[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 232 (Friday, December 1, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75271-75272]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-30639]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa

AGENCY: Office of International Affairs, DOE.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Overseas Private 
Investment Corporation (OPIC) announce the creation of the U.S.-Africa 
Sustainable Energy Program. Using $400,000.00 in grants and loans to 
U.S. not-for-profit entities, non-governmental organizations, and small 
businesses, the program will facilitate investment in sustainable 
energy projects in Africa. Interested parties should submit 
applications to OPIC. Applications will be reviewed by OPIC and DOE and 
applicants that meet OPIC Requirements and the Program's Selection 
Criteria, will be considered for the program. Specific information on 
OPIC Requirements and Program's Selection Criteria is available on the 
OPIC website (http://www.opic.gov).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michelle Billig, IA-32, International 
Affairs Specialist, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of American and 
African Affairs, 1000 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20585, 
Phone: (202) 586-3209; Sam Smoots, Investment Development, Overseas 
Private Investment Corporation 1100 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, 
DC 20527, Phone: (202) 336-8645.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At the DOE-sponsored U.S.-Africa Energy 
Ministers conference in Tucson, Arizona, in December 1999, U.S. Energy 
Secretary Bill Richardson and Overseas Private Investment Corporation's 
President and CEO George Munoz unveiled the U.S. Africa Sustainable 
Energy Program. This program promotes U.S. clean energy technologies 
and services in an effort to bring private capital and skills to Africa 
in a partnering relationship. Using $400,000.00 in grants and loans to 
U.S. not-for-profit entities, non-governmental organizations, and small 
businesses, the program will facilitate investment in sustainable 
energy projects in Africa. Interested parties should submit

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applications to OPIC. Applications will be reviewed by OPIC and DOE and 
applicants that meet OPIC Requirements and the Program's Selection 
Criteria, will be considered for the program. Specific information on 
OPIC Requirements and Program's Selection Criteria is available on the 
OPIC website (http://www.opic.gov).

    Dated: November 9, 2000.
Theresa Fariello,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of International Energy Policy, 
Office of International Affairs.
[FR Doc. 00-30639 Filed 11-30-00; 8:45 am]
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