Organized by Natural Resources Canada's Office of Energy Efficiency
The conference was held from Tuesday, October 10th to Thursday, October 12th, 2000 at the Ottawa Congress Center, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Second Plenary Session: Promoting Energy Efficiency Abroad: A Role for Canadian Organizations Date: October 10, 2.00-4.00pm
Website: http://www.oee.nrcan.gc.ca/conference/e/technical.cfm#promote
The main objective of this session was to increase the awareness of Canadian experts and institutions of the particular needs of developing countries to promote energy efficiency in their economies. This session used the vehicle of four to six case studies, each ten to fifteen minutes long. These case studies illustrated actions initiated in China, Chile, India, Ghana, and Southern Africa in co-operation with Canadian experts and Canadian International organizations.
Each case provides an example of a specific demonstration that has already improved energy efficiency in the country, the over all national context and some actions for the future. There is a tremendous need and potential to help countries of the South to use energy more efficiently. But for this potential to be achieved they need to be more aware of available Canadian expertise and Canadian experts need to know more about their specific needs which are not always identical to those in Canada.
The session underscored the benefits that could follow from greater Canadian involvement in energy efficiency abroad through organizations such the Canadian International Development Agency, the International Development Research Center, Natural Resources Canada and the International Development Agencies.
Presentations
1. Promoting Building Energy Efficiency in China
Summary/Abstract:The major issues facing China in terms of energy are the high growth of energy demand and environmental - greenhouse gas emissions, climate change and the impact of pollution on health. Buildings are a prominent concern since they represent a large part of the energy use but are highly energy inefficient. The major barriers to improving energy efficiency in China are: the subsidization costs, lack of metering of heat in most residential units, lack of data on energy use in buildings and poor implementation of energy usage regulation. To overcome these barriers improved knowledge of energy efficiency and greater demonstration of its benefits is required. There is large potential for the application of EE technologies and some demonstrations in buildings will be discussed. Through such measures it is anticipated that energy efficiency in heating can be improved 50% for cold climate areas.
Speaker: Mr. Laurier Nichols, Dessau Soprin
2. Energy Efficiency in Office Buildings in India
Summary/Abstract: This presentation provides a discussion of the experiences of DSCL in establishing ESCO services in India, where all utilities remain in the public sector and are generally inefficient. Their ESCO business process is outlined, followed by a case study of a building project undertaken with the New Delhi Municipal Commission. The case describes the design and implementation of pilot lighting and air conditioning project in the main headquarters of NDMC. The lighting retrofit reduced lighting consumption by 56% and had a rate of return of 99%. The air-conditioning retrofit is expected to reduce electricity used by 58% and have a rate of return of 70%. The barriers DSCL has encountered, understandings and insights it has gained from operating ESCO services in India are discussed.
Speaker: Dr.Gopal Datta Roy, DSCL
3. Energy Efficiency Options for the city of Delhi
Summary/Abstract: This presentation complements the previous one and presents the efforts being made by NDMC – the utility for central New Delhi – in implementing energy efficiency in their jurisdiction. The NDMC Electricity Department’s area of distribution is 42.7km2. They have 72,268 billing consumers and a peak load of 300MVA. This presentation discusses the overall analysis of the electricity consumption and efficiency options that can be promoted. NDMC is currently implementing metering, time of day tariffs, power factor tariffs, and efforts to reduce peak demand. Medium and long-term plans include efficient lights and cooling, building audits, ice slurry systems, exploring cogeneration options and the promotion of ESCOs. The implementation of energy efficiency measures in the NDMC jurisdiction has multiple benefits for NDMC and India but faces a number of barriers in scaling up.
Speaker: Mr. B.P.Misra, NDMC
4. Energy Efficiency Experiences in Ghana
Summary/Abstract: This presentation discusses Ghana’s energy efficiency experiences. Ghana’s energy sector remains entirely publicly owned and highly dependent on 2 hydropower plants. Ghana has experienced power crises resulting from high demand growth rates and little increase in supply capacity, as well as droughts, with significant costs to the economy. The two distinct phases of Ghana’s energy efficiency efforts beginning in the 1980s are examined. Energy efficiency activities in the industrial sector are discussed in detail, specifically energy audits and power factor improvement measures. Attention is also given to energy efficiency activities in the residential sector. Of all the countries studied, the total set of options is smaller and the barriers larger in Ghana. As a result more vigorous public measures are required to stimulate the market before there can be viable privately-driven energy efficiency services.
The major requirements for the successful implementation of energy efficiency projects are revealed, in conjunction with the major constraints to energy efficiency improvement within firms at the management level.
Speaker: Dr. A.Brew-Hammond, KITE
5. Capacity Building for Efficiency in the SADCC Region
Summary/Abstract: The SADC Industrial Energy Management Project was initiated by CIDA in 1994 in response to the need for a comprehensive effort to introduce efficient practices in SADC industry and thereby increase their international competitiveness. The project has developed a unique approach to this problem by integrating human resource development with technology transfer. Placing emphasis on the local development of training resources and creating working partnerships with local training providers, the project is now in its sixth year of implementation and has directly and indirectly improved the efficiency of energy use in over 200 industries as well as initiating training programmes in eleven countries in the region. This presentation briefly reviews the critical success factors identified by this project and demonstrates the importance of long-term programming commitments by Canadian aid organisations in utilising Canadian energy efficiency expertise in developing countries.
Speaker: Mr. Geoff Stiles, AGRA Monenco
6. Energy Efficiency in Chile
Summary/Abstract: This presentation provides interesting examples of energy efficiency in a highly deregulated and competitive market. Chile was one of the first countries to commence and complete privatization of its energy sector. Nevertheless the sector continues to lack energy efficiency, leading to frequent brownouts and occasional blackouts. There is however, large scope for the implementation of energy efficiency, with estimates that 10.4GWh/year and 20.2GWh/year can be saved by the years 2010 and 2020 respectively. Individual cases of EE in the health sector, in a private copper company and a long term project in Chile’s largest copper mine are examined. The barriers to widespread adoption of EE technology, and their solutions, in this unique environment are discussed.
Speaker: Dr. Pedro Maldonado
7. Promoting Energy Efficiency: Some Lessons
Summary/Abstract: This final presentation draws together some of the main lessons and understandings gained from the multiple country experiences of energy efficiency. It demonstrates that a large number of very attractive ‘win-win’ solutions for energy efficiency do exist in all the developing countries studied. Significant efforts at energy efficiency remain small and halting, although some publicly funded efforts exist.
There is both tremendous need and potential to assist developing countries to use energy more efficiently, with options that are both economically and financially attractive. However, complex barriers that prevent the implementation of these options. The review of international experience indicates that in promoting energy efficiency, projects should ideally address, simultaneously or in close proximity: demonstration, ESCOs, financing, policy, capacity building, training and in that order. Too often the order is reversed and the key components missing.
Speaker: Dr. Amitav Rath, PRI
