Announcement: EEP Phase II is now open

The Tender for the EEP Phase II is now open and interested parties are free to submit their proposals.

Prospective applicants should click on the links below for more information.

- Click Here

 Although the instructions are in Finnish, the tender documents are in English (see the bottom of the page for links to the documents).

Click the link below for access to EEP Phase II Tender questions and answers:

- Questions and Answers Regarding EEP Phase II Tender

EEP Programme launched in Seychelles, Lesotho, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi

The EEP Programme has recently been launched in Seychelles, Lesotho, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi to create national level awareness to stakeholders on the EEP-S&EA and inform on the grant application processes and planned dates for the next Call for Proposals. These countries are the newest to be included in the EEP as per its plans to expand and covering more countries in the regions of Southern and Eastern Africa.

All launching events were attended by high level government officials including Ministers responsible for energy and environment, Ambassadors of Finland in the respective countries, civil society, government agencies, research institutions and private companies.

Below is some articles of the launching events in the five countries.

The event was also covered in The National, and published at

The Nation – Seychelles: Launch of the Energy and Environment Partnership with East and Southern Africa - Seychelles targets 15% renewable energy by 2030 -- Minister Payet.

New Vision – Uganda: Uganda partners with Finland on energy

The Observer – Uganda: Finland to Fund Energy Projects

Informative – Lesotho: EEP Programme Launched