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Technology needs assessment in Armenia: follow-up activities

Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia Technology needs assessment in Armenia: follow-up activities Diana Harutyunyan Workshop on sharing best practices with conducting technology needs assessment 27-29 Bangkok, 2007

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Technology needs assessment in Armenia: follow-up activities

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  1. Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia Technology needs assessment in Armenia: follow-up activities Diana Harutyunyan Workshop on sharing best practices with conducting technology needs assessment 27-29 Bangkok, 2007 1

  2. Technology needs assessment in First National Communication • Phase I – FNC preparation 1996-1999 • GHG inventory - baseline setting for mitigation potential assessment • Formulation of country mitigation policy concept - Armenia has stated its willingness to take voluntary GHG limitation obligations in case the corresponding assistance for that measures will be provided” • V&A – first attempt to develop in country capacity for assessment of countries economy and natural systems vulnerability However the technology needs assessment in FNC was addressed in very general terms 1

  3. Technology transfer needs assessment - “top up” activities • Phase II 1999-2002 • The assistance was crucial for maintaining and further developing the national capacity • It provides necessary framework for moving from general formulations that were in FNC to more practical and substantial approach to the technology needs identification, prioritization, partnership building and planning the follow-up activities. 1

  4. Technology needs assessment: approaches applied • Analyzing the national and sectorial policies from point of correspondence to CC mitigation objectives • Assessment is accompanied with: • Capacity building • Identification of partners • Steering committee –interministerial coordination • International organizations • Technical institutions • Financial institutions • Private sector • Creation of framework for stakeholders dialogue • Seminars, round table discussions, conferences • Sharing of analytical reports • Web-site creation • Publications 1

  5. Sectorial ministries, agencies Specilaised scientific institutions Foreign assistance, Projects Climate Change Center Expert team Private sector TNA and TT data base creation scheme International experience 1

  6. Technology needs assessment: methodology applied Assessing the mitigation potential of sectors and updating the information included in FNC: • Evaluation of the GHG emissions for the period of 1990-2000 • Analyzing trends in different sectors: • Policy and regulatory base • Baseline situation • Projects planned and under implementation • International donor assistance frameworks (WB, USAID, TACIS) • Sector specific technology needs • Analyzing the information on CC technologies, creation of data base, evaluation of applicability to the local needs 1

  7. Cont. Technology needs assessment: methodology applied • Selection of prioritization criteria: • GHG reduction potential • Evaluation of investments • Specific cost of GHG reduction, $/t co2 • Correspondence to the national and sectoral devlopment goals • Barrier analyze: • Legal • Organizational, institutional • Financial • Informational • Personal 1

  8. Mitigation technology needs assessment: sectors, technologies • Gas supply • Transportation • Storages • Waste • Municipal solid waste • Wastewater • Agriculture • Intestinal fermentation • Manure • Agricultural land • Forestry • Energy generation • Renewable energy • Energy efficiency • Housing sector • Industry • Agriculture • Industrial processes • Cement production • Chemical industry • 5. Transport 1

  9. Follow-up activities: • Capacity development for implementation of CDM projects under Kyoto Protocol • In-depth barrier analysis for district heating sector EE implementation measures • Implementation of project on establishment of technology tranfer center in cooperation with UNDP, UNIDO, Ministry of Nature Protection and private sector • GEF full size EE project under implementation starting from 2005 • Transport sector project proposal developed 1

  10. Situation with implementation -2007 • The Law on Energy Saving and Renewable Energy - 2004 • Promotional tariff and guarantee of purchase for energy produced by small HPPs,wind mills and biogas plants - 2002 • Armenian renewable energy and energy efficiency fund - 2005 • National energy efficiency plan – 2007 • Starting from 2003 each 2 years the RE and EE conferences are held –the 3rd IREC 27-29, 2007 1

  11. CDM capacity building • Legal • Ratification of Kyoto Protocol -2002 • Governmental Decree - Jul. 2006, N-974-N on implementation of KP Article 12 -DNA legal status and functions • Identification of and ranging the SD criteria for CDM projects • Institutional • Appointment of DNAfor CDM • Notification letter send to UNFCCC Secretariat - Sep.2003 • Development of draft national procedures for CDM project evaluation and approval • Technical • Development of CDM projects pipeline – 2 registered 4 validated, and 12 in pipeline • Personal • Awareness rising of decision makers • Building technical expertise in the country 1

  12. CDM Capacity Building cont. Within the framework of a specific project development – learning by doing Memorandum of Understandings: • Danish Governmentwithin the framework of Kyoto Protocol implementation - ratified by the President of RA, March2004 • MOU under negotiation with Federal Minister of Agriculture, Forestry,Environment and Water Management of the Republic of Austria Technical Assistance • EU “Technical assistance to Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Moldova with respect to their Global Climate Change commitments”Project, 2004 -2006 • UNDP/GEF enabling activities for preparation of Second National Communication 1

  13. District heating sector EE project: lessons learned • Integration in existing development programs –PRSP, Municipal master plan • Close cooperation with WB Urban heating program, • Securing resources: • Seed money – GEF funds • Public sector reforms for removing the market penetration barriers - Urban heatingstrategy • Involving the private sector as main engine for TT – introduction of corresponding changes in legislation • Ensuring professional high level of expertise • Creating trustful relations: transparency, competence, partnership and on benfits of inclusion of environmental concerns in sectoral policy 1

  14. Project midterm results UNDP/GEF project role: providing TA, facilitating negotiations and supporting the barrier elimination • Creation of PPP framework • MOU is signed between private investors and public institutions (Regulatory commission, Municipality) • Concession is given for use of municipal district heating assets • Promotional legislation is adopted for introduction of cogeneration systems in district heating based on useful heat demand • Methodology is developed for calculation of power and heat tariff from CHPs Why cogeneration: • Reduced tariff for heat • Attraction of investments under CDM • Reduced risks for investors 1

  15. cont. Project midterm results • Private sector has taken commitments to invest 40 mln USD investments in rehabilitation of the district heating systems in 2 urban areas (70 thousand population) • Reduction of GHG emissions will make - 59 000 t CO2/annual • New technology on generation site will be introduced • Demand side energy efficiency will be implemented • Adoption of legislation promoting small scale cogeneration • Perception of benefits from mitigation measures implementation increased in Government and technical community 1

  16. THANK YOU! Contact information: Yerevan, Republic Square, Government Building #3, 5 floor Phone: (37410) 58-39-20, Fax: (37410) 58-39-33 E-mail: infocenter@nature.am www.nature-ic.am 1

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