Overcoming Barriers for Technology Transfer - An example in Minas Gerais, Brasil -

Ghent 9 April 2003

Holger Liptow,

gtz

GTZ-Portfolio on Energy

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Energy policy and planning

– Energy policy advisory services – Climate Protection Programme – World Commission on Dams – Public Private Partnership in infrastructure

Energy efficiency in

– Power utilities – Business and industry – Municipalities

Renewable energy sources

– Rural energy supply – Grid-connected power from renewable sources – Wind energy – Solar cooker field test – Photovoltaic pumping systems

Cooperação Brasil-Alemanha

Customised Utilisation of Energy in Agriculture in Minas Gerais, Brasil

Brasil Project Region: Minas Gerais

Size: 588.384 km 2 Population: 18 Mio GNP: ca. 60 Mrd. US-$

Project partners: CEMIG

partly privatised

power utility

with largest grid in LA, 5 Mio customers.

EMATER-MG

federal agency for agricultural development and advisory service in Minas Gerais

Project Goal

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CEMIG Policy:

Energy supply essential for development in Minas Gerais!

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Confliting intentions for rural area:

- Improved grid utilisation - 100% electrification in Minas Gerais  Utilisation of electric energy in a efficient,

productive

, and income generating manner

Framework Conditions

• National energy saving policy • Commission for energy efficiency indicators • Promotion of energy saving in SME • „Power to the people“ up to 2005: mandatory – Funding: tariff system – Luz no Campo • Promotion of productive use in rural area by CEMIG • 1 % of utility income for energy efficiency projects – DSM – R & D • Most technologies are available in Brasil

Activity areas

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Communal machinery house

8 Pilot projects Dissemination so far 230 houses

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Efficient Irrigation

8 Pilot projects So far 200 efficient irrigations projects for small scale farmers (supported by CEMIG or EMATER)

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Photo Voltaic Systems/ Solar Home Systems

14 SHS – Pilot installations CEMIG – Regulation (Pre-electrification!) Support for setting up of Training centre So far 1000 SHS in Minas Gerais (5.000 – 20.000 further SHS under preparation)

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Improvement of agricultural machinery driven by electric motors

  Advisory service  for

standards

on energy efficiency to producers of  agricultural machinery for improved layout of machinery Development and test laboratories for agricultural machinery at universities

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Efficient Pumping Systems

3 Pilot projects So far more than 200 efficient systems (COPASA water authority)

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Other Renewable Energy Projects

   Ca.10 Pilot projects (Solar dryer, Mini hydro power, PV Pumps) Local production of solar dryers (German-Brasilian inter company technology transfer) So far 180 PVP (COPASA) and 8 Solar dryers

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Demonstration and Training Truck

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Training for Local Experts and Users

Training material Training seminars and workshops Information tour to Germany und LA neighbors

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Publications

AGRIBOMBAS Programa para Seleção de Bombas Agrícolas Versão 1.0

Catálogo de Fabricantes, Revendedores, Consultores e Pesquisadores de Energias Renováveis - 1997 -

Articles Videos, CD’s Booklets Presentations

Development of Income of Target Group 7 6 5 4 1 0 3 2 RE-Systems Machineries Irrigation 1995 2002

Survey of Target Group 2002: Has the project improved your living conditions?

in %

100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 RE-Systems Machineries Irrigation yes no

Essential Results (1)

 Selection of target group for pilot projects decisive  Cooperation between utility and extension service for agricultural machinery undispensible  Transfer to other utilities in the country and internationally possible and now requested for.

Essential Results (2)

 Economically attractive extension of rural electrification is only possible with transfer of technology and their productive utilisation.

 Efficient utilisation of power reduces connection costs  Cooperation with a strong partner such as CEMIG has large potential for implementation and wide spread utilisation of technical cooperation support of the GTZ (good cost benefit relationship).

What Barriers were removed?

• IPCC

Thank you for your attention