Sustainable energy policy in OCTs

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Sustainable energy policy in OCTs

• Report on the study and workshop
• (Brussels, 25-26 of September 2008)

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• Objectives of the project
• Brief overview of the report
• Conclusions of the workshop
• definition of priority actions

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1. Objectives of the project

• Help OCTs define new strategies for the
  development of renewable energy programmes and
  analyse the related needs to do so.
• Report
• To analyse the current situation of the energy
  area in OCTs
• To examine the applicability and relevance of
  RETs for OCTs
• To identify the best practices and knowledge in
  the OCTs
• -To identify which best practices that have not
  been implemented yet in certain regions, could be
  implemented in the various OCTs to improve their
  energy programme

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• Workshop (25-26th of September 08)
• On the basis of the report, to fuel discussions
  on future options/actions for OCT energy policy
  strategies.
• Three experts have been in charge of the energy
  project Lara Bertarelli (IED France, Team
  leader), Dr Christophe Rynikiewicz (IED France)
  and Barbara Vlaeminck (Société de Recherche du
  Pacifique Nouvelle-Calédonie). Their mission
  started mid-June 2008.

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2. Brief overview of the report

• Energy issues and vulnerability of OCTs
• Solutions energy efficiency (EE) and renewable
  energy technologies (RETs)
• Existing RES in OCTs
• Conclusions
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3. Conclusions of the workshop

• Preliminary remarks
• Very good representation of OCTs (46 delegates).
  Sepakers from OR and SIDS with diverse
  backgrounds (private sector, regional projects
  coordinators, association, networks). No
  participation of MS. Around 10 EC delegates.
• High level of interaction between the
  participants, bilateral and regional discussions.
• Good input for the final report
• Importance of keeping the momentum
  going

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• Priority actions have been defined at the
  horizontal level
• 1.Mapping OCTs energy profile (consumption
  peak, load curves and load factors) - present
  projected (2020)
• 2.RETs Resource assessments
• 3.Understanding of life cycle economic costs of
  RETS for equal footing comparisons
• 4.Platform for information exchange technical
  cooperation between OCTs
• 5.Training capacity building
• 6.Identifying funding channels
• 7.Bridge with existing regional programmes
• 8.Review of regulatory and policy frameworks
• 9.Adopting Targets

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• Priority actions have also been defined at a
  regional level
• CARIBBEAN REGION
• Develop a RE and EE policy strategy (short to
  long term)
• 2. Understand how to compare costs of energy
  supply options on the basis of their levelized
  economic cost
• Conduct resource assessments / understand the
  true potential learn from other Islands

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• 4. Establish technical collaboration with CREDP
• 5. Capacity building training on different
  technology choices
• 6. End-users Education / Intensive Campaigns for
  energy efficiency practices
• Establish communication channels for information
  exchange between OCTs
• 8. Overseeing role of OCTA in achieving targets
  identification of funding opportunities

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• PACIFIC REGION
• Training on RE and EE (in curricula for
  architects and engineers training to
  installers, electricians, plumbers). Training on
  how to conduct Energy audits.
• Set objectives in terms of energy dependency, and
  set precise reduction targets over time across
  sectors energy consumption for electricity and
  transportation.
• Raise public awareness on energy efficiency
  through campaign.

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• 4. Investigate how OCTs could benefit from the
  carbon trading scheme
• 5. Facilitate the access to European funding
  sources for OCTs.
• Sharing data via a data base on
• a. Costs of technologies
• b. Energy Storage technology watch.
• c. Policies adopted and incentives used in
  various OCTs to promote Energy Efficiency and use
  of RE.
• Ensure that the concerns of OCTs with regards to
  Energy are taken into consideration into existing
  funding schemes

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• ISOLATED OCTs and INDIAN OCEAN REGION
• Carry out local resource assessments
• 2. Need to tap the wide potential of negawatts
  1kWh saved gt 1kWh
• Lack of study on energy consumption behaviours
  of end-users
• Interesting experiences in Greenland on
  reading meters
• 3. Create centres for energy advice
• 4. Examine the pertinence of the SEC guides
• 5. Establish a forum of exchanges on energy
  consumption behaviours

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• evaluate and adopt appropriate equipment. There
  is often a lack of critical mass, and sometimes
  few commercial interest.
• Develop pilot plants for electricity storage.
• Establish bilateral contact between Greenland and
  Falkland Islands
• In many islands, building codes were reviewed and
  exist. There is a need for incentives and
  capacity building.
• Need to find partnership and advocate for OCTs
  energy issues
• include energy issues in the drafted 10th EDF
• define the 10th EDF regional and thematic funds
• provide inputs to other funding sources
• Lobby to have access to existing funding
  instruments (e.g Intelligent Energy Europe)

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• Conclusion
• A very good quality and useful project financed
  by the OCTA TCF
• Priority actions have been defined need to keep
  the momentum going
• Implementation need to be decided at a local,
  regional and all OCTs level. In particular,
• At the all OCTs level
• Need to reinforce OCTAs capacities (secretariat)
  so that the Association can answer some of the
  actions defined.
• Need to decide which actions could be financed
  under the regional EDF thematic enveloppe
  studies, training, etc

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• At the local and regional levels
• Need to analyse if some of the priority actions
  could be financed under the territorial or
  regional 10th EDF. The programming process has
  already started in most OCTs.
• Need to explore other funding possibilities
• Implementation of priority actions
• The final report will be available in EN and FR
  on the CD of the Forum. The executive summary in
  EN and FR is available in the lobby.

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• Thank you for your attention