The USAID Municipal Energy Reform Project (USAID Project) will assist the partner cities in receiving private investments for the implementation of clean energy projects.

The assistance package includes:

∙    support in the preparation of clean energy projects under public-private partnership (PPP) terms: conducting energy audits, preparation of pre-feasibility studies and development of PPP concepts for clean energy projects, discussions with the stakeholders;
∙    preparation of the package of documents required for implementing PPP clean energy projects;
∙    organizing and holding public hearings regarding PPP implementation in the city;
∙    conducting trainings for local specialists; and
∙    advisory support for the process of PPP clean energy project implementation, etc.

The USAID Project has assessed the readiness of 17 partner cities to implement PPP clean energy projects. A competitive selection of the projects/cities was conducted in two phases:

Phase 1. Questioning the USAID Project partner cities regarding the goal and expected results of the competitive selection.

Phase 2. Conducting a round table discussion where representatives of the cities selected during the first phase presented their proposed PPP-based projects.

This two-phase selection process has been completed. The cities of Kyiv, Lviv, Pavlohrad, and Kherson were short-listed, and a further process of elimination will occur. Now, the USAID Project specialists are developing project feasibility studies for them. After the presentation and approval of the developed feasibility studies, the process of the city councils adopting decisions to transfer selected communal infrastructure objects into concession will begin. The USAID Project will cooperate with the first two projects where the city councils adopt the decisions on such transfer as soon as possible.