A1. S Sahu-Indonesia Workshop

Indonesia National Stakeholders Workshop
on
Accessible and Affordable Sustainable Energy
19-20 March 2014
Jakarta, Indonesia

Promotion of Renewable Energy in the AsiaPacific Countries by APCTT
Satyabrata Sahu Ph.D.
In-Charge
Technology Monitoring and Assessment
Asian and Pacific Centre for Transfer of Technology (APCTT)

Outline
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Energy Access – Global and Asia-Pacific
“ustai a le E ergy For All “E4ALL I itiati e

3.


United Nations ESCAP Resolution on Energy Security

4.

APCTT’s Work Programme on Renewable Energy

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The Way Ahead

Energy Access - Global
 Nearly 1.3 billion people are without access to electricity

 More than 2.6 billion people rely on the traditional use of
biomass for cooking, which causes harmful indoor air
pollution.
 Nearly one billion people will be without electricity and
2.5 billion people will still be without clean cooking
facilities in 2030.
Source: International Energy Agency, World Energy Outlook 2013


Energy Access - Asia-Pacific





About 700 million people have no access to electricity and about
85% of those live in rural areas
1.9 billion people in the region – early half of Asia’s populatio of
4.1 billion) have no access to modern cooking fuels and facilities
and are dependent on the traditional use of biomass
Current trends show that without policy, regulatory and financing
changes, even in 2030, about 350 million people will have no access
to electricity, and 1.6 billion people will have no clean cooking
facilities
Source: Asian Development Bank, 2012

Energy Access and Poverty



Without access to modern energy, it is not possible to achieve the
Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – reducing poverty,
improving o e ’s and hildre ’s health, broadening the reach of
edu atio
International Energy Agency



There can be no development without energy, and that poverty can
not be addressed sustainably without paying due attention to
energy ser i es
UNDP study report e titled To ards A E ergy Plus Approach for the Poor hich re ie ed 17
energy access projects across the Asia-Pacific region

Impacts of Energy Access Projects on MDGs
MDGs

Impacts


MDG 2: Achieving universal primary education

MDG 3: Promoting gender equality and
empowering women
MDG 4: Reducing child mortality

MDG 5: Improving maternal health

Improved lighting for home study by children
Freei g hildre ’s ti e fro fuelwood collection
tasks
New training opportunities for women
Enhanced role for women in community
organizations
Reduced respiratory ailments among children
caused by emissions from incomplete burning of
biomass fuels and kerosene lamps
Improved health and drudgery/labour reduction
for women
I pro ed o e ’s health through redu ed

indoor air pollution

“ource: To ards a E ergy Plus Approach for the Poor: A re ie of good practices a d lesso s lear ed fro Asia
and the Pacific, UNDP, September 2011

Impacts of Energy Access Projects on MDGs
(Continued)
MDGs

Impacts

MDG 6: Combating HIV/AIDS, malaria,
tuberculosis, and other diseases

MDG 7: Ensuring environmental
sustainability

MDG 8: Promoting global partnership for
development


Improved health through refrigeration of vaccines and
lighting for clinical services
Reduced fuelwood consumption
Reduced fossil fuel consumption
Reduced indoor air pollution
Improved access to clean water
Partnerships between communities and development
actors
Partnerships between development programmes
Improved access to information through television,
radio and Internet

“ource: To ards a E ergy Plus Approach for the Poor: A re ie of good practices a d lesso s lear ed fro Asia
and the Pacific, UNDP, September 2011

“ustai a le E ergy For All “E4ALL I itiati e
Launched by the UN Secretary-Ge eral i
, the Sustainable Energy for All
Initiative is a ulti-stakeholder partnership between governments, the private
sector, and civil society.


Three objectives to be achieved by 2030:
• Ensure universal access to modern energy services.
• Double the global rate of improvement in energy efficiency.
• Double the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.

Some highlights






More than 50 developing countries are now working with the initiative
More than $50 billion mobilized from the private sector and investors
Tens of billions of dollars committed by multi-lateral development banks
Hundreds of actions have been catalyzed
Will provide more than one billion people with access to modern energy during the
lifespan of the initiative


“ustai a le E ergy For All I itiati e
“ustai a le e ergy is the golde thread that o

e ts e o o i gro th, so ial

equity, and a climate and environment that enables the world to thrive. This

initiative is bringing together governments, the private sector, and civil society, in a
part ership that’s deli eri g real results.
Ban Ki-moon
Secretary General, The United Nations

Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (2014-2024)
The United Nations General Assembly unanimously declared the decade 2014-2024 as the
Decade of Sustainable Energy for All, underscoring the importance of energy issues for
sustainable development and for the elaboration of the post-2015 development agenda.

