Danish Development Cooperation

Vivi Yieng-Kow

Danish Environmental Protection Agency

Workshop on Methodologies for Technology Needs Assessments

23 –25 April 2002, KEMCO, Yongin, Republic of Korea

Overview

Danish Development Cooperation Activities in Danish Cooperation Energy in bilateral Cooperation – some

examples Energy in multilateral Cooperation – some

examples Energy under MIFRESTA – some examples Lessons Learned

Danish Development Cooperation

Poverty reduction through sustainable development. Provided as:

Bilateral cooperation15 programme partner countries (low income countries)Private Sector Programme Mixed Credit FacilityNGOs

Multilateral cooperation - UN organisations, the Development banks and GEF for instance. MIFRESTA - environment, natural disasters and peace. Low and middle income + economies in transition. UNEP/Risø activities

Activities in Danish Cooperation

Partner countries’ needs and priorities (PRSP) Low-income countries

broad-based enabling frameworks Middle-income countries

specific gaps Capacity development and technology transfer Assessment of alternative technological options required. RET and EE on supply and demand side.

Energy in bilateral cooperation –

some examples

Nepal

In 1999 a 5 year programme (about USD 20M) Improved cooking stoves. – 15.000 have

been realised to date Electricity from micro-hydropower plants –

300 kW are installed to date Solar energy to households – about 8.000

installations have been realised to date

Energy in bilateral cooperation – some examples

Burkina Faso

On the 2nd 5-year programme (about USD 40M) Institutional strengthening – frameworks Traditional energy RET and EE (industry + household/public

sector + norms for buildings) Rural electrification – demonstration projects

Energy in bilateral cooperation – some examples

Niger and GhanaTraditional energy and RET Preparation of energy sector programme in

Ghana (about USD 30M) Rural electrification Traditional + RET Egypt Programme on RET and EE on demand and

supply side (USD 20M)

Energy in bilateral cooperation – some examples

MozambiqueInitiated in 2002 (about USD 60M). Sofola

chosen. End-users’ identified needs for energy services Network-building. Public – private partnerships Institutional strengthening at local level Identified needs for CB of stakeholders

involved

Energy in bilateral cooperation – some examples

Earmarked funds for RET and EE development to WB and ADB

Affrei – demonstration programme - “next generation” of energy projects from

government-led to private-led rural electrification/ transformation

- cross-sectoral approach UNEP/Risø and CTI Promote sustainable energy solutions

Energy under MIFRESTA – some

examples Projects on

- RET (wind and solar)- EE (building sector in South Africa) - Institutional strengthening – planning, frameworks in a number of African and Asian Countries

Projects in economies in transition - Improved heating systems- District heating

Lessons Learned Organisational set-up is the single most

important thingTop down vs Buttom up. Demonstration projects – scaling up to

make a differencePrivate sector involvement in all seizes