Towards a Unified Guideline for Renewable Energy Planning in the Arab Region

Fifth International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development

November 6th 2014

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RCREEE: Who We Are

Independent regional inter-governmental organization

16 member states

National Focal Point in Every Country

In operation since 2008

Headquartered in Cairo, Egypt

Funded by member states and donor grants

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RE targets Country 2020 Target 2030 Target Algeria 6% of electricity generation 40% of electricity generation

Bahrain --- 5% of electricity generation*

Comoros --- --- Djibouti 100% renewable energy --- Egypt 20% of electricity generation --- Iraq 10% of electricity generation --- Jordan 10 % of primary energy --- Kuwait 5% of electricity generation 10% of electricity generation

Lebanon --- 12% of electrical and thermal energy

Libya 7% of electricity generation 10% of electricity generation**

Mauritania 20% of primary energy (excluding biomass) ---

Morocco 42% of installed capacity --- Oman --- --- Palestine 10% of electricity generation --- Qatar 6% of electricity generation* 20% of electricity generation*

Saudi Arabia --- 30% of electricity generation***

Somalia --- ---

Sudan --- 11% of installed capacity (excluding large-scale hydro)****

Syria --- 4.3% of primary energy

Tunisia --- 30% of electricity generation

UAE Dubai: 1% of installed capacity Dubai: 5% of installed capacity

Abu Dhabi: 7% of electricity generation ---

Yemen --- 15% of installed capacity**

* Unofficial targets ** 2025 target *** 2032 target **** 2031 target

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Cumulative targets for 2030

75 GW

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• Successful implementation of the Strategy requires Arab states to engage in short- to medium-term national RE planning, reporting and evaluation

NREAP is an implementation tools for the Pan-Arab RE Strategy

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NREAP Template

Part I: Renewable Energy Indicators

Part II: Policies and Mechanisms

Part III: NREAP Progress

Assessment

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Part I: Renewable Energy Indicators

Baseline Definition 2010

Expectations of the non-renewable energy until 2020 and 2030

Renewable energy targets and growth paths

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Part II: Policies and mechanisms

Regulated targets and obligations

RE support schemes Administrative

procedures

Technical specifications and

installers’ certification schemes

Policies for RE’s integration in

buildings

Access to and operation of the grids

Joint projects with other Arab States, foreign countries

or/and third parties

Heating and cooling measures

Awareness raising campaigns

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6. Administrative procedures

This is where the procedures for new RE project starts getting

a little complicated ! Source: http://www.ehealthinformationsolutions.com

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6. Administrative procedures

Local legislations concerning authorization, certification and licensing procedures

Responsible bodies

Land allocation responsibilities

Administrative coordination schemes

Assistance schemes

Technology and size specificities

Resource assessment data measurements

Delivery mechanisms for implementing the NREAP

National and local rules concerning the authorization, certification and licensing procedures of RE plants

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7. Technical specifications & installers’ certification schemes

Already in place or planed

Name of the specification

Specification equivalencies

Responsible body

Already in place or planed

Name of the certification

Certification equivalencies

Responsible body

Local and international equipment technical specifications

Local and international installers’ certification scheme

Quality insurance schemes

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9. Access to and operation of the grid

Energy grids’ legislations

RE grid integration measures

Smart grids, IT tools, storage facilities

Existing or planed interconnection capacity with neighboring countries

RE connection privileges

Cost sharing procedures

RE dispatching priorities

RE projects integration to the electrical network grids

Current and planned rules and regulations AREF article 6

Grids

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NREAP implementation: The way forward

Q1, 2014: Workshop on AREF and

NREAP back to back with LAS RE&EE Expert

Committee meeting.

Q3, 2014: Endorsement and

communication of final AREF and NREAP template

through LAS official channels.

Q4, 2014: Agreement with

several Arab countries to develop NREAP

Q4, 2014: Capacity development workshop for national authority or body

responsible for the development and follow-

up of the NREAP

Q2, 2015: Template for progress

monitoring and evaluation finalised

Q3, 2015: Completed NREAP

communicated to LAS.

Q4, 2015: First regional report on

NREAP development in Arab region published.

Q3, 2016: Progress report submitted by

countries.

Q4, 2016: First monitoring and

evaluation report published.

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Improving Framework Conditions

Concrete Projects

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Attractive PBP and IRR

Do not need fiscal or financial

incentives

Require minimal policy,

regulatory, legal, or

administrative adjustments

Regionally relevant

Defining “investment-ready” Opportunities

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Utility-Scale Wind and Solar Projects

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On-grid Residential and Houses of Worship PV Solar Rooftop

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RE Self Consumption in Industrial and Commercial Sectors (On-Grid and Off-Grid)

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Off-grid Rural and Peri-Urban Electrification

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Solar PV Pumping

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Although there are many opportunities for concrete projects in sustainable energy in Arab countries, they

remain largely untapped

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Barriers to Scale Up of Investment

• At all levels of the existence of these commercially viable opportunities

Low awareness

• To demonstrate the potential of these opportunities

Few success stories

• About the risk profiles and potential benefits of these technologies

Insufficient information

• That meet the three A’s (Appropriate, accessible, affordable)

Few financing options

• To assess markets and create business models

Weak local capacity

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The Way Forward: The Integrated Approach

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The Integrated Approach

• To identify concrete, commercially viable opportunities in sustainable energy in the region

• To promote these opportunities with the public and private sectors through targeted awareness building campaigns in order to stimulate investment in these opportunities

• To support the development of bankable demonstration projects

• To facilitate access to appropriate and affordable financing options for concrete project

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The Diesel To Solar (D2S) Initiative

• Millions of households and economic actors in the MENA region rely on diesel for their non-transport energy needs

• Diesel technologies are used for lighting, irrigation and pumping, heating and cooling, agro-processing, as well as powering domestic and industrial electrical appliances.

• Solar/Diesel hybrid systems are the lowest-cost, long-term option for off-grid power generation

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D2S Strategy

Market assessment

Business Model

Mapping and Design

Partnership Building and

Business Model Piloting

Mainstreaming of Successful

Business Models

Three- to five-year program to scale the market of diesel to solar retrofits through the creation and promotion of scalable, sustainable business models suitable for the region.

Thank you

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