U.S. Taxpayers to Finance New Overseas 'Climate Change' ProjectBy Steve Peacock,
U.S. Trade & Aid Monitor (Aug. 12, 2011)
A new U.S.-financed “energy and climate change program†of unspecified proportions is about to be unveiled—this time in India.
According to a presolicitation notice (#SOL-386-11-000002) dated Aug. 12, a goal of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) endeavor is to “accelerate India’s transition to a high performing, low emissions and energy secure economy…â€
USAID said it will award contracts to private vendors to carry out the five-year program, titled “Partnership to Advance Clean Energy Deployment,†also known as “PACE-D.â€
The notice listed three key components of the project: (1) Improved end use energy efficiency; (2) Increased supply of renewable energy and adoption; and: (3) Accelerated deployment of cleaner fossil technologies and management systems.
Other than stating that the focus will be on “creating enabling environment by strengthening policy and regulatory institutions, increasing finance and enhancing institutional and human capacity,†the agency revealed little else about the initiative, other than alerting industry to the anticipated release of a more detailed Request for Proposals around Sept. 6.
