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Building Viable Energy Markets: The Contribution of Regional Centers for RE and EE Irene Giner-Reichl Austrian Ambassador to PR of China Workshop on Energy Connectivity and Transboundary Trade Suzhou, 8-9 November 2015 Österreich in China 奥地利在中国 E-Mail: peking-ob@bmeia.gv.at

Developing and transformation countries face three interrelated energy challenges: Energy poverty and affordability Energy security and reliability Climat change mitigation and adpation How to satisfy the investment needs in energy infrastructure to ensure energy access and energy security and to avoid GHG emissions at the same time?

Barriers for RE&EE markets and industries need to be addressed • Institutional Barriers (lack of national and regional implementation capacities) • Policy, legal and regulatory barriers • Technical Barriers (lack of access to technology) • Financial and Economic Barriers • Lack of capacity of local stakeholders • Lack of awareness and reliable planning data • Lack of local sustainable energy businesses 3

Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centers UNIDO supports regional organizations and their member states in the creation of regional sustainable energy centers

Regional Approach to complement and up-scale national efforts to promote RE&EE • Strenghtening the technical capacities of regional organizations in the sustainable energy sector • Addressing the missing link between international energy and climate committments and implementation on national level • South-South and triangular co-operation • Transferring knowledge, best practices and adapted technologies 5

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Regional centres aim at up-scaling regional / national efforts to promote RE & EE markets through:

Global network as facilitator for the implementation of Global Agreements on Energy and Climate Change

Guiding Principles of the Sustainable Energy Centers:  One Size does not fit all  Demand driven and ownership  High level legetimacy  Well integrated and use of local systems  Small is beautiful and form follows function  Network of national focal institutions  Check and balances  Financial sustainability

ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) - A BEST PRACTICE MODEL  Specialized Agency of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to promote RE&EE  Covering 15 Member States and 300 million energy consumers  Established in 2010 with support of UNIDO, Austria and Spain  Secretariat in Praia, Cape Verde  Concrete GEF funded Projects 10

International partnerships of ECREEE CORE NEW INVESTMENT TECHNICAL

Regional RE&EE policy and SE4ALL implementation  ECOWAS Renewable Energy Policy (EREP) incl. targets developed  ECOWAS Energy Efficiency Policy (EEEP) incl. targets developed  Adopted by ECOWAS Heads of State in June 2013  ECREEE assists in the development and execution of the national action plans and SE4ALL Agenda in ECOWAS Members States 12

ECOWAS RE&EE Observatory (www.ecowrex.org)  RE&EE market data for investors and developers  GIS Maps on RE potentials, and other planning data ( e.g. lines, roads, existing and planned stations and systems)  Ongoing Initiatives (e.g. GEF, ACP-EU Facility, ECREEE)  Country profiles and statistics  Document library (e.g. studies, policies, project documents) 13

Awareness and knowledge management

Capacity Development  Regional Capacity Needs Assessment  Training and research networks (e.g. Homer, RETScreen)  Study tours (e.g. hydro)  University exchange programs (e.g. Columbia)  Certified trainings (e.g. RE incentives, WASP , HOMER) 16

ECREEE Investment Pipeline (grid-connected) STATUS NUMBER OF PROJECTS CAPACITY (MW) Operational 18 projects (14 SSHP) 167 MW Under implementation 4 projects (PV) 120 MW Planned 35 projects (13 PV) 640 MW (330 MW wind and 170 MW PV) Identified 505 projects (449 SSHP) 3.650 MW (2.860 MW SSHP) TOTAL 562 4.577 MW Directe ted to towards th the EREP ta targets ts

ECOWAS Renewable Energy Facility (EREF) for rural and peri-urban areas and local businesses Small ll Grant t Facility ility d dir irecte ted to towards th the rural l EREP ta targets ts www.ecreee.org

Transforming policy committments into kWhs Delivering inclusing and sustainable industrial development solutions SENEGAL LIBERIA COTE D'IVOIRE GHANA NIGERIA GUINEA BISSAU MALI SIERRA LEONE www.ecreee.org

Thank you for your attention! Contact: Irene.giner-reichl@bmeia.gv.at www.gfse.at , www.ren21.net Österreich in China 奥地利在中国 E-Mail: peking-ob@bmeia.gv.at