Download Cross-border Aspects of Energy Efficiency Bilyana Chobanova

Challenges in delivering energy
efficiency – the role of regional
cooperation
Unlocking South East Europe Energy Potential
Sofia, 3 June 2015
Bilyana Chobanova
Senior energy efficiency expert, Energy Charter Secretariat
The “first fuel”
Source: IEA Energy Outlook, 2014
Source: IEA Energy Outlook, 2014
World energy related CO2
emissions abatement
Source: IEA Energy Outlook, 2014
Multiple benefits from energy
efficiency
Source: IEA 2014
Challenges to energy efficiency
Policy, legislative and Institutional
framework?
 National policy goals and objectives do not sufficiently
reflect the existing potential for energy efficiency
 Legal framework and policies are not suitably
enforced
 Lack or under resourced national institutions for
energy efficiency
 Monitoring and review of implementation
Energy prices
 Cross subsidies and high level of non payment
Challenges to energy efficiency
Local authorities
 Capacity to develop and implement projects
Energy statistics and energy efficiency
indicators
 Baseline energy use
 Monitoring and verification of saving
Availability and access of financing
 Fragmented donor and government programs
 Unavailable financial mechanisms and incentives for
final users
 Underdeveloped energy efficiency service markets
 Marginally or un-creditworthy municipalities or home
owners associations
Can international/regional cooperation
help solving the challenges?
International cooperation activities
G20 9 principles on energy collaboration
 Support sustainable growth and development, including by
promoting energy efficiency, renewables and clean energy
 Encourage and facilitate the design, development and
widespread deployment of clean and innovative energy
technologies
G20 Energy Efficiency Action Plan/IPEEC
 Aimed to allow countries to share knowledge, experience and
resources
 Addresses emerging challenges and gaps in existing work
 Six areas of energy efficiency work – buildings, products,
industrial amendment; high efficiency generation; vehicles;
finance
International cooperation activities
 Energy Charter EE Working Group
 Policy peer- reviews and recommendations
 Forum for exchange of best practices and
lessons learned
 ENR, MEDENER
 “club” of energy/energy efficiency
agencies
 UfM Energy Efficiency Platform
 Energy Community Task Force
 Supports implementation of EU legislation of
member countries
Potential framework for EE cooperation in
SEE
 Develop a regional long term vision on energy
efficiency and sustainable energy
 Regional energy efficiency recommendations to
support the implementation of EE legislative
framework and improve institutional capacity
 Establish a common regional platform for
monitoring progress, including energy efficiency
indicators
 Identify and exchange best practices and lessons
learned from implementation of various policies,
including financial and fiscal incentives
Potential framework for EE cooperation in
SEE
 Create regional market for tradable energy saving
certificates
 Facilitate access to financing and scaling up
energy efficiency investments through engaging
financial institutions:
 Identify drivers for energy efficiency investment demand
 Define rationale for supply and delivery of energy
efficiency investments
 Provide recommendations for policy makers as well as for
market participants
Thank you for your attention
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