Transcript The First Interfama Fair in Asia Korea: ENKOR’80

ECO-ASIA Clean Development and
Climate Program
Patrick J. D’Addario
ECO-Asia Clean Development and Climate Program
Presented at:
Workshop on State Energy Conservation Funds
International Perspectives and Applications in India
6 September 2010
Hotel Claridge’s, New Delhi
What (Who?) is ECO-Asia?
• The USAID Environmental Cooperation - Asia Clean
Development and Climate Program (ECO-Asia CDCP) is a
program supported by USAID’s Regional Development
Mission - Asia (RDMA) with additional funding from Dept.
of State Asia Pacific Partnership (APP).
• Since its inception in 2007, ECO-Asia CDCP has
developed partnerships to facilitate clean energy
technologies and practices to address Asia’s immediate
energy challenges and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
ECO-Asia CDCP Geographic Coverage
China
India
Indonesia
Philippines
Thailand
Vietnam
These 6 countries account for
96% of the GDP of Asia’s
developing countries
ECO-Asia Clean Development Climate Program Areas
• Private Financing for Clean Energy
• Increasing the Capacity of Financial Institutions
• Financing for Energy-Efficiency Projects
• Regional Exchange on Clean Energy Policy and Regulation
• Promoting Energy-Efficient Lighting (www.asialighting.org)
Partnership Agreement between Kerala EMC and ECO-Asia
• In May 2008, the ECO-Asia CDCP, with APP funding,
formed a partnership with Kerala EMC to support the State
in its efforts to create a State Energy Conservation Fund.
• Partnership activities include:
 Assessment of market potential for energy efficiency investments
 Design of KSECF
 Development of options for financial structuring, fund management
and administration
 Criteria for selection of investment opportunities and projects
 Preliminary development of a pipeline of investment projects.
Thank You!
Patrick J. D’Addario
Team Leader,
Energy Efficiency and Bank Finance
ECO-Asia Clean Development and
Climate Program
Bangkok, Thailand
[email protected]
K V Rajeshwari
Deputy Country Manager, India
ECO-Asia Clean Development and
Climate Program
New Delhi, India
[email protected]