ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH CENTRAL AMERICA Advances during our First stage Dr. Markku Nurmi Chairman of EEP Steering Committee Brussels, 21 of April 2006
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 with Finnish Government Other Partners: 30 European and 30 Central American companies and institutions
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)
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
3 76 APPROVED PROJECTS APROX EUR 3.000.000 12 10 12 6 16 REGIONALS 4 13
BELIZE Feasibility study for Sugar índustry Cogeneration (BSI) Feasibility study for Hidro Potential Hybrid system for Calabash Caye
PV Projects, Methane Generation, Wind Potential, Biodiesel Plant EL SALVADOR
GUATEMALA Industrial uses of geothermal energy Jatropha plantations (biodiesel) PV project in Mayan Villages
6 Maya indian villages, PV
Jatropha biodiesel plantations
HONDURAS Wärtsilä Biomass test laboratory PV for Health Centers CENOSA waste to energy project Solar pumping projects
NICARAGUA Wind generators for Rama communities, Small hydro El Bote
PANAMA PV project in Kuna indian Community, Kuna Yala
PANAMÁ PV project for 2 Kuna villages, Solar pumping for agriculture, Biogas generation
Kuna indian community participation
Methan from pigfarm, Panama
EL SALVADOR, HONDURAS Y PANAMÁ Solar pumping systems for agriculture
Panamá and Guatemala: Feasibility for Wind power projects (Santa Fe, Buenos Aires)
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
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
Incentives in Renewables and biofuels, El Salvador, 15.-17.2.2006
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.
The Future The government of Finland, through the Ministry for Foreign Affairs has decided to continue with the program until 2009
Future Regional Activities * SUPER FORUM EU Meets Latin America in Renewables Panamá 9-11 october 2006
Future Activities 2007 * Forum for Finnacial mechanisms for Renewables, including CDM, Guatemala (February) * Forum for Sugar industry and Energy Efficiency, (Caribbean countries), Belize (october)
Future Activities 2008 * Forest biproducts for cogeneration, Honduras, (February) * Off Grid rural electrification systems, Nicaragua (October)
Future Activities 2009 * Biomass and MSW for Energy Generation, Costa Rica, (February) * High Tech Renewables, Partnership s third Phase
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 0 20 40 60 80 World Economic Forum 2005
Muchas Gracias Thank you Kiitos Ministerio para Asuntos Exteriores FINLANDIA www.sgsica.org/energia