1. Comisión Nacional para el Ahorro de Energía Local Banks Training for Financing Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy PRojects EWG 01/2006T Myrna Varela Salazar Investment and Environment Director 28th New and Renewable Energy Technologies Expert Group Meeting January 29th-30th, 2007

2. Banks and Renewables Investment InformationDevelopment cost-effective renewable energy technologies Understanding of real risks & benefits Commercial banks participation in project financing for EE & RE ESCOS Objective: Improving commercial banks understanding to increase access to funds for small to medium companies Private sector participation is critical for sustainable EE & RE market growth

3. PROJECT Phase I and II: Design structure & scope of project & presentation Phase III and IV: Training course and translation Phase V: Material publication Phase VI: Training course organization Phase VI: Report and distribution End Result: Lessons learned for policy design

4. Other Aspects Consultant Qualifications: –Experience and expertise in the area of renewable energy research; renewable energy products and technologies; –Evidence of international networking capacity within APEC member economies related to renewable energy products and technologies; –Evidence of the capacity to deliver high quality products on time and within budget. –Experience in working and promoting energy projects among financial institutions Status: –Submission of proposals deadline: January 29th, 2007 –Consultant selection process

5. Mexico’s Objectives Identifying main local banking actors Understanding their concerns Networking and developing policies to overcome participation barriers for local banks