Green Urban Mobility Innovation

Green Urban Mobility Innovation
by TUEWAS|October 25, 2021

Green Urban Mobility Innovation

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Objectives

The framework conditions for Green Urban Mobility in select Indian cities are improved.

Description

The project aims to enhance green urban mobility and transportation systems in India by creating a platform for innovation, collaboration and prototyping, bringing public and private stakeholders together under the roof of ‘Living Lab’ (LL). By providing an ‘open innovation ecosystem’ around green urban mobility for public and private stakeholders, it is envisioned to contribute to an improved innovation enabling environment and framework conditions for Green Urban Mobility Innovation that has benefits for all citizens, including the vulnerable and poor groups of society.

The project will have the following indirect development impacts in the medium term:

  • A new innovation method for the ‘green urban mobility’ space that serves as a platform for various governing agencies, private players, start-ups and all those interested to develop, test and showcase new technologies and develop viable service delivery models that can be replicated by ithers and hence contribute towards building sustainable transportation systems in India, is established.
  • A sustainable, inclusive and integrated approach that meets all citizens requirements around transportation and mobility is created, including vulnerable groups of society and the urban poor
  • Congestion and air pollution are reduced and accessibility of sustainable transportation and mobility solutions for goods and people is improved.
  • Health of urban population due to reduction of carbon and other hazardous emissions, especially among the poor and underprivileged population who are more exposed to air pollution is improved.
  • The project will contribute to climate protection through a reduction of CO2 emissions in the medium term.

Approach/Field of intervention

Innovation, sustainable urban mobility, air pollution / air quality management, data management

Targeted beneficiaries

municipalities, public-sector actors, startups innovators, other corporates

COUNTRY

India

DURATION

May 2021 - May 2024

Commission Agency

 BMZ

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Climate-friendly e-mobility in India
by TUEWAS|October 21, 2021

Climate-friendly e-mobility in India

Objectives

The prerequisites for coupling the transport and energy sectors for climate-friendly e-mobility have improved.

Description

The climate-friendly e-mobility project is implemented by the Indian Ministry of Heavy Industries (MoHI) in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH as the main project partner. The finances of the project are provided by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). Its operations started in July 2021 and the project ends in June 2024. The main goal of the project is to improve the prerequisites for coupling the transport and energy sectors for climate-friendly e-mobility.

The project is part of the Green Urban Mobility Partnership (GUMP), a strategic partnership of the Indo-German bilateral cooperation between MoHUA and BMZ. This partnership between the German and Indian Governments was agreed upon in November 2019 and is planned to be in place till 2030. The stakeholders are the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ, and KfW (German Financial Cooperation).

Approach/Field of intervention

Capacity development, implementation of sustainable e-mobility, e-buses, providing renewable energy

Targeted beneficiaries

Indian urban dwellers, transport planners, municipal administration, national ministries, state ministries, urban local bodies

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COUNTRY

India

DURATION

July 2021 - June 2024

Commission Agency

 BMZ

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Climate and Biodiversity Hub in Indonesia
by TUEWAS|October 21, 2021

Climate and Biodiversity Hub in Indonesia

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Objectives

  • Integrating climate policy and green recovery measures into Indonesia’s National Development Plans
  • Strengthening Government of Indonesia’s capacity to represent Indonesia´s priorities at the international climate change negotiations and to contribute to the achievement of Indonesia´s current NDC targets
  • Improving Government of Indonesia´s implementation of key biodiversity policy processes
  • Strengthening policy dialogue and knowledge management on climate change and biodiversity in general and on IKI activities in particular between the Government of Indonesia and BMU as well as between IKI implementers

Description

The project aims to support the Indonesian government in strengthening the mainstreaming and implementation of its climate and biodiversity policy. Partners are the Ministry of National Development Planning, the Ministry of Environment and Forestry as well as other related line ministries, state and non-state stakeholders at national and subnational levels. Policy advice, capacity building and interministerial exchange will support the advancement of a holistic approach towards climate and biodiversity policy planning and implementation, as well as mainstreaming with national development planning. This is accompanied by mobilizing additional resources from all sources also considering ways to strengthen the engagement of a wider range of financial and private institutions. Also, the project will function as the interface of the International Climate Initiative (IKI) in Indonesia facilitating a political dialogue, networking and communication between project implementers and the Indonesian government.

