<div dir="ltr"><i><b>To whom it may concern</b>,</i> <div><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#0000ff"><b style="">Opportunity | <span style="text-align:center">Call for
Concept Note: Technical assistance towards sustainable energy transition for
Non-MOIT Entities within EU – Viet Nam Sustainable Energy Transition Facility
(EVSET Facility)</span></b></font><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font></div><div><p class="gmail-Textbodyuser" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;text-align:justify;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The EU - Viet Nam Sustainable
Energy Transition Facility (EVSET Facility) launch
the <b>first Call for Technical Assistance for Non-MOIT Entities</b> <b>(CfTA1)</b>
towards sustainable energy transition in Viet Nam. The EVSET Facility is funded
under an EU grant “EU - Viet Nam Sustainable
Energy Transition Programme” (SETP) as a complementary measure. The EVSET
Facility is implemented from 2022 to 2027 by a Stantec-led Consortium,
including CEERD, DEM and SNV in close cooperation with the Ministry of Industry
and Trade (MOIT) of Viet Nam. </font></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">The EVSET Facility provides Technical Assistance to both MOIT and Non-MOIT
Entities on a demand-driven basis, expertise and capacity development in areas
such as technology and knowledge transfer through cooperation in areas like
research, higher education and R&D for renewable energy and energy
efficiency, renewable energy and energy efficiency policy, legal and regulatory
frameworks, norms and technical standards, power market analyses, energy governance,
energy information systems, energy budgeting and planning.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB"><font face="arial, sans-serif">This CfTA1 to Non-MOIT Entities will contribute to the SETP objectives of (i) improving
energy efficiency, (ii) increasing the share of renewable energy in the energy
mix, and (iii) enhancing the performance of the Viet Nam Energy Information
System (VEIS). </font></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Each Technical Assistance will be between</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">EUR 50,000 </b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">and</span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> EUR 100,000 in terms of estimated cost and</b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">shall not exceed</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">12 months </b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">of implementation.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"><b>Eligible applicants</b> are </span><span lang="EN">Non-MOIT
Ministries and public institutions at both national and provincial levels,
other Vietnamese key energy actors from academic and research institutions and
social organisations <i>(The private sector is not the beneficiaries of the
EVSET Facility and this Call).</i></span><span lang="EN-GB"></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height:115%;color:rgb(64,64,64)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"> </font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span lang="EN-GB"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Deadline for submission of concept note: <b>28 July 2023 at 11:59 PM (Hanoi time)</b>.</font></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;text-align:justify;line-height:14.95px"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Register for the<font color="#0000ff"> <b>Information Session to be held on 28 June 2023</b></font> via this link: </span><span lang="EN"><a href="http://link.setp.vn/phienthongtin" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(17,85,204);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">http://link.setp.vn/phienthongtin</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB">.</span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;line-height:115%"><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB">Find all relevant information about the Call in
the<b> Guidelines on the first Call for Technical Assistance (attached) </b>and <b>submit
your concept note (template attached)</b> via the link: </span><span lang="EN"><a href="https://setp.vn/call-for-technical-assistance" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://setp.vn/call-for-technical-assistance</span></a></span><span lang="EN-GB">. </span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;line-height:115%"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"><u><br></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;line-height:115%"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB"><u><b>Contact detail:</b></u> </span></font><span lang="EN" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="mailto:EVSET.Facility@setp.vn" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><span lang="EN-GB">EVSET.Facility@setp.vn</span></a>, </span><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2">SNV, Level 3, Building D, La Thanh Hotel, 218 Doi Can, Hanoi, Vietnam</font><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;margin:0in;line-height:115%"><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></p>
<blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex" class="gmail_quote"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span lang="EN-GB" style=""><b>About SETP:</b> T</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(35,35,35)">he European Union (EU)
and the Government of Viet Nam are working together on a sustainable energy
