Spring 2025 marks a signficant milestone at the Mitigation Action Facility, with seven projects selected during recent Calls due to commence the Detailed Preparation Phase (DPP). These include six projects from the Call for Projects 2024: Bhutan Solar Power, Brazil E-Buses Industry, India Industrial Clusters, South Africa Steel, Türkiye Cement, and Vietnam Sustainable Industries – as well as one project from the Call for Projects 2023, India Steel.
What is the Detailed Preparation Phase?
All projects selected by the Mitigation Action Facility Board for the DPP will have already submitted a Project Concept and a detailed Project Outline. At the commencement of the DPP, Applicants therefore have a clear understanding of their intended project, with concrete figures to demonstrate its transformational potential.
During the DPP, Applicants develop a full Project Proposal, supported by dedicated advisors from the Technical Support Unit (TSU). Over the course of 10 or 15 months, Applicants refine their research, consult stakeholders, and further justify the design and expected impact of the project. They also receive targeted funding to ensure high quality inputs and robust planning.
Projects due to commence DPP in Spring 2025
1. Bhutan Solar Power: The project aims to install 30 MW of solar PV and strengthen the regulatory environment in Bhutan to accelerate activity in the country’s renewable energy market. This is done in like with the government’s current five-year plan (2024-2028) and will directly contribute to attaining the solar energy plan of 1000 MW. Throughout the project’s implementation, it should lead to the reduction of 312,401 tCO₂ and during the lifetime of the technology lead to the emission of 1.4 MtCO₂.
2. Brazil E-Buses Industry: This project aims to replace 1,739 internal combustion engine (ICE) buses with electric buses (e-buses) across three Brazilian cities, contributing to long-term emissions reductions and advancing sustainable urban mobility. The project will strengthen financial and policy frameworks at both the municipal and national levels while supporting local manufacturing capabilities to meet the demand for electric buses. Additionally, the knowledge-sharing approach between cities will help accelerate Brazil’s nationwide transition to electric mobility.
3. India Industrial Clusters: This project targets the rapid, cost-effective decarbonisation of the manufacturing industry in India, focusing on the SME sector. By demonstrating the feasibility and business case for the wide-scale adoption of nine existing but underutilized Mitigation Technologies (MT) across six selected industrial clusters, the project will reduce emissions and enhance energy efficiency. A NetZero Platform will be established to match experts, technology providers, financial institutions, and companies, creating an ecosystem to scale investment in energy efficiency and renewable energy.
4. India Steel: In response to the increasing steel demand in the construction and infrastructure sectors, this project aims to catalyze the decarbonization of Indian steel production by introducing energy-efficient and low-carbon technologies (BAT). The project will establish an enabling environment for green steel by integrating renewable energy and BAT technologies, while also supporting regulatory and financial measures to facilitate their adoption.
5. South Africa Steel: This project will pilot a hydrogen-based direct reduced iron (H2-DRI) plant and install solar PVs to increase supply of clean power for steel production. The aim is to scale hydrogen production for use in steelmaking, helping the country reduce emissions, meet Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), and enhance export competitiveness. By addressing barriers to green steel technology adoption, the project is expected to create economic opportunities, boost South Africa’s position in the global steel market, and promote green job creation.
6. Türkiye Cement: This project will support the early adoption of energy efficiency and encourage the uptake of alternative raw materials used in the production process to reduce the process emissions of cement production. It will also implement two innovative pilot projects. finance the development of a Technology Implementation Action Plan (TIAP) and support the creation of an enabling policy framework for decarbonisation efforts. The goal is to reduce 1.3 million tCO2 throughout the project and as much as 27 million tCO2 over the lifetime of the technology.
7. Vietnam Sustainable Industries: This project will support 300 facilities in the textile, apparel, and food and beverage sectors to implement decarbonisation solutions such as electrifying energy-intensive processes and introducing energy-efficient technologies. The goal is to reduce CO2 emissions by 10-15% and develop sectoral decarbonisation roadmaps. The project will also strengthen platforms for sharing best practices and mobilise actors to drive decarbonisation across these sectors.