1. GEF Biomass – Emerging Lessons UNDP – GEF Europe and CIS Project Portfolio United Nations Development Programme Geordie Colville UNDP-GEF Climate Change Regional Coordinator, Europe and CIS (ai) geordie.colville@undp.org

2. GEF Biomass cluster: project maturity

3. GEF Latvia – Wood waste & municipal heating Summary Co-financing $ 2.7 million GEF $ 1 million PP Ludza/ESSENT ESCO Reconstruct boilers + transmission Switch from oil to biomass Finance demand-side measures Install meters and controls Energy Dept. to manage billing & metering Replicate pilot StatusProject Closed

4. GEF Slovakia – Use of Biomass Energy Summary Co-financing $ 2.5 million GEF $ 1 million Central pelleting & storage unit Biomass fuel switch - 44 boilers Central pelleting & storage unit Boiler service & test equipment Biomass transportation equipment Training Replication StatusYr 3 of 4 yrs

5. GEF Slovenia – Promote Biomass Energy Summary Co-financing $ 7.5 million GEF $ 4.3 million Biomass DH Investment costs (80%) National biomass strategy (implntn.) In-kind support Biomass equity fund (20%) stock project pipeline Develop National strategy StatusYr 4 of 4 yrs

6. GEF Belarus – Biomass for Heat and Hot water Summary Co-financing $ 5.6 million GEF $ 3.1 million Boiler demonstration investment Supply-side investment Boiler conversion/ wood supply loans Capacity-building Awareness and replication StatusYr 3 of 4 yrs

7. GEF Portfolio Conclusions Biomass is still a niche technology Fuel Subsidies Application Local Attitude

8. GEF Instruments to encourage biomass use Design flexible instruments