EneryLab-RE Policy Influencing Energy Lab is a social-enterprise and have been the collaborative partners of the Mekong program in the annual energy week in the past 3 years. They have access to Private sector energy company network, and youth. EnergyLab Cambodia is dedicated solely to clean sustainable renewable energy – by bring expertise in the policy, technical, education, engagement, innovation aspects of clean energyin Cambodia. Proposed partnering around policy influencing works on promoting dialogues discussing renewable and sustainable energyengaging EDC, MME, CSOs, youth, community leaders, energy companies and other stakeholders as following proposition:
Clean Energy Advocate - Understand the forces shaping energy policy – by networking with development partners, educators, development banks, diplomats, CSOs, solar businesses, think tanks or academic institutions to understand the forces shaping energy policy;
EnergyLab’s CleanEnergy Advocate would continuously update this knowledge and understanding via low cost channels such as meetings, zoom meetings, phone calls, emails.
Build Capacity of CSOs, youth and community leaders in energy/energy policy literacy – by supporting Oxfam partner CSOs, youth and community leaders to increase understanding on the global, regional and local trends in energy and energy policy – so they are capable and feel confident to discuss, share and understand energy issues.
Via F2F training workshop (one per year) and supported by online training/webinars (4 in Y1, 3 in Y2, 2 in Y3). Note EL has budgeted for event/coffee break.
Provide help to CSOs to influence energy policy – by providing advisory support to Oxfam partner CSOs, youth and community leaders on narrative, position and role they can take to influence the energy policy towards greater uptake of clean energy and hold government to account (eg.support on formal recommendation in policy forums, process etc)
This ‘thought leadership’ would be ad-hoc and opportunistic, depending on projects or policies arising over time and via low cost channels such as meetings, zoom meetings, phone calls, emails
Host anAnnual Dialogue during Clean Energy Week - host a dialogues to discuss renewable and sustainable energy policy engaging policy makers (EDC, MME, MEF etc) and CSOs, youth, community leaders, energy companies and other stakeholders.
Promote link between clean energy and environment on social media - Working with youth is valuable – they are “dynamic, very active, and they are very concerned with environmental issues” and “increasingly engaged with and communicating via social media about environmental and natural resource justice issues to influence government”.  Very often people (young or otherwise) don’t make the link between clean energy and an opportunity to help improve the environment.
By create online content via our ‘Clean Energy Week Platform’ to educate about clean energyand the link to environmental – this would include up to 2 videos/year and boosting content.
Promote clean energy with Financial Sector in Cambodia – Working to influence the Association of Banks in Cambodia (ABC) to raise their interest in financing renewal ableenergy projects within the enterprises who are the clients of the banks. Energy Lab will link financial sector with Sola energy experts to broaden their technical knowledge and possible engage ABC and its members to join the energy policy dialogue with EDC, MME, and MEF etc.