Approach/Field of intervention

  • Institutional capacity building and coordination
  • Policy formulation and mainstreaming to National Development Planning
  • Low carbon development and green recovery
  • Climate negotiations, climate adaptation and mitigation
  • Monitoring, evaluation and reporting mechanisms for climate and biodiversity
  • Financing mechanisms for climate and biodiversity
  • Networking and knowledge exchange

Targeted beneficiaries

The direct target group of the project is the Directorate for Environment under Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) as well as the Directorate General for Climate Change and the Directorate General of Conservation of Natural Resources and Ecosystems under Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK).

Besides, other national government institutions, especially line ministries, the sub-national level and other selected state and non-state actors such as non-governmental organisation (NGOs) and universities are involved in various project activities.

Representatives of IKI-funded projects active in Indonesia and from their partner ministries as well as BMU and political partners responsible for international cooperation/international climate policy will be the target group related to IKI activities.

Projects measures related to biodiversity can have an indirect effect on Indonesia’s citizens that depend on terrestrial and marine ecosystem services.

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COUNTRY

Indonesia

DURATION

01 May 2021 - 30 April 2026

Commission Agency

 BMUV

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Transitioning to Low Carbon Sea Transport
by TUEWAS|October 20, 2021

Transitioning to Low Carbon Sea Transport

 Übergang zum kohlenstoffarmen Seetransport (giz.de)

Objectives

Reduction of GHG emissions in the domestic maritime transport sector and moving towards energy efficient solutions.

Provision of eco-friendly, innovative and sustainable shipping solutions for the transportation within Atolls and in-between Atolls throughout the Marshall Islands and at a regional level.

Policy support for the Marshall Islands within the context of IMO and UNFCC negotiations.

Description

In the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) in the Pacific island region — a country that is 99.99% ocean and is therefore highly dependent on sea transport — domestic ships run mainly on costly imported fossil fuels, which emit a significant volume of greenhouse gases (GHGs).  RMI, which faces an existential risk from climate change-induced sea level rise, was the first country to pledge, under the Paris Agreement, to a 32% reduction in carbon dioxide emissions below 2010 levels by 2025, and to a 45% reduction by 2030, towards its goal of zero net emissions by 2050. Central to the achievement of these goals is the reduction of the country’s GHG emissions from sea transportation. The project supports RMI in delivering its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Approach/Field of intervention

  • Sailing cargo ships
  • Low emission propulsion systems

Targeted beneficiaries

Primary beneficiaries are the people of RMI which will be reached in the mid-term by the project through lower costs of sea transport and reduced CO2-emissions. Communities on the outer island will gain better access to national transport services.

In the short term the Government of the Marshall Islands, in particular the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as head of delegation at international negotiations, and the Ministry of Energy and Transport and the Marshall Islands Shipping Corporation.

Other Government department of the Marshall Islands: through reduced fuel needs for sea transport freeing up budget for other purposed and progression towards meeting NDC emissions reduction targets.

Private Sector Operators: small shipping enterprises. Through demonstration of alternative approaches for ship propulsion and data on the economic and emissions effectiveness of such technology as well as trade through better availability of cost-efficient sea transport.

Other Pacific Small Islands Developing States (Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati,

Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua-New Guinea, Samoa, Salomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu) from demonstration and economic and climate-policy assessment of appropriate technological and operational options (for instance better planning of transport ways and movements) for reducing fossil fuel use.

RMI mariners, public servants, students and researchers through enhanced capacity and increased opportunities for learning.

Highlight activities /Achievements

  • Inside Lagoon Component: two 3-month Boatbuilding workshops with up to ten Marshallese trainees in innovative boatbuilding technologies in Majuro Atoll, introduction of adapted sailing craft designs to the needs and requirements of inside lagoon shipping in the Marshall Islands
  • Inter Atoll Component: baselines assessment of domestic shipping, development of various low carbon solutions for the Marshall Islands Shipping Corporation (Catalogue of low carbon shipping options), charter of SV Kwai, a used sailing cargo vessel, and consecutive procurement by RMI government, developing a Tender Design for a 50m sailing cargo vessel with an innovative sailing rig and a cargo capacity of 200 metric tons and approximately a capacity of 50 passengers
  • Supporting the Marshall Islands Ministry of Foreign Affairs in capacity building and negotiations in the context of the IMO (International Maritime Organization)  and UNFCCC.

