Investment Exchange Asia (IIX) is a Social Enterprise (SE)dedicated to creating vibrant social capital markets in Asia Pacific.
IIX operates two capital-raising platforms tailored for SEs at various
stages of growth -- Impact Incubator™ and Impact Partners™ -and is developing a third -- Impact Exchange™. These platforms
showcase Asian SEs seeking growth capital to a global audience ofimpact investors, giving these SEs greater opportunities to scale andexpand their positive impact. IIX also works to develop the financial
products and ecosystem that will facilitate the growth of the impact
investment sector in Asia Pacific. http://www.asiaiix.com/
Full Advantage Co.,Ltd. is a regional Project Developer andConsulting Company in the field of Energy and Environment
whose mission is to help our partners and clients harness
untapped resources, creative processes and appropriatetechnological solutions in generating cleaner, more affordable
energy, conserving it and contributing to a greener, moresustainable environment. http://www.full-advantage.com/
The Sustainable Energy Association of Singapore (SEAS)
represents the interests and provides a common platform
for companies in Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency,
Carbon Development and Trading, and Financial
Institutions to meet, discuss, collaborate and undertake
viable projects together. http://www.seas.org.sg/
Dawn Consulting is a boutique firm specialising in
corporate financial consulting. It is in the space ofventure capital, private equity, project funding, working
capital funding, foreign direct investment, external
commercial borrowings, due diligence, transaction
structuring, mentoring and in corporate strategy
consulting. http://www.dawnconsulting.com/
CleanEnergy Solutions International (CSI)
is aconsulting firm that specializes in market analysis,business development, financial packaging andinvestment facilitation. CSI has implemented projectsin the Philippines, Indonesia, India, Thailand and other
Asian countries in the renewable energy, energy
efficiency, clean transport, and environment sector.
Currently, CSI is the country coordinator of CTI PFAN inthe Philippines. http://www.cleanenergy.com.ph/
PPL International is an independent financing
advisor specialising finance and investment for clean &renewable energy projects in developing countries. PPL
works in Africa, Asia and the CIS and Eastern Europe. PPL isa Global Coordinator of CTI PFAN. http://www.ppl-int.com/

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