Procedure
The project idea can be discussed with the REPIC Agency, which allows for a first evaluation without any commitment. This makes it possible to determine whether the request meets the REPIC platform’s requirements and whether any support is possible.
In the first phase, the applicant proposes his/her project in the form of a project outline. On the basis of the project outline, the REPIC Steering Group will decide whether or not to accept the project. A completed project outline can be sent to .
In the second phase, a project proposal must be submitted to the REPIC platform. The decision concerning the project’s financial support will be communicated to the applicant in writing. It will be substantiated and binding. The terms and conditions for REPIC’s support of the project will then be defined by a contract.
Submissions
You can submit your outlines and proposals at any given time.
Applications are processed on an ongoing basis and assessed by the steering group several times a year. However, to ensure that your outline or application can be assessed at the next possible steering group meeting, your applications should be submitted at least before the following dates:
02 April 2025 || 09 July 2025 || 29 September 2024
Conditions and Criteria
The conditions and criteria that projects must meet in order to receive REPIC’s support are listed below. Corresponding explanations must be provided in full, at the proposal phase at the latest (they may be less detailed in the outline). Differences in the criteria and requirements of the REPIC Pilot and REPIC Rollout instruments are indicated.
- The target country must be a developing or transition country according to the OECD DAC list of ODA recipients.
- The project must be in the field of renewable energies and/or energy efficiency and/or resource efficiency (waste, water and industrial processes).
- The project must meet a local need. Local, direct beneficiaries must be clearly identified.
- The REPIC project applicant must be a Swiss know-how carriers (companies, NGOs, institutes, etc.).
- The transfer of Swiss know-how and technology must be ensured.
- The project must have innovative content.
- Market maturity:
- Prerequisite for REPIC Pilot: The project must be in the pre-commercial phase (market-oriented pilot phase, concrete economic or technical proof of concept, no studies).
- Prerequisite for REPIC Rollout: The project must be in an early commercial phase and has already successfully completed a prototype / pilot phase.
- The project must lead to a sustainable and economically viable solution in the medium term.
- The project must include a clear strategy and approach for replication and multiplication after REPIC support ends.
- Project management in both Switzerland and the target country must be relevant, effective, independent and sustainable.
- The project’s objectives, activities and milestones must be clearly defined and measurable.
- The budget must be easily understandable and adapted to the project.
- Full and complete financing must be indicated. As a general rule, REPIC’s contribution will not exceed 50% of the project’s cost, nor the maximum amount of CHF 150000 for the REPIC Pilot or CHF 500000 for the REPIC Rollout.
If you cannot find an adequate response among the frequently asked questions (FAQs), please do contact the REPIC management agency.