Politecnico di Milano Energy-driven actions in Africa

Prof. Emanuela Colombo, Rector’s Delegate to “Cooperation and Development” - Politecnico di Milano UNESCO Chair in Energy for Sustainable Development Department of Energy

Energy is essential to • Socio-economic development • Quality of life for the people • Global security • Environmental protection

GOAL 7 COP21 SE4ALL

Energy Services Development

Energy & Sustainable Development

The Energy situation in Africa

Few Energy

Not Reliable

Not affordable

Not Clean nor Safe

World Energy Outlook 2014 by IEA

13% of the world’s population => 4% of energy demand

30% of global oil and gas discoveries are in SSA

Technical losses are twice the world average

Sales lost for SMEs are huge (5-15 % of the total sales)

Electricity tariffs are among the highest in the world

No domestic market: 2/3 investment are for export

80% population rely on biomass (fuelwood/ charcoal)

40% rise in bioenergy => forestry stocks + health

Energy situation is complex, diverse and multidisciplinary

Polimi & Academia

Civil Society

Private Sector

International

Organisations

Public institution

POLIMI and some Strategic Partnership ….from Consultancy to Partnership

1. QUALIFIED EDUCATION / TRAINING

2. HIGH LEVEL RESEARCH

3. KNOWELDGE & TECHNOLOGICAL PARTNERSHIP

CREATIVE INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS

APPLIED

BASIC

IMPORTED

NATIVE

The energy sector is complex, multidisciplinary & interrelated

COOPERATION

TRANSFER

HOLISTIC

TARGETS

STRATEGIES

OUTCOMES

The POLIMI approach to energy solutions

Education in EU

1.1 Energy for Development track in MSc Energy Engineering (since 2010)

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Some examples in education…

1.2 Engineering for Sustainable Development - Honours Programme

MULTIDISCIPLINARY CROSS FERTILIZATION

GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT MULTISTAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVE

FIELD EXPERIENCE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE

100 students enrolled

New competences and new attitude for sustainable energy

solutions (even beyond technology)

Parallel training programme to enhance and develop the systemic and cross-discipline skills of future engineer

20 top students selected

An Inter-School experience in line with the Agenda 2030 and UNSDNS

Education in AU

1.3 Capacity building, training & international cooperation

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CAPACITY COMPETENCE RESTITUTION

PHASE

UNIDO and TWAS Tunisi

International TENDER Tanzania with HEIs

EUEI PDF – AEEP Kigali, Vienna, Tlemcen

UN-HABITAT East Africa

Training and Study Workshops & Discussion Joint project works & TOT

Some examples in education…

Open Education

www.pook-polimi.it

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Some examples in education…

1.4 Open Knowledge

A continuous flow of energy crosses our whole life. This course will take you on a journey of the world energy challenge.

We hope to drive you in a journey of 50 hours that aims to change your perspective about the energy challenge showing not only complexity but even the opportunity we, as humankind, might gain from accelerating the transition toward a more sustainable energy system.

2.1 A comprehensive energy planning Design of sustainable distributed energy solutions

Scientific Research 2

Mozambique Palma and Pemba

Angola Huila and Namibe

Tanzania for hybrid minigrid

Somalia, RDC, Lebanon for refugees

Malawi Energy facility

Kenya, Chile Corporate Shared Value

Tanzania for rural electrification

Congo for modern cooking 2.2 Impact Evaluation Framework for energy solutions

• Local context driven • exploitation of local resources • Including “non technical elements” • Promoting scientific cooperation

• Mathematical and statistical procedure

• Asset of capitals, community livelihoods

Some examples in research…

Scientific Research 2

If you can’t measure it you can’t improve it Metering & Monitoring

Train the people to use it by their own Capacity Building

Technical and NON Technical Benefit Cooperation

2.3 The Energy4Growing project and joint field lab

https://www.facebook.com/energy4growing2014

Run-off-river Micro hydropower plant (MHP)

To a Hybrid Mini-Grid (solar and hydro) Tanzania Rural School

Some examples in research…

Scientific Research 2

2.4 The DAFNE project - horizon 2020 A Decision-Analytic Framework to explore the water-energy-food NExus in

complex and transboundary water resources systems

Ethiopia, Kenya, Zambia & Mozambique

• A multi-step procedure

• extensive, quantitative analysis of the effects of alternative planning options

• heterogeneous and competing interests in transboundary river basins

• facilitating comparison and negotiation

Omo and Zambesi river basins

Some examples in research…

3.1 TEMPUS call, GIEP project Green Innovation and Entrepreneurship Programme

3.2 TEMPUS call, TRINEX project Knowledge Triangle platform for the Water-Energy-Food Nexus

3.3 EDULINK call, ENERGISE project Education and research for sustainable energy engineering

3.5 DG ECHO, SET4Food Sustainable energy technologies in refugee camps

Joint Projects 3

3.4 EDULINK call, LENSes Africa project A network for curricula & lifelong learning capacity development focused on Sustainable Energy Systems Design & Engineering

3.6 POLISOCIAL AWARD, SPARK project

Solar Photovoltaic Adaptable Refrigeration Kit

3.7 ENPI CBC MED Programme, MED DESIRE

MED Development of Support schemes for thermal solar

EGYPT

MENA region

RD CONGO, SOMALIA, LEBANON,

HAITI

KENYA ETHIOPIA TANZANIA

SOUTH AFRICA

BOTSWANA UGANDA

CAMEROON

Some examples of partnerships…

Public Institutions

3.8 A Multi-Stakeholders National Platform For Sustainable Energy Strategies in Development

An inclusive & qualified approach

Some examples of partnerships Joint Platform 3

Vision Italy aims to become a recognized leading country, in the field of Sustainable Energy Strategies for development combining - high impact interventions for local development - with competitive and equitable opportunities for Italy

Mission A pilot experience for multi-stakeholder cooperation in the field of Sustainable Energy Strategies for Development working at the service of the Public institutions to promote synergic actions by Italian players

Civil Society

Private Players

Academia

Launched on May4th by VM Giro Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation

Energy is only a means…

People act as the gear transforming Technologies, Finance, Business Models

and Policies into opportunities for

mutual learning and effective actions for sustainable energy solutions

“The only way to discover the true boundary of possible is to proceed a bit further into the impossible” - Blaise Pascal

Thank you for your attention!

Courtesy of Unesco Chair