transition in Viet Nam. For this purpose, the EU and the Government of Viet Nam adopted the </span><span lang="EN" style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/vietnam/setp-press-release_en?s=184"><b><span lang="EN-GB">EU – Viet Nam Sustainable Energy Transition Programme</span></b></a></span><b style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color:rgb(35,35,35)"> (SETP)</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="text-align:justify;color:rgb(35,35,35)"> on 31 December 2021. This joint programme re-affirms
the EU’s close cooperation and long-term commitment to Viet Nam’s goal of clean
energy transition to meet the country’s net zero emissions target by 2050. </span></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(35,35,35);text-align:justify">The SETP, with an EU
grant of EUR 142 million, will be implemented from 2022 to 2027. It follows the
success of the EU - Viet Nam Energy Sector Policy Support Program, a EUR 108
million grant by the EU for Viet Nam implemented from 2018 to 2021.</span></blockquote><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(35,35,35);text-align:justify"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(35,35,35);text-align:justify"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(35,35,35);text-align:justify">---</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(35,35,35);text-align:justify"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Ngan,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Please kindly circulate it to the <span class="gmail-il" style="">opportunities</span> list.<u></u><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Thank you very much.</font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Nhung</font></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(35,35,35);text-align:justify"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:115%"><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(35,35,35);text-align:justify"><br></span></p></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:"Google Sans",Roboto,RobotoDraft,Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><table cellpadding="0" style="width:480.82px"><tbody><tr><td style="width:477.487px"><div style="width:441.654px;direction:ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;color:black">Nguyen Thi Phuong Nhung</span></b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:8pt"><font color="#000000">Liaison, Communication and Visibility Officer</font></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb(3,78,162);font-size:8pt">EU - Viet Nam Sustainable Energy Transition Facility (EVSET Facility)</span></b><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(3,78,162)">Under the framework of the EU – Viet Nam Sustainable Energy Transition Programme<u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(3,78,162)"><img width="200" height="33" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zkCicXDeuRHQ6R3yB6QkMaDEjOyVkNwgnfLKf4_HebZbdWkIJH9t7qmtrll0VFaiTZaeernIM"><br></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:8pt"></span><span style="font-size:8pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:8pt">This project is funded by the European Union and implemented by a Stantec-led<u> </u></span><span style="font-size:8pt">Consortium including CEERD, DEM and SNV</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:8pt"><img width="200" height="16" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4xRAycDzteSlcz_f-ZKf0kXUlaTcD89-G4br6accYMlbvhjpVn0CuCgCz658pqSwq6Qxu3UwQ4"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:8pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2pt;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(3,78,162)">EU - Viet Nam Sustainable Energy Transition Facility Office<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:6.45pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-left:0cm;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:8pt;color:rgb(3,78,162)">SNV, Level 3, Building D, La Thanh Hotel | 218 Doi Can, Hanoi | Viet Nam<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:2pt"><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:8pt;color:black">E: </span></b><span style="font-size:8pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:npn.nhung@gmail.com" target="_blank">nhung.ntp@s</a><a href="http://etp.vn" target="_blank">etp.vn</a> | </span><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:8pt">M:</span></b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:8pt"> 090 222 8590 (Viet Nam) | </span><b style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-size:8pt">T:</span></b><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:8pt"> 024 3846 3791 Ext. 129 (Viet Nam)</span></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="width:480.82px"><span><div><div style="background-image:url("https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system_gm/1x/arrow_drop_down_black_20dp.png")"></div></div><div></div><div><div><div><div><div></div></div><div style="background-image:url("https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system_gm/1x/arrow_drop_down_black_20dp.png")"></div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div></div></div><div style="background-image:url("https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system_gm/1x/arrow_drop_down_black_20dp.png")"></div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div><div><div></div></div><div style="background-image:url("https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system_gm/1x/arrow_drop_down_black_20dp.png")"></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div></div></div></div></div><div></div><div><div><div><div><div style="background-image:url("https://www.gstatic.com/images/icons/material/system_gm/1x/arrow_drop_down_black_20dp.png")"></div></div></div></div></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div>