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Success stories

Ground-Breaking Ceremony for Maritime Training Center

Electrical Propulsion Kit in the Marshall Islands: “Testing Sun power for local vessels”

“walking the climate department”, the testing of a solar powered outboard engine in Majuro this week could lead to multiple vessels use of this sustainable energy technology for ocean transportation. “We are developing system that work for different types of boats”, said Waan Aelon in Majel Director Alson Kelen of the trial of a solar powered engine on the “WAMCat” vessel, a twin hull sailing boat designed and built by WAM for carrying passengers and cargo. The WAM team has been testing the engine this week, with an official launch scheduled for this Friday. In the big picture, this project is part of a sustainable transport program that WAM and others are engaged in locally to develop low carbon vessel options for the RMI. It is supported by multiple funders, including German Agency for International Cooperation knows as GIZ, the RMI National Energy Office and others. (shortened Article from the Marshall Islands Journal)

COUNTRY

ASIA , Marshall Islands , Pacific Islands

DURATION

May 2017 - December 2022

Commission Agency

 BMUV

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Management of organic waste in India
by TUEWAS|July 24, 2021

Management of organic waste in India

 www.exportinitiative-umweltschutz.de/de, www.giz.de/de/weltweit/93150.html

Objectives

  • The promoted framework conditions for the use of modern environmental and climate protection technologies are improved. ​
  • Enhanced practices for sustainable organic waste management are established in selected cities, states and at national level​
  • Expansion of technical knowledge, awareness-rising and capacity building for the management of organic waste in India​
  • Development of guidelines, digital tools, standard operating procedures and a dissemination roadmap ​
  • Offering demand-oriented technical advice for players from the public and private sector ​
  • Steer concepts for demonstration projects on the use of modern environmental technologies in order to transfer technology.​

Description

As part of the BMU Global project: ‘Support of the Export Initiative for Environmental Technologies’ (ExI), the module Management of Organic Waste in India (MOWI)  creates specific framework conditions for a demand for innovative technologies and ensures that sustainable structures are in place.

With a focus on integrated waste management, the MOWI module to improve sustainable organic waste management practices in the selected cities of Kanpur, Kochi, and Port Blair, their respective states, and at the national level. This includes centralised and decentralised systems of organic waste management like aerobic composting and biological methanation. MOWI interventions address issues of waste separation, quality control of compost, testing and linkage with marketing in urban and peri-urban areas, capacity building, development of guidelines and policy review, among others.

The implemented measures in this module are envisaged as an accompanying measure to the project “Cities Combating Plastic Entering the Marine Environment”, a bilateral project promoted by the BMU.

Approach/Field of intervention

  • Circular economy;
  • Sustainable waste Management;
  • Export Initiative for Environmental Technologies

Targeted beneficiaries

Municipal Corporation, State and City officials, related industries, General public, Training Institutes

Highlight activities /Achievements

  • A financial agreement with the University of Rostock has been signed, covering the provision of technical support for pilot projects planning and implementation, recommendations and roadmap for further action at state and national level, along with trainings and capacity building.

Publications/Knowledge Products

COUNTRY

India

DURATION

14 December 2020 - 31 March 2023

Commission Agency

 BMUV

SDG

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Smart grids for renewable energies and energy efficiency
by TUEWAS|July 24, 2021

Smart grids for renewable energies and energy efficiency

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Objectives

The Smart Grids for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project supports Vietnamese power sector’s experts in developing a smart supply system, which allows for an increased integration of renewable energies and supports greater energy efficiency.

Description

The Smart Grids for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project supports the Government of Vietnam in the implementation of its Smart Grid Roadmap, which aims to promote the modernization and automation of the national power transmission and distribution system.

The project works closely with the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV), which is a subordinate of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT), to support experts of the Vietnamese power sector in developing a “Smart Grid”, i.e. the digitalization and flexibilization of the power supply system. The smart grid, as a result, will allow integration of an increasing share of renewable energies and supports greater energy efficiency in the country.

The project focuses on three main Action Areas: (1) Legal and Regulatory Framework; (2) Capacity Development and (3) Technology Cooperation.

