ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH CENTRAL AMERICA, EEP

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1 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH CENTRAL AMERICA, EEP Advances during our First stage Dr. Markku Nurmi Director General, Ministry of Environment, Finland Chairman of EEP Steering Committee CSD

2 PARTNERSHIP VISION A major participation of the renewable energy resources in satisfying the energy needs of Central America, contributing to the regional sustainable development and the mitigation of global climate change

3 BACKGROUND Launched in the WSSD, Johannesburg 2002 Partnership involving public and private stakeholders Seed money provided by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland in coordination with CCAD and SICA Joint effort of the Ministries of Environment and Energy of Central America with Finnish Government Other Partners: 30 European and 30 Central American companies and institutions

4 OBJECTIVES to promote the use of renewable energy sources and clean technologies to make energy services more accessible to the poor to combat climate change THROUGH: Demonstrative projects Legal and institutional barriers removal Renewable energy market development Capacity building and training (including CDM)

5 PARTNERSHIP OPERATIVE STRUCTURE Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland CCAD Regional Coordination Unit SG-SICA National Coordination Unit (Country 1) National Coordinator (representative to the Steering Committee) National Coordination Unit (Country 2) National Coordination Unit (Country N) National Technical Committee

6 3 76 APPROVED PROJECTS APROX EUR REGIONALS 4 13

7 BELIZE Feasibility study for Sugar índustry Cogeneration (BSI) Feasibility study for Hidro Potential Hybrid system for Calabash Caye

8 PV Projects, Methane Generation, Wind Potential, Biodiesel Plant EL SALVADOR

9 Plantation of Jatropha Curcas and installation of a biofuel plant GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR

10 Jatropha biodiesel plantations

11 Agroindustrias La Laguna, Uso directo de la Geotermia, Guatemala

12 6 Maya indian villages, PV

13 HONDURAS Instalación de Sistemas Solares para Refrigeración de Vacunas en 8 Centros de Salud de Zonas Rurales, para beneficiar aproximadamente 11,000 habitantes Inaugurado agosto 2004

14 PROJECT RIO BLANCO, HONDURAS (5 MW) THE FIRST SMALL CDM ACCEPTED IN THE WORLD

15 Container Laboratorio Wärtsilä

16 NICARAGUA Wind generators for Rama communities, Small hydro El Bote

17 PANAMA PV project in Kuna indian Community, Kuna Yala

18 PANAMÁ PV project for 2 Kuna villages, Solar pumping for agriculture, Biogas generation

19 Kuna indian community participation

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21 Methan from pigfarm, Panama

22 EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS Y PANAMÁ Solar pumping systems for agriculture

23 Panamá and Guatemala: Feasibility for Wind power projects (Santa Fe, Buenos Aires)

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26 V Forum Smal hydro power plants (EXPO-ENERGIA), Honduras, 2005 VI Geothermal Forum, Nicaragua, October 2005 Participation: 250 people Inauguration: Presidente Enrique Bolaños Field trip: Momotombo geothermal plant Exhibition: 17 Stands

27 I Regional Forum, Panamá, 2003 II Regional Forum, Financing, Belize, 2003 III Regional Forum Biomass, Guatemala, 2004 IV Forum, Wind energy, Costa Rica, 2004 Regional Forum twice a year

28 Incentives in Renewables and biofuels, El Salvador,

29 Participation in Expositions and Fairs: Partnership Stands in highly recognized events, as the International Conference Renewables 2004 in Bonn, the World Congress on Renewable Energies in Mexico and other Central American events. Participation in World Sustainable Energy Days en Austria and Forum of Partnerships in Marrakech.

30 REGIONAL POLICY ON SUSTAINABLE ENERGY Mandate of the Ministers of Environment and Energy Declaration of San Pedro Sula, February 2005 and Declaration of San Salvador, February 2006 Strategic plan for the long term development of renewable energies in the region Partnership seed money, looking for additional support Includes electricity generation, wood use, incentives, biofuels, energy efficiency and other topics

31 The Future The government of Finland, through the Ministry for Foreign Affairs has decided to continue with the program until 2009

32 Future Regional Activities * SUPER FORUM EU Meets Latin America in Renewables Panamá 9-11 october 2006

33 Future Activities 2007 * Forum for Finnacial mechanisms for Renewables, including CDM, Guatemala (February) * Forum for Sugar industry and Energy Efficiency, (Caribbean countries), Belize (october)

34 Future Activities 2008 * Forest biproducts for cogeneration, Honduras, (February) * Off Grid rural electrification systems, Nicaragua (October)

35 Future Activities 2009 * Biomass and MSW for Energy Generation, Costa Rica, (February) * High Tech Renewables, Partnership s third Phase

36 ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE INDEX (ESI) 2005 Finland Norway Uruguay Sweden Iceland Canada Switzerland Guyana Argentina Austria Brazil Australia Costa Rica Irland Denmark Panama Japan Germany France Portugal Netherlands USA Nicaragua UK Italy Spain Honduras Mexico India Belgium Guatemala El Salvador China Haiti World Economic Forum 2005

37 Muchas Gracias Thank you Kiitos Ministerio para Asuntos Exteriores FINLANDIA