On June 30, 2020, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and Public Joint-Stock Company Joint Stock Bank “UKRGASBANK” have signed a contract that enables the launch and operation of a USD 1.5 Million Loan Guarantee Fund as special financial mechanism within the framework of the UNIDO-GEF Project “Introduction of Energy Management System Standard in Ukrainian Industry”.

Supported by national stakeholders, and cross-guaranteed by Citibank Europe PLC, the Loan Guarantee Fund is foremost aimed to facilitate industrial companies with getting access to capital for:

  1. Implementation and certification of the energy management systems (according to ISO 50001).
  2. Implementation of energy consumption optimization measures.

The Loan Guarantee Fund is the first and one of the kind guarantee based financial mechanism launched by a UN agency with a selected financial partner in Ukraine.

Detailed information on the terms of the lending program can be viewed in the presentation or on the website of UKRGASBANK JSB at the link.

The Loan Guarantee Fund is expected to play an important role in boosting activities and further development of Ukraine’s market for industrial energy efficiency. UNIDO believes that is especially important to have such a financial instrument available for Ukrainian industries during these trying COVID-19 recovery times, to support them with additional resources that can be dedicated to improve assets optimization and bottom-line performance through energy efficiency, and ultimately help restore and strengthen business competitiveness.

 

THE INCENTIVE FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND CERTIFICATION EnMS

Within Implementation of the UNIDO/GEF UKR IEE Project and as a UNIDO response to support business recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic, the Project provides the Incentive for establishment and certification EnMS (compliant with ISO 50001:2018 requirements) for eligible Loan Borrowers under the Loan Guarantee Fund.

EnMS-ISO 50001 implementation/establishment hereby implies works or services performed for implementing and/or improving a company’s energy management system in line with ISO 50001:2018 as well as getting a third-party certification to ISO 50001:2018.

WHO IS ELIGIBLE?

  1. The Incentive is available for Loan Borrowers that have included works and services related to EnMS ISO 50001 implementation in their loan requests to UKRGASBANK (UGB) under the Loan Guarantee Fund (LGF)
  2. The Incentive will be available only for 10 successful Loan Borrowers under the LGF and will be provided on a “first come, first served” basis.

WHAT IS THE INCENTIVE?

Successful applicants will receive from UNIDO an incentive that will consist of (as detailed in the Table below):

  • a 3-day training on state-of-the-art methodologies for energy performance measurement, monitoring, indicators and baselines (item #2); and
  • an option of a 2-day Training on EnMS-ISO 50001:2018 implementation (item #1); and/or
  • EITHER 40 hours of technical support from UNIDO International Leading EnMS-ISO 50001 Experts (item #3) OR a cash reimbursement of eq.2,000 USD.
Item Service Remarks
1 2-day Training on EnMS-ISO 50001:2018 implementation

·         The training is delivered in Ukrainian by 1-2 of the following Ukrainian UNIDO experts qualified in EnMS-ISO 50001:2018 implementation

–          Pavlo PERTKO (click here for profile)

–          Anatolii CHERNIAVSKYI (click here for profile)

–          Mykhailo TARNOVSKYI (click here for profile)

·         The training provides good understanding of what it takes to implement an effective energy management system (EnMS) in line with ISO 50001:2018. The training is recommended for enterprises’ energy managers and other personnel with roles and responsibilities for EnMS implementation within the organization such as members of the energy management team.

·         The training can be delivered through four or more online sessions, or through a 2-day in-person meeting (NB: only if the COVID-19 pandemic restriction will be permitting).  The training would be scheduled at times that suit the eligible LGF Borrower.

·         The UNIDO/GEF UKR IEE project will organize the training and cover the costs.

This item is optional.

 

2 3-day training on state-of-the-art methodologies for energy performance measurement, monitoring, indicators and baselines

·         The training is delivered EITHER in Ukrainian by a Ukrainian UNIDO qualified EnMS-ISO 50001:2018 implementation expert(s) OR in English by a UNIDO International EnMS-ISO 50001:2018 implementation expert(s).

Ukrainian experts are:

–          Pavlo PERTKO (click here for profile)

–          Anatolii CHERNIAVSKYI (click here for profile)

International Experts are:

–          William McLAUGHLIN (click here for profile)

–          Luis MARQUES (click here for profile)

·         The training provides participants with in-depth understanding of:

–          Best-practices for energy performance data preparation and analysis;

–          Advanced energy performance metrics and analysis methodologies, including linear and multivariate regression, and normalization methods

–          Energy Performance Indicators (EnPIs)

–          Energy Baselines and their relation to EnPIs

–          Energy performance improvements calculation

–          Day-to-day management aspects of energy performance and use of EnPIs

–          Best-practices for reporting to management about energy performance

·         The training is targeted to energy managers and other personnel responsible or involved in assessing the organization’s operational costs and performance like production managers, financial managers and others.

·         The training will be delivered through six or more online sessions or through 3-day in-person meeting (Covid-19 pandemic restriction permitting).  The training would be scheduled at times that suit the LGF borrower.

·         The UNIDO/GEF UKR IEE project will organize the training and cover the costs.

This item is mandatory
3 40 hours of technical support from UNIDO International Leading EnMS-ISO 50001 Experts

·         The LGF Borrower will be able to choose among the following experts

–          William McLAUGHLIN (click here for profile)

–          Erik GUDBJERG (click here for profile)

–          Wendy Da CRUZ (click here for profile)

·         The Loan Borrower will have to indicate to the UKR IEE Project the type of expert support that wants to receive, choosing from the list below:

i.            Technical guidance to the assigned EnMS team

ii.            Review of and advice on EnMS key elements, including energy balance and significant energy uses (SEU), energy performance indicators, energy baselines, calculation of energy savings, SEU critical operating parameters, energy efficiency improvement opportunities and other

iii.            EnMS and energy performance internal audit

iv.            Expert advice and support for management review preparation

v.            Additional training

vi.            Other services to be specified by the Loan Borrower

·         The UNIDO/GEF UKR IEE project will organize the training and cover the costs.

This item is optional.

If a Loan Borrower is not interested in this item, there is an option to receive a cash reimbursement of 2,000 USD of its EnMS-ISO 50001 implementation costs

 

TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR THE CASH REIMBURSEMENT OF 2,000 USD

An eligible Loan Borrower under the LGF will be entitled to receive cash reimbursement of 2,000 USD only after starting the EnMS implementation works and upon submission of a simple invoice with annexed:

  1. Сopy of the EnMS-ISO 50001 service or product contract be cost-shared by the cash contribution
  2. Сopy of LGF Borrower’s first payment to the EnMS-ISO 50001 service or product supplier.

The cash contribution will be payable only to the Loan Borrower. No third-party payment will be possible.

APPLICATION TO RECEIVE THE INCENTIVE

Eligible Loan Borrowers under the LGF will have to submit this form duly filled by email to LGF@unido.org with CC to S.Porovskyy@unido.org and A.Nevidoma@unido.org.  The UNIDO/GEF UKR IEE Project team will then promptly get in contact with qualified applicants to discuss details and provision of the Incentive.