Approach/Field of intervention

Legal and Regulatory Framework

  • Strategic advice on future power system development and establishment of a sector-wide stakeholder dialogue
  • Supporting the development of regulations with the emphasis on the grid integration of renewable energies as well as the flexibilization and digitalization of the power system with smart technologies

Capacity Development

  • Establishing a Knowledge Network on Smart Grid technologies for Vietnamese power system experts. Find more at http://smart-grid.vn/
  • Trainings on Smart Grid technologies, innovative power system operation and planning with high shares of renewable energies

Technology Cooperation

  • Promoting the application of state-of-the-art Smart Grid technologies
  • Intensifying applied research and development, e.g. feasibility tests for smart technology system configurations in laboratories

Targeted beneficiaries

Policy makers, power corporations, research institutions, universities, experts and professionals

Highlight activities

  • Gap analysis and review of the regulatory framework for Smart Grid development that enables integration of renewable energy and energy efficiency
  • Revision of technical codes for facilitating renewable energy integration
  • Promoting implementation of demand response programs
  • Smart Grid Week Viet Nam 2019 for knowledge exchange among local and international energy experts.
  • First website http://smart-grid.vn/ and Facebook group on Smart Grids https://www.facebook.com/groups/smartgridvn established in Vietnam. The group now has more than 800 members.

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Success stories

First time national event on smart grid takes place in Vietnam

In early December 2019, GIZ and the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV) hosted the Smart Grid Week Viet Nam in Hanoi, which is the country’s first time large-scale event on the topic.

The Week was a series of workshops, in which the participants discussed trends and vision for Vietnam’s future sustainable power system; exchanged knowledge and experience about smart energy solutions that enable high shares of renewable energy and showcased innovative technologies and applications for the future power system. After the official opening day on 2 December, each following day titled “Power System Innovation Day”, “Smart Grid Symposium Vietnam” and “Future Lab: Internet of Energy” dug deeper into the topic.

Attendance was 300 participants, who were government officials, local and international power system experts, private companies, international development partners, research and academia organizations. Nearly 20 notable speakers from the government, national and international companies, and research institutions delivered their presentations.

The activity is part of the Smart Grids for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SGREEE) Project, which is jointly implemented by ERAV and GIZ on behalf of the Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade, and BMZ, respectively.

GIZ recommends Vietnam with grid management for optimal operation of renewable energy

Vietnam should consider adopting major solutions for planning and operational grid management if it wants to optimise the operation of renewable energy and make the best use of the clean source in its power system.

The proposals took centre stage in the final workshop ‘Grid management solutions to the optimal operation of renewable energy sources in power system’. GIZ in cooperation with the Electricity Regulatory Authority of Vietnam (ERAV) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) virtually hosted the event on 26 August 2021.

After months of research and working with relevant partners in Vietnam, the GIZ-coordinated consultation group finally put forward key measures on the nation’s planning and operation at the event. In term of planning, the most essential proposal should be the issuance of a reasonable feed-in tariff (FIT) mechanism which varies according to region, time or demand. In term of operation, grid-related and market-related measures, and renewable energy feed-in management were recommended.

The event was part of the Smart Grids for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SGREEE) project, which is implemented by GIZ and the ERAV/MOIT, and financed by BMZ.

COUNTRY

Viet Nam

DURATION

July 2017 - June 2022

Commission Agency

 BMZ

SDG

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Emissions reduction in cities through improved waste management (DKTI)
by TUEWAS|February 24, 2021

Emissions reduction in cities through improved waste management (DKTI)

waste in city situation. Copyright: GIZ/Rethinking Plastic

Objectives

  • Enable cities to initiate climate-friendly integrated solid waste management measures
  • Develop technical capacities in project cities regarding know-how, planning instruments, data management and financing models within the waste sector
  • Integrate waste management measures into Indonesia’s national low-carbon development initiative (LCDI)
  • Provide recommendations to the partner ministry to be used in their national policy planning

Description

With over half of the Indonesia’s 270 million inhabitants living in urban areas generating an estimated 105,000 tons of solid waste each day, Indonesia’s rapid urbanisation is putting the country’s waste sector under immense strain. A central concern are the associated greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from large amounts of unmanaged waste that is burned or dumped disorderly and account for roughly 6% of Indonesia’s total emissions, ranking just 3rd after land use and energy. The Indonesian government has recognised this and made sustainable waste management a central priority within their national development strategies.

As part of the German Climate and Technology Initiative (DKTI), the project builds on that by partnering up with the Ministry of National Development Planning (BAPPENAS) and 6 project cities. The project seeks to improve the conditions for the implementation of climate-friendly waste management measures by building capacities within the relevant stakeholders on the national and sub-national level. Three crucial challenges are mainly addressed: developing technical know-how & planning instruments, improving data management and identifying financing models.

