1. Energy Access for Development: UNIDO’s Strategy and Services
20 March 2014
Chua Chin Pen
Representative and Director
UNIDO Regional Office in Thailand

2. UNIDO: Partner for Prosperity
Specialized UN agency mandated to promote inclusive and sustainable industrial development (ISID) for lasting prosperity for all
Three thematic proirities:
Poverty reduction through productive activities
Trade capacity building
Energy and environment

3. Energy and Climate Change Team
Branch
Energy Efficiency
Energy Policy and Partnerships
Normative and Advisory Role
Research and Global Forums
Renewable and Rural Energy
Projects and Programmes 3

4. Renewable Energy Strategy
WHERE DO WE GO
Renewable Energy Strategy
Create business development opportunities through increasing access to energy through mini-grids;
2. Mainstream the use of renewable energy in industry (SMEs);
3. Support innovative business models to promote renewable energy in the business sector
New business paradigm – Distributed energy
Mini-grids
Business
Models
Productive uses
Renewable energy enterprises
Green industry (local manufacturing)
Industrial
Applications 4

5. UNIDO Renewable Energy Portfolio
Ukraine
Uganda
Rwanda
Armenia
Bangladesh
Albania
Mexico
Peru
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Brazil
Paraguay
Ecuador
Pakistan
Cuba
Egypt
India
Laos
Dominican Republic
Cape Verde
Chad
Gambia
Sudan
Cambodia
Guinea
Nigeria
Sierra Leone
Thailand
Colombia
Liberia
Cameroon
Sri Lanka
Cote d‘Ivoire
Kenya
Legend
Wind
Solar
Hydro
Biomass
Tanzania
Comoros
Zambia
Madagascar
Mozambique
Chile
South Africa
Lesotho
Uruguay
GEF 3
GEF 4
GEF 5
Other
TOTAL
No. of Project 2 14 16 29 61 5 5

6. Funding Sources for RE Projects
All figures are in US$

7. Increasing GEF-UNIDO Renewable Energy Portfolio
US$ 8
GEF 4
US$ 26 Million
GEF 5
US$ 67 Million
GEF FUNDING
GEF 3
US$ 16
GEF 4
US$ 92
GEF 5
US$ 255
CO-FINANCING
NO. OF PROJECTS
GEF 3 2
GEF 4 15
GEF 5 23 7

8. Biomass power plant on the Isla de la Juventud
Delivery of Renewable Energy Based Modern Services in Cuba - The case of Isla de la Juventud
The project will install:
a large biomass gasifier plant (3.5 MW) for power generation,
four gasifier applications (about 6 MW thermal) to be placed at four industrial sites for heat production
wind farm to produce 1.5 MW of electricity
Biomass power plant on the Isla de la Juventud
Total project budget: US$ 5,337,000 8

9. Total project budget: US$ 266,800
Renewable Energy Based Economic Development: Hybrid Based Rural Community Development Centres in Remote islands in the Maldives
Solar PV - Hybrid Wind was installed at Goidhoo and Fainu Island
Possibility to scaling up of such a RE project, since the region has vast wind and solar potential
Total project budget: US$ 266,800
Solar PV - Hybrid Wind at Goidhoo Island 9

10. Example: Promoting business models for increasing penetration and scaling up of solar energy in India
Objective: promoting industrial applications of solar energy in selected industrial sectors in India
Primary focus on medium to high temperature applications (i.e. between 150 and 400° C)
Target sectors include Food Processing Industry, Paper and Pulp, Fertilizer, Breweries, Pharmaceutical, Textile (Finishing), Refineries, Rubber, Desalination.
The pharmaceutical, food processing, dairy and breweries industries are the largest industrial users of process cooling.
Project will cover solar heating and cooling
applications
Project expected to start in Q1 2014
06/06/11 10

11. Example: Organic waste streams for industrial renewable energy applications in India
Donor & Budget: GEF-5; 3.3 MUSD
Resource: Bio-residues in industries for (an)aerobic digestion
Sectors: sugar / fruit processing/ poultry (tentative)
Status: preparatory phase ongoing – until Q3 2014
Project expected to start Q1 2015 11

12. Total project budget: US$ 6,324,007
Renewable energy-based electricity generation for isolated minigrids in Zambia
The project would install:
Biomass gasifier power plant for 500 kW of electricity generation
Small hydropower station to generate 1 MW of electricity
Solar energy mini-grid with an outputs of 36 kW
Location of Minigrid Sites in Zambia
The project will also contribute to a legal, institutional and policy framework to provide for a favorable environment for commercial deployment of renewable energy based mini-grids in rural areas of the country
Total project budget: US$ 6,324,007 12

13. Total project budget: US$ 2,692,566
Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) in Praia, Cape Verde
ECREEE is a specialized institution of the Economic Community of West African States supported by UNIDO, the Governments of Austria, Cape Verde and Spain
The centre focuses on:
Developing RE and EE markets in West Africa
Policy and capacity development
Designing financing mechanisms
Implementing demonstration projects with potential for regional scaling-up
The official opening of Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency held on 6 July in Praia, Cape Verde
Total project budget: US$ 2,692,566 13

