Sustainable Urban Demonstration Projects - Support Mechanism (SUDEP)

This technical assistance component Is part of the bigger Covenant of Mayors programme called Regional Programme in Neighbourhood for Sustainable Urban Demonstration Projects (SUDeP). The SUDeP programme will be implemented through four major components and will cover both ENP regions East and ENP South. The eastern component will mainly support the effective implementation of Sustainable Energy Action Plans (SEAPs) under the Covenant of Mayors, being a key priority under the Energy Security Platform of the Eastern Partnership (EaP).

As most local authorities in the EaP region lack experience with designing and implementing urban development projects, the supporting mechanism is essential to help them prepare and implement projects in a way that ensures the greatest impact and sustainability. The objective of the projects is to assist the project applicants under the SUDeP Call for Proposals. Under the SUDeP Call for Proposals local authorities will implement measures incorporated in their SEAPs under the Covenant of Mayors. This project shall provide technical assistance to these local authorities during the project design phase and during the project implementation phase. 

Type of Service provided:

• Support EaP municipalities by providing technical advice and capacity building support in the area of energy efficiency and sustainable energy.
  • Support the municipalities in the preparation of the Energy Audits incl. assessment of the financial plans
  • Support the municipalities in the preparation of the technical design of the projects
  • Support the municipalities during the procurement phase
  • Support the municipalities during the implementation of the projects
• Support EaP municipalities to better implement energy saving projects by providing guidance in managing projects
• Ensure good communication, visibility, and spread of results of the programme and its demonstration projects, in particular dissemination of good practices that could serve as model actions in the implementation of SEAPs in other municipalities.
• Encourage beneficiaries to connect to other EaP cities and EU city by organising networking activities during the design phase and the implementation phase of the demonstration projects

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