Applications,
which
will
be
accepted
until
12
January
2013,
are
open
to
government-led
or
guaranteed
projects
in
Irena
member
and
applicant
countries
from
the
developing
world.
The
United
Arab
Emirates
has
committed
to
providing
the
$350m
to
renewables
projects
endorsed
by
Irena
over
seven
funding
cycles,
through
the
Abu
Dhabi
Fund
for
Development
(ADFD).
The
first
funding
cycle
offers
$50m.
Irena
has
developed
evaluation
guidelines
to
select
projects
for
funding
that
are
innovative
and
replicable,
broaden
access
to
energy,
and
address
issues
identified
in
the
United
Nations
Millennium
Development
Goals.
The
guidelines
also
seek…