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|   | *[[Typical regulations for the installation and operation of small hydro power plants|Typical regulations for the installation and operation of small hydro power plants]]    |   | *[[Typical regulations for the installation and operation of small hydro power plants|Typical regulations for the installation and operation of small hydro power plants]]    | 
|   | *[[Feed-in policies|Feed-in policies]]    |   | *[[Feed-in policies|Feed-in policies]]    | 
| − | *Energy planning for rural areas (national level, local level)    | + | *[[Energy planning for rural areas|Energy planning for rural areas]] (national level, local level)    | 
|   | *[[Promotional instruments|Promotional instruments]]  |   | *[[Promotional instruments|Promotional instruments]]  | 
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|   | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Financing Models'''</span></div>    |   | | <div style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(70, 130, 180); padding: 1px 4px; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">'''Financing Models'''</span></div>    | 
|   | *[[Grants, subsidies|Grants, subsidies]]    |   | *[[Grants, subsidies|Grants, subsidies]]    | 
| − | *[[Soft loans |Soft loans ]]    | + | *[[Soft loans|Soft loans ]]    | 
|   | *Commercial loans    |   | *Commercial loans    | 
|   | *Venture capital    |   | *Venture capital    | 
|   Technological Aspects
  
- Civil engineering 
 - Power equipment (turbines, generators, …) 
 - Control equipment 
 - Transfer of technology (incl. licensing issue) 
 - Upgrading of water mills, rehabilitation of existing power plants 
 - Local production capacity for power equipment, tubes, wiring etc.(technical and management capacity) 
 - Institutional set-up 
 - Overall institutional set-up at national level (incl. rural electrification agencies) 
 - International organisations 
 - How to Plan a MHPP in brief
  
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|   Policy Framework 
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|   Operation and Business Models 
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|   Financing Models 
- Grants, subsidies 
 - Soft loans  
 - Commercial loans 
 - Venture capital 
 - Involvment of MFIs, commercial banks, governmental financial institutions 
 - Risk coverage (for project preparation, for constrcution phase, operation phase)
  
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|   Social and environmental Impacts  
- Monitoring (socio-economic studies, baseline studies, …) 
 - Conflict-sensitive project design (incl. household selection, tariffs, cross-subsidization) 
 - Social implications of load management 
 - Integration of gender issues 
 - Consumer awareness and communication 
 - Environmental impact assessments
  
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|   Climate change-related issues 
- CDM, bundling, CDM Programme of Activities 
 - Climate proofing of projects
  
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