Through its participatory approach, the project seeks to incorporate a wide range of interests and utilise existing expertise from community stakeholders, private and civil society actors. This enables more effective measures and ultimately benefits the project’s target group: Indonesia’s urban residents. In sum, these measures will provide the foundation for effective waste management policies that increase the liveability of the urban areas and its residents by improving public services, reducing emissions and mitigating climate impacts.

Approach/Field of intervention

  • Interventions through piloting measures in 6 project cities
  • Capacity development within the project cities
  • Facilitating and coordinating between national, regional and local stakeholders
  • Research & knowledge products

Targeted beneficiaries

Up to an estimated 8.2 million urban residents in the project cities

Publications/Knowledge Products

COUNTRY

Indonesia

DURATION

01 August 2020 - 31 July 2023

Commission Agency

 BMZ

SDG

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Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Concepts in Cities and Industries
by TUEWAS|February 24, 2021

Promotion of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Concepts in Cities and Industries

Objectives

The functioning of municipal Energy Management System (EnMS) is demonstrated in Pakistan

Description

In municipal and community administrations in Pakistan, integrated EnMS, as they are already used in many countries, are practically unknown. Measures to reduce energy consumption or boost energy efficiency in cities are generally purely project based. The selection of measures is usually not based on an objective analysis of existing energy data and needs of the population, but rather is at the initiative and with support of external advisors/development partners. No systematic energy data management is carried out, which means that energy consumption, the potential for savings and the economic benefits of implementing individual measures for boosting energy efficiency are barely known.

The project implementation approach aims to integrate the energy topic into the processes and workflows of municipal administration and public institutions responsible for municipal services in the selected cities in Pakistan. The successful introduction and implementation of municipal Energy Management System (EnMS) will mainstream energy relevant tasks and processes in relevant departments of the partner organizations in these cities. The strategic approach is developed on the principles and guidelines of ISO 50001. Relevant staff within each partner organization will be provided with necessary training(s) and be mandated to identify opportunities to improve energy efficiency, to prioritise and implement suitable measures.

The goals pursued by the project are closely aligned with the policies of the political partners by moving towards a sustainable orientation on energy efficiency and conservation in municipal services.

Approach/Field of intervention

The project consists of the following key outputs:

  • The energy sector has been integrated into municipal administrations
  • The applicability of digital methods for energy data management has been demonstrated
  • The implementation of low/no-investment energy-efficiency measures has been strengthened
  • The dissemination of lessons learned on municipal energy management has been initiated.

Targeted beneficiaries

municipal administration and organizations responsible municipal services and most importantly the entire population of the cities

Highlight activities /Achievements

  • Selection of pilot cities of Lahore and Islamabad through a pre-determine criterion in coordination with political partner, the Ministry of Energy (MoE)
  • Development of EnMS implementation concept for the cities in Pakistan.
  • Engagement and agreement with key decision makers in pilot cities on EnMS implementation
  • Introduction of EnMS approach at operational level in pilot cities incl. required resource allocation in each organization
  • Conducting baseline study and selection of additional up to 5 additional cities is in progress
COUNTRY

Pakistan

DURATION

June 2020 - November 2023

Commission Agency

 BMZ

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Energy Efficiency in Industry and Data
by TUEWAS|February 24, 2021

Energy Efficiency in Industry and Data

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Objectives

India’s demand side energy use is, technically, and economically efficient, as well as socially and ecologically sustainable.

The capacities of companies in the steel and paper sector that do not participate in emissions trading (PAT) to implement energy-efficient technologies and processes are improved.

Description

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH has been supporting India on its energy front since 1995. The Indo-German Energy Program (IGEN) has committed itself to take this energy agenda forward, focusing primarily on the Perform, Achieve, Trade (PAT) scheme, which has led to huge reductions in CO2 emissions and the use of coal.

Companies that do not participate in the PAT scheme have limited knowledge about the latest energy-efficient technologies. They also often do not have the capacity to evaluate their effectiveness and profitability, which is important when making investment decisions.

The “Energy Efficiency in Industry & Data” project seeks to build the capacity of the non-PAT industries in India’s secondary steel and pulp and paper sectors to implement energy-efficiency measures.

This will help boost India’s contributions to goals set down in the National Strategic Plan for Energy Efficiency and the Nationally Determined Contributions (reduction of CO2 emissions in the energy sector by 858 million tonnes, 50 per cent of which come from increased energy efficiency, and reduction of CO2 intensity by 33 to 35 per cent).

