Presentation of grant implementation by National Participating Institution of the Republic of Belarus

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1 Department for Energy Efficiency of the State Committee for Standardization of the Republic of Belarus BelVI Energy Centre Presentation of grant implementation by National Participating Institution of the Republic of Belarus PROJECT FINANCING ENERGY EFFICIENCY INVESTMENTS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION National Participation Institution: Research and Production Communal Unitary Enterprise BELVIEC 14th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation Geneva, 7-9 October 2009

2 Main dates: 6-12 January Memorandum of Understanding is signed between EC UNECE and BelVIEC 17 March Progress Report is submitted and approved 30 June Interim Report is submitted and approved Tasks of the Project are fully implemented in accordance with the timetable of the TOR Principles of work under the Project: implementation of the tasks according to the timetable of the TOR and to the instructions of PMU permanent communication and co-ordination with NC and with the Department for Energy Efficiency prompt consideration of changes and new developments

3 Participation in the Project s events: Assessment mission of the EC UNECE experts to Belarus (autumn 2008) 12th, 13th Sessions of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation (December 2008, March 2009) Presentation «Belarusian Projects on EE & RES: Past, Current, Potential» (March 2009, Geneva) Meeting with the representatives of the Project s PMU (April 2009,Minsk) 20th Session of the Steering Committee of EE21 (May-June 2009) Visit of the experts of the EC UNECE and Poyry Energy Consulting AG in Belarus (July 2009, Minsk) 14th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation (October 2009) Workshop on Case Studies (November, Kiev)

4 Tasks to the NPI for 2009: 1. To create National Project Website 2. To prepare National Energy Policy Information for Regional Analysis 3. To develop National Case Study

5 Task 1: To develop National Local Project Website Implementation: conception and structure of the Website are developed prototype of the Website (English version) is created Currently update and maintenance of the Website; developing Russian version; revision and improvement of the separate modules Web-site:

6 Contents of the Belarusian Website: Belarus at a glance About Project Brief description Objectives and goals of the Project Importance of the Project for the Republic of Belarus Calendar of events Public-private partnerships investment fund Republic of Belarus as a Project participant National Coordinator (NC) News National Participating Institution (NPI) Environment and activities in EE & RES area in the Republic of Belarus Institutional framework for electricity, heat and gas supply in Belarus Brief description of electricity and gas sector in Belarus Energy policy in Belarus EE & RES policies in Belarus Investment programs and projects Legislation and investment environment in area of EE & RES

7 Task 2: To prepare National Energy Policy Information in area of EE & RES for Regional Analysis Implementation: The sections (a), (b), (c) (English version) are developed: (a) Key energy sector developments of the country (b) Progress of reforms to introduce market based energy systems including the nature of the market for EE & RES technologies (c) Specific bottlenecks to EE & RES market formation Working version of the section (d) is prepared: (d) Reforms in participating countries, their neighbours and in western countries Currently: New information about improvement of investment environment (Decree N10) in Belarus is added into the sections (a), (b), (c); the section (d) is completed, Russian version is under development

8 Task 3: To develop National Case Study of policy reforms to promote EE & RES investments Completed parts of task: 1. Context (10-15 %): items А-D 2. Policy reforms that allowed project implementation (30-35 %): items A-E At present the following works are under development: 3. Implementation of the project (30-35 %): items A-D calculations are carried out 4. Conclusions and recommendations (10-15 %): items A-D The Presentation for Workshop in Kiev is prepared

9 The CASE STUDY presents the policy reforms in the energy producing sector of Belarus that gives an opportunity to transform economically attractive investment projects of cogeneration plants including owned small and mini-chp into bankable projects

10 Presentation content 1. Evolution of the energy producing sector. Necessity of reforms. Subject of investigation 2. New energy policy of the Republic of Belarus in energy producing sector 3. Steps to realize policy and to overcome barriers for investments in cogeneration 4. Conditions for investments in small and renewable energy sectors of Belarus 5. Results and benefits

11 Belarus is interested in energy efficient generation development: High-powered power stations of the state energy system Small and mini-chp Renewable energy sources and plants used local types of fuel Topic of study: how new energy policy contribute to energy efficiency generation development, particularly to small cogeneration investments and IPP appearing Specific study subject: project of mini-chp 4 MW in the town Stolbcy (example of private investments)

12 Thank you for your attention! Contact address: Tel./fax: Tatyana Pospelova - director of BelVIEC 14th Session of the Ad Hoc Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation Geneva, 7-9 October 2009