Coordination with parallel initiatives: Projects can be complemented substantially by other initiatives - nationally funded or funded by bilateral/multilateral aid - even if they are not properly identified at the project design. This certainly was one to the main achievements of SAWEP, the effective coordination with numerous key stakeholders on many different levels (national, provincial, local, interdepartmental, etc.), within many different professional spheres (policy, research, private sector, financing institutions, etc.) and with many different financial and donor stakeholders, all with the aim to become lead donors / financiers to the renewable energy sector at national level. SAWEP is one of only very few international projects in South Africa that actually managed to establish successful donor co-funding during implementation