Approach/Field of intervention

The projects aims to strengthen the capacity of selected State Designated Agencies (SDA) to promote energy efficiency in non-PAT industries by analyzing barriers and challenges. It focuses on developing an SDA service portfolio for industry and small & medium-sized enterprises, as well as a communication and outreach strategy.

  • Non-PAT industries will gain access to information on key energy-efficiency processes and technologies, as the project sets benchmarks for key energy-intensive processes. Technology provider databases will be used to this end. Further information and knowledge will be provided to non-PAT industries by highlighting key processes and technologies using feasibility studies and demonstration projects. In addition, knowledge products will be made available on an energy-efficiency web platform and in workshops and training courses.
  • Peer-to-peer learning among SDAs and non-PAT industry clusters is being institutionalized. This includes establishing exchange formats for peer-to-peer learning among SDAs (including a long-term strategy), developing peer-to-peer training modules, and showcasing demonstration projects from advanced non-PAT industries. The project also shares experience gained from implementation and operation practices among non-PAT industry clusters.
  • A national-level dialogue on energy efficiency in the steel and pulp and paper sectors between policy-makers, research institutes and business associations has been established by setting up national roundtables and by providing study tours to inform key stakeholders about international good practices and national achievements. Cooperation with policy-makers to further improve the overall regulatory framework for energy efficiency is being pursued.

Targeted beneficiaries

State Designated Agencies (SDAs); MSME; Industry associations; Non-PAT Industries (Sec. Steel & Pulp & Paper)

Highlight activities /Achievements

  • PAT(I&II) Outcome: Emission reduction: 92.34 million tonnes of CO­2 & Energy savings: 21.95 mtoe further envisaged in Non-PAT Sectors

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Video

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COUNTRY

ASIA , Pacific Islands

DURATION

October 2020 - February 2025

Commission Agency

 BMZ

SDG

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Commercial & Industrial Rooftop Solar (CIRTS)
by TUEWAS|February 24, 2021

Commercial & Industrial Rooftop Solar (CIRTS)

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Rooftop solar installed in the Vietnam-based Southern Power Corporation's (EVNSPC), which is among CIRTS’s partners. Copyright: GIZ

Objectives

The Commercial and Industrial Rooftop Solar Project aims to improve the conditions for a sustainable development of the rooftop solar market in Viet Nam.

Description

The Commercial and Industrial Rooftop Solar (CIRTS) project aims to improve the conditions for the development of commercial rooftop solar energy (RTS) through the analysis and assessment of prevailing applicable standards, the development and adaptation of relevant regulatory and technical regulations for RTS, the development of key stakeholders’ (power sellers and purchasers) capacities for RTS development, and the support to improve the Electricity Viet Nam’s (EVN) information base for the development of RTS projects. GIZ and the Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority (EREA) of the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) are jointly committed to work in three Action Areas: (1) Legal and Regulatory Framework; (2) Capacity Development and (3) Information Base Improvement.

Approach/Field of intervention

Technical Regulations

  • Analysing gaps for technical rules and standards for rooftop solar grid integration
  • Recommending for adapting international best practices to the Vietnamese context
  • Facilitating a technical working group to clarify the need for further updates of rules, standards, and regulations

Capacity Development

  • Improving EVN’s operational knowledge in term of both technical and administrative management to adjust their power supply activities with an increase in commercial and industrial rooftop solar
  • Strengthening relevant stakeholders’ access to knowledge and services of commercial and industrial rooftop solar systems to ensure quality and safety aspects

Information Base Improvement

  • Identifying potential commercial and industrial rooftop solar and developing scenarios to optimize the resources
  • Introducing international experience associated with rooftop solar business models in Viet Nam
  • Providing strategic advice to EVN to ensure sustainable business operations
  • Promoting innovations, e.g, hackathons, competitions

Targeted beneficiaries

Key beneficiary is the state-owned utility Electricity Viet Nam (EVN)

Highlight activities /Achievements

Early-stage activities:

  • Framework Assessment and Roadmap Development for Solar PV Module Waste Recycling in Viet Nam
  • Development of technical standards on remote monitoring and remote-control requirements for rooftop solar PV systems

Publications/Knowledge Products

COUNTRY

Viet Nam

DURATION

February 2021 - January 2025

Commission Agency

 BMZ

SDG

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