14. International, Regional & Innovation Technology Centres
UNIDO International Solar Energy Center for Technology Promotion and Transfer at Lanzhou, China
The International Centre for Science and High Technology in Trieste, Italy
International Network on Small Hydro Power (IN-SHP) with headquarters in Hangzhou, China
International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies in Istanbul, Turkey
ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) in Praia, Cape Verde (Regional Centres for EAC, SADC and Pacific Islands are under development)
Regional Centre for Small Hydro Power (SHP) in Trivandrum (India)
Regional Centre for Small Hydro Power (SHP) in Abuja (Nigeria) 14

15. UNIDO Renewable Energy in the Region
Country
Project Title
Budget (USD)
Cambodia (Ongoing)
Scaling up Solar Battery Charging Station and Capacity Building for Gasifier's Manufacturers
587,620
TT: Using biomass for Sustainable Energy
1,890,000
Cambodia (Pipeline)
Biogas-Based Rural Energy Enterprises (REE) Development
1,500,499
Malaysia (Ongoing)
Malaysian Clean Technology Innovation Competition and Entrepreneurship Acceleration Programme
990,000
GHG Emissions Reductions in Targeted Industrial Sub-Sectors through EE and Application of Solar Thermal Systems
4,370,000
Malaysia (Pipeline)
Electric Vehicles and Hydrogen technology for Low carbon for Transport Sector
2,000,000 15

16. UNIDO Renewable Energy in the Region
Country
Project Title
Budget (USD)
Lao PDR (Pipeline)
Reducing Green House Gas Emissions in the Industrial Sector through Pelletization Technology
1,400,000
Thailand
(Ongoing)
TT: the Pilot Case of Ethanol Production from Cassava
2,970,000
Promoting Small Biomass Power Plants in Rural Thailand
1,000,000
(Pipeline)
Greening Industry through Low Carbon Technology Application for SMEs
2,000,000
Reduction of GHG Emission in Thai Industries through Promoting Investments of the Production and Usage of Solid Bio-fuel
4,380,000
Cleantech Promotion Programme for SMEs in Thailand 16

17. UNIDO in Myanmar (Ongoing)
Project Title
Budget
Donor
Strengthening the National Quality Infrastructure Development for Trade
2,500,000
Euro
NORAD
Regional Project: Green Industry for Low Carbon Growth in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Myanmar
500,000 Euro
Japan
Improvement of Industrial Energy Efficiency in Myanmar-Preparatory Assistance
3,100,000 USD
GEF
Enabling Activities to Facilitate Early Action on the Implementation of the Stockholm Convention POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants: POPs)
550,000 USD
Fostering Pro-Poor and Inclusive SME Development in Myanmar – Preparatory Assistance
320,000 Euro
Italy
Pilot National Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production (RECP) Programme, Myanmar
565,000 USD
SECO 17

18. UNIDO in Myanmar (Pipeline)
Project Title
Budget
Potential Donor
Promotion of Renewable Technology in the Rice Milling Sector in Myanmar
300,000 USD
Centre for South-South Industrial Cooperation
Empowerment through Capacity Building on Sustainable Bamboo Community Development for Rural Livelihoods and Poverty Reduction
Industrial Statistics
710,000 USD
TBC
Value Chain Development for the Rice Sector
1,200,000 USD
Youth Empowerment through Training in Operation, Maintenance and Repair of Agricultural Machinery for Income Generation and Livelihood Development
1,000,000 USD 18

19. Thank you for your attention

20. CONTEXT GLOBAL CHALLENGES Energy Poverty Energy Security
Climate Change
Access to Energy is a pre-requisite for
Poverty Reduction and Achievements of MDGs
SE4ALL Initiative

21. Global Industrial Energy Use
Industry is a key driver of growth for poverty reduction
Industry accounts for about 1/3 of global final energy use
40% of electricity use
77% of coal and derivatives use
37% of natural gas use and 1/3 of global CO2 emissions
Source: IEA, 2007 & 2009
Global industrial energy use by regions

22. Incremental Levels of Access to Energy
Adapted from AGECC 2010 Report 22

23. Total project budget: US$ 247,243
Carbon footprint reduction opportunities for the agro - processing industries of Tanzania
Identifying opportunities for reducing the carbon footprint associated with agro-processing industries
Help to impart understanding and equip the agro-processing industries to take up the challenge and make the reductions in Tanzania
Part of a UN Joint Programme on the Environment underway in Tanzania
Five agro-processing industries were examined in more detail in terms of opportunities for the reduction of the carbon emissions
Sisal Fibre drying – outdoors, Tanzania
Total project budget: US$ 247,243 23

24. Observatory for Renewable Energy in Latin America and the Caribbean
Tool to promote renewable energy, in particular for productive uses and industrial applications
In total 20 countries in LAC endorsed the programme and activities already initiated in 8 of them
Relies on a powerful knowledge platform
The main goals are:
-increasing the access to the existing know-how,
- promoting that member countries see their renewable energy generating capacity and ability to attract investments strengthened
Opening session of the Iberoamerican Ministerial Meeting, held in 2006 in Montevideo, Uruguay
Total project budget: US$ US$ 3,336,897 24