4 Leverage private attract climate mitigation (ESCOM). dissemination provide screening into are acceptable as the sector and other investment in opportunities that are alternative livelihoods for rural applications for benefits of the development partner the power amenable to the changing Solar energy communities and increase the funding and planned activities (DP) investments in sector; climate but may have risks development and resiliency of a community's encourage outweigh the risk. clean energy; associated with rising distribution livelihoods by supplying green design The reach of USAID Long-term temperatures impacting companies already alternative energy sources in and emission to request risk 5 Promote the use of years) infrastructure (e.g. exist in Malawi case of negative impacts from reduction screening as details of clean energy activities transmission lines), providing severe weather events or components to financing projects go technologies; include disruption of energy solar other disruptions in energy the project. forward may be improving services and reduce technology. transmission lines. limited and therefore 6 Support policy, efficiencies in hydropower production Improvements on the Consider some climate risk pricing, and other conventional due to increased intensity The Ministry of efficiencies of conventional or carbon credits may require studies and analyses energy. and frequency of heavy Natural Resources, renewable energy transmission and GHG acceptance based on for clean energy rainfall events, and Energy, and Mining is lines diminishes the overall emission the lack of ability to options; decreasing supply of responsible for the demand on the current energy trading aspects comment. biomass for any biomass promotion and infrastructure and decreases for project 7 Expand private reliant energy production utilization of natural the need for expanding financing. sector participation in due to increasing demands resources and energy conventional energy supplies the power sector. for biomass. for socio-economic that have larger negative Require growth and impacts due to the changing USAID backed development. climate (increasing emissions loan or installing more dams that guarantees for inundate forested lands). CE projects include a screening for climate risks.
4 Leverage private sector and other development partner (DP) investments in clean energy; 5 Promote the use of clean energy technologies; 6 Support policy, pricing, and other studies and analyses for clean energy options; 7 Expand private sector participation in the power sector. attract investment in the power sector; Long-term years) activities include improving efficiencies in conventional energy. (ESCOM). Solar energy development and distribution companies already exist in Malawi providing solar technology. The Ministry of Natural Resources, Energy, and Mining is responsible for the promotion and utilization of natural resources and energy for socio-economic growth and development. dissemination provide alternative livelihoods for rural communities and increase the resiliency of a community's livelihoods by supplying alternative energy sources in case of negative impacts from severe weather events or other disruptions in energy transmission lines. Improvements on the efficiencies of conventional or renewable energy transmission lines diminishes the overall demand on the current energy infrastructure and decreases the need for expanding conventional energy supplies that have larger negative impacts due to the changing climate (increasing emissions or installing more dams that inundate forested lands). climate mitigation opportunities that are amenable to the changing climate but may have risks associated with rising temperatures impacting infrastructure (e.g. transmission lines), disruption of energy services and reduce hydropower production due to increased intensity and frequency of heavy rainfall events, and decreasing supply of biomass for any biomass reliant energy production due to increasing demands for biomass. screening into applications for funding and encourage green design and emission reduction components to the project. Consider carbon credits and GHG emission trading aspects for project financing. Require USAID backed loan guarantees for CE projects include a screening for climate risks. are acceptable as the benefits of the planned activities outweigh the risk. The reach of USAID to request risk screening as details of financing projects go forward may be limited and therefore some climate risk may require acceptance based on the lack of ability to comment.
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