Developing a business case for eco-industrial parks development in Ethiopia

Hawassa Industrial Park
Clients
DAI Europe Ltd funded by DFID
Project dates
2017
Context and objectives
The purpose of the assignment is to prepare a Business Case for Hawassa Industrial Park (HIP) with the objective of soliciting green finance with which to position HIP as viable eco-industrial park (EIP). The first expected outcome of this assignment is thus a feasibility analysis is for HIP and, on that basis, a bankable proposal for soliciting green finance from relevant funds.
In addition, the HIP business case will be used to prepare a contextually relevant roadmap and guidance material, which will be used as resource kit for the development of Sustainable Industrial Parks in Ethiopia.
Deliverables
- Business Case for HIP;
- Proposal for green finance based on HIP Business Case;
- An implementation plan
- A Business Case template for EIP development for use in other parks (derived from a & b above);
- A roadmap, to guide Ethiopia on the design, development, construction and operations of EIPs (which could be used as an input for policy makers);
- A dissemination plan of the results, findings and learnings.
For more information
Industrial Park Development Corporation of Ethiopia
Partners
- Ecopsis
- Nadia Zuodar

Hippo in the Hawassa Lake

Work factory in the Hawassa Industrial Park