Introduction to the IEEFP

 

There is a continuing need for local banks and financial institutions (LFIs) to have standard methods to evaluate risks and quantify the benefits of energy efficiency investments. For this purpose, EVO has developed the International Energy Efficiency Financing Protocol (IEEFP).

IEEFP is envisioned to ultimately become the global “blue print” for educating and training LFIs around the world on the special intricacies, benefits and risks of financing end-use energy efficiency projects. The objectives of IEEFP are to create a better understanding amongst LFIs of:

  • how energy efficiency projects generate reliable savings in operating costs of end-use energy
  • consuming facility owners (Hosts), and
  • how such savings equate to new cash flow and increased credit capacity for Hosts to repay
  • energy efficiency project loans and investments.

 This IEEFP is intended to be a growing set of best practices, resource materials, case studies, standardized tools and guidelines for LFIs, financiers and other energy efficiency stakeholders to support their economic and financial evaluation of energy efficiency projects. The IEEFP has already been customized into a training program for Mexican LFIs, reflecting realities of their local market conditions. It is planned to continue applying IEEFP on a “grass roots” country-by-country basis. New materials and lessons learned from each development effort will be documented in EVO’s IEEFP Repository.

The latest version of IEEFP can be obtained through EVO's website via the following link.

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