Accessing Sustainable Energy in the Asia-Pacific
To provide sustainable energy access, the Asia-Pacific countries would need a
combination of:





Right governance, policy and regulatory frameworks, and institutional
mechanisms
Public sector financing and the right incentives
Innovative new business models that would attract the private sector to
invest in sustainable energy projects

Sustainable Energy Projects - Critical considerations






Sustainability of technology
Social sustainability
Institutional sustainability

Financial sustainability
Environmental sustainability

United Nations ESCAP Resolution on Energy Security
UNE“CAP’s 64th Co
issio “essio , Ba gkok duri g April 4-30,
fo used o Energy security and sustainable development in
Asia and the Pacific .
• A resolution to promote renewable energy for energy security and
sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific (Resolution
E/ESCAP/64/L.13/Rev. 1 dated. 29 April 2008) was proposed during the
Commission Session by ESCAP which was adopted by the member
countries.
• APCTT, as a Regional Institution of ESCAP, was mandated by this
resolution to establish an institutional cooperation mechanism for
enhancing the development, transfer and adoption of renewable energy
technologies in the Asia-Pacific region.

APCTT’s Work Programme on Renewable Energy
APCTT implemented a proje t duri g

, e titled Supporting the Development of
an Institutional Cooperation Mechanism to Promote Renewable Energy to
strengthen the capacity of member countries to promote the utilization of renewable
energy resources to meet their energy needs.
Major Outcomes
• Online platform (http://recap.apctt.org) to facilitate the institutional cooperation
e ha is k o as Renewable Energy Cooperation-Network for the Asia-Pacific
RECAP
•Survey to assess the status of renewable energy utilization in 12 countries in the
Asia-Pacific region
•Guidebooks on renewable energy resource assessment and planning with respect to
solar, biomass, wind, micro-hydropower energy, and intellectual property issues
•Regional training programme, Re e a le E ergy Te h ology Resour e Assess e t
a d Pla i g , Ne Delhi, I dia duri g
for parti ipa ts fro
4 e er
countries of RECAP network.

APCTT’s Work Programme on Renewable Energy
(Contd.)

• Financial support from Ministry of New and
Renewable Energy, Government of India.
• The project aims to promote knowledge sharing,
networking, and facilitating the development and
application of renewable energy resources at the
national level through technology transfer and SouthSouth cooperation among RECAP member countries.

RECAP Member Countries
Bangladesh

China

Islamic
Republic
of Iran

Philippines

Malaysia

Republic of
Korea

Mongolia

Sri Lanka

Nepal

Thailand

Pakistan

Vietnam

Fiji Islands

India

Indonesia

The Way Forward
 Facilitating exchange of ideas, experiences and best practices

and sharing expertise and know-how

 Information on legal, institutional and policy frameworks in the
member countries for promoting renewable energy
 Promoting sub-regional and regional cooperation on renewable
energy programmes and projects
 Linking markets: product demand and manufacturing capability

 Information on RE technologies, contact details of the firms
offering those technologies, and events

Renewable Energy Cooperation-Network for the Asia-Pacific
(RECAP)
Key Activities Under RECAP
Sharing Best
Practices
(Policy)

Building Capacity of
Renewable Energy
Firms
(Capacity)

RET Technology
Transfer
Support
(Technology)

Strengthening
Government
Nodal Agencies
and Business
Intermediaries
(Institutions)

Information on
Innovative
Financing
Opportunities
(Financing)

• APCTT has developed a Renewable Energy Technology Bank (RET-Ba k of
tested and proven renewable energy technologies (RETs) initially in the areas of
solar, biomass, wind, mini-hydro power and geo-thermal energy.
• The RET- Bank is freely
(http://recap.apctt.org/RET.php ).

available

through

RECAP

website

• As of now 60 technologies available for commercial transfer through RET-Bank.
• For Submitting technologies to RET Bank:
http://recap.apctt.org/TechnologyFactSheet.php

Few Technologies from RET-Bank

RECAP Website
Resources for RE Stakeholders

Value Added Technology Information Service (VATIS) Update
Non-Conventional Energy
http://www.techmonitor.net

The Way Ahead

 Expansion of RECAP membership in Phase II of
RECAP.

 Collection and dissemination of information on
RETs, financing mechanisms, national policies, etc

 Sharing of best practices on RE promotion and
utilization

 Technology transfer and cross-border business
cooperation and R&D collaboration among
business firms, intermediaries, R&D institutions
and entrepreneurs.

 Capacity building of institutions, researchers,
SMEs, business intermediaries as well as policy
makers

Thank you
Reach us at
UNESCAP-APCTT
P.O. Box 4575, C-2, Qutab Institutional Area, New Delhi – 110 016, India
Tel : 91-11-3097-3700

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Email : sahus@un.org

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