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ANE Regional Programs
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498-023PROGRAM: Asia and the Near East Regional
PROGRAM TITLE: Increased Energy and Trade Development (Pillar: Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade)
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE AND NUMBER: Encourage Economic Growth, 498-023
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $9,600,000 DA; $4,000,000 ESF
PRIOR YEAR UNOBLIGATED AND FUNDING SOURCE: $3,464,000 DA; $11,284,000 ESF
PROPOSED FY 2003 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $9,600,000 DA; $4,000,000 ESF
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 2001 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: ContinuingSummary: The ANE economic growth program consists of—
- technical assistance and training in a number of countries in South Asia and North Africa through contractors, NGOs, U.S. Government agencies, and the private sector;
- legal, policy, and regulatory reform to increase trade and investment in North Africa and South Asia; and
- promotion of regional cooperation in energy development and the eventual trade in clean energy resources among six South Asian countries.
Inputs, Outputs, and Activities: FY 2002 Program: U.S.-North Africa Trade and Investment Initiative (USNATII) assistance will provide short-term expert consulting and workshops for public and private sector entities in North Africa—primarily Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria (the Maghreb). The expected results of this activity are the reform of regulations, procedures, and policies to improve the trade and investment climate in North Africa; establishment of an internet-based network to match business opportunities in North Africa with businesses in the United States called the Global Technology Network (GTN); and facilitation of internet/e-commerce-related activities in the region. The beneficiaries will be local industries and industry associations, foreign investors, and the host country.
USAID will use FY 2002 South Asia Regional Initiative/Energy (SARI/E) funds to continue technical assistance, capacity-building, and partnership activities addressing the following five priorities in five South Asian countries:
- establish the framework for regional energy trade and exchange;
- harmonize and reform regulatory and tariff policies;
- increase private sector investment in energy development and supply;
- expand cost-effective rural energy supplies and services; and
- improve energy efficiency.
The use of these funds will double the 2001 achievement of reaching out to over 450 technical leaders, policymakers, and energy utility practitioners through training courses, workshops, exchange programs, and technical assistance opportunities.
The program will: 1) transfer best practices from the USAID-funded Bangladesh co-operative rural electrification model; 2) support increased participation of women in rural energy supply (RES) decision-making; 3) share the best features of power purchase agreements for RES; 4) design and implement effective and targeted subsidies for RES; 5) harmonize energy efficiency standards and labels for at least two appliances in the region; and 6) support the transfer of business development strategies and energy audit skills between at least three private-sector energy firms in the region.
Planned FY 2003 Program: USAID plans to use FY 2003 resources to launch a second three-year phase of SARI/Energy. Phase II will build on opportunities emerging from Phase I activities, based on priorities identified by leaders from South Asian countries. USAID anticipates that ESF funding for USNATII will continue in FY 2003 at approximately the same level as in previous years. Activities will continue to focus on improving the climate for trade and investment in the Maghreb. Funding for GTN will continue.
SUBMISSION OF THIS PROGRAM DATA SHEET CONSTITUTES FORMAL RENOTIFICATION OF USAID’S INTENT TO OBLIGATE FY 2002 FUNDS FOR THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED ABOVE. Performance and Results: SARI/Energy is expected to (1) double power trade between countries from 150 MW to 300 MW; (2) stimulate the development of clean and efficient generating capacity to be traded across borders; (3) expand rural communities access to cost-effective and efficient energy services; and (4) harmonize regional standards of energy efficiency to rationalize cross border trade. More importantly, working through priority policy and regulatory issues in neutral forums and securing national commitments to cross-border energy agreements and trade builds trust and confidence, essential precursors to the investments in the cross-border physical infrastructure the region now lacks.
USNATII addresses the legal, policy, and regulatory constraints to increased trade and investment in North Africa. To date it has (1) helped liberalize the insurance sector and land markets in Morocco; (2) reformed commercial law in both Tunisia and Algeria related to World Trade Organization standards; and, (3) improved competition policies. Finally, in both Morocco and Tunisia, an electronic network has been established that connects local business people with potential U.S. suppliers.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: SARI/Energy: USAID activities will be implemented by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; U.S. Energy Association; Nexant Consulting (a Bechtel subsidiary); Academy for Educational Development; Core International Inc.; Institute for International Education; the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Information Administration; Advanced Engineering Associates International; and the National Association of State Development Agencies. USNATII: USAID activities will be implemented by the U.S. Departments of Commerce and Treasury and by the Academy for Educational Development.
US Financing in Thousands of Dollars
498-023 Encourage Economic Growth DA ESF Through September 30, 2000 Obligations 0 0 Expenditures 0 0 Unliquidated 0 0 Fiscal Year 2001 Obligations 10,641 0 Expenditures 0 0 Through September 30, 2001 Obligations 10,641 0 Expenditures 0 0 Unliquidated 10,641 0 Prior Year Unobligated Funds Obligations 3,464 11,284 Planned Fiscal Year 2002 NOA Obligations 9,600 4,000 Total Planned Fiscal Year 2002 Obligations 13,064 15,284 Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 NOA Obligations 9,600 4,000 Future Obligations 0 0 Est. Total Cost 33,305 19,284
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