Transcript Energi og utenrikspolitikk

Norway’s Cooperation on Renewable Energy
Morten Svelle, Energy Section, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Background
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Energy is of key importance for Norway
1,2 billion people without access to electricity
2,8 billion using wood and charcoal for cooking and heating
40% increase in energy demand - 2040
Energy security high on the agenda
Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) – UN post 2015 Development Goal:
Norway has long experience on energy cooperation
Recommendations from the Auditor General on Norway’s develpopment
cooperation on renewable energy (2000-2013)
• The Governments strong emphasis on energy and the role of private
sector; employment, tax income and economic growth
Past experiences
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Long term and broad energy cooperation gives results
Capacity building and competence is a key issue (predictability, regulator)
Cooperation between universities gives good results
Support to expand the central grid has contributed to access
• Mozambique: 7% access in 2007 to 26% in 2014
• Central grid a prerequisite for new power production
• National Rural Renewable Energy Programme in Nepal successful:
• 2013: 16 000 power from min hydro, 98 000 solar PVs, 87 000 effective cookstoves,
• 24 000 biogas
• Norfunds business model successful – atracts private capital for power
investments – assisted by development money for reforms, transmission
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Auditor General Review (2000-2013)
• Limited contribution to access to clean energy
• Limited effect on the poor
• Weak planning of capacity building projects creates problems in
implementation
• Recommendations:
• Make better use of new technology for stable power production
• Alternative instruments to promote private investments in least developed
countries
New Objectives
• Overall vision is for Norway to contribute to the UN post 2015
Sustainability Goals on Energy:
• Universal access to secure, sustainable and modern energy services
• More renewable in the energy mix
• Energy efficiency
Areas for Cooperation
• Strategic use of aid to promote commercial investments and climate
financing in new power production
• Support to extend the public energy infrastructure: transmission and
distribution
• Support to develop local grids and single house energy solutions
• Support to energy efficiency
• Support to strengthen governence, reforms and capacity building
Key principles
• Support to partner countries own development-, energy- and climate
plans
• The strategy establishes the framework – the specific conditions and
need in each country define the exact country programme
• Strategic use of aid money to increase access to electricity for the poor
• Norway will fund specific projects as part of the overall sector plan
• Result based financing will be used whenever an effective tool
• Energy+ will test a sector based approach with payment for results on
sector level as an alternative approach
Planning and management
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Planning and management will be strenghtened
Tools: Annual budget allocation, activity plans and allocation letters
Continous dialogue between MFA and the Embassies
Country strategies for Norwegian energy assistance
Better planning on activity level: Quality at entry
New Advisory Group
Norad a central function for QA and follow up
Results and reporting
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More emphasis on concrete goals and specific indicators
Regular results reporting;
Annually to the Storting (Prp. 1S)
Comprehensive report in 2017
Research institutions will be engaged for follow research and
scientifically based advice
• Long term strategy – revision at 5 years intervals
Climate
• More renewable in the energy mix nessecary for the climate
• Many developing countries rich on both fossil and renewable energy
resources – important for energy security and increased access
• Developing countries a responsibility to contribute towards the global
climate goals
• Norway will contribute to more renewable energy and energy efficiency
• Reduced and avoided emissions of climate gases
• Actively support evelopment of climate financing of clean energy
Cross cutting issues
• Womens and childrens special needs will be fully integrated
• Human rights will be integrated
• International standards for environment and social responsibility will be
adopted
• Anti-corruption measures and awareness will prevent corruption with
Norwegian and other funds
• Emphasis on education and competence develpment – ref White Paper
on Education in Development Policy
Channells and Partners
• Bilateral – consentration
• Use Norways competitive edge
• Multilateral/int. Initiatives
• Sivil Sociaety
• Governments responsibility for sustainable development
• Support influence og vulnerable groups
• Provide local communities with small scale energy solutions
• Privat sector
• Investments in new generation capacity (Hydro, solar, wind, geotermal)
• Commercial operation of local grids and small scale solutions
3 Dilemmas
• National grid vs desentralised local grids and single house solutions
• Financial sustainability vs energy services for the poor
• Impact of regional power cooperation
Way forward
• Draft will be discussed with the Foreign Minister next week
• Broad external and internal consultation process
• New staratey adopted by April