ASTAE
ANNUAL STATUS REPORT #21
TABLE 3.1: SUMMARY OF PROGRESS IN THE ENERGY EFFICIENCY SECTOR ASTAE ACTIVITY
TYPE AND DETAILS OF ACTIVITY
BANGLADESH 1
Household Energy in South Asia Region
Activities resulted in the adoption of a household energy component in the World Bank’s Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development II (RERED II). The grant supported consultants who placed a particular focus on a gender-responsive household fuel component, identified and suggested activities to address capacity gaps in the implementing agency, and supported development of a technical standards committee to ensure cook stoves are of optimal quality.
MALDIVES 2
Clean Energy Development and Regulatory Support
The grant helped develop a regulatory framework to strengthen the monitoring of the Maldivian utilities’ performance that was completed and presented in June 2012. Feedback was very positive. The reporting period has also been procurement-heavy, with the signing of a grid-connected solar Photovoltaic (PV) system contract and consultancies created in the areas of energy conservation and efficiency improvement and technology assessments.
PAKISTAN 3
Natural Gas Loss Reduction
The Natural Gas Loss Reduction project supported by this grant became effective in October 2012, and, despite organizational challenges faced by the implementing agency, is progressing in helping to reduce the unaccounted-for natural gas losses down to about 5 percent from the current rate of 9 percent. A new Project Director and a new Project Manager for the project assumed their posts in June 2013.
REGIONAL/EAST ASIA: 4
Greenhouse Gas Emission Mitigation in Road Transport: Toolkit Implementation and Life-Cycle Analysis
This grant was activated at end of FY12 and is scheduled to conclude in December 2014. Task teams have theoretically agreed on two project sites at which to demonstrate the ROADEO I (Road Emissions Optimization) tool that was developed with ASTAE previous finance which helps planners, road designers, and construction managers manage and mitigate GHG emissions.
REGIONAL/SOUTH ASIA 5
Mitigation Options for Short-Lived Climate Pollutants in South Asia
The contracting of the first activity (Transport in India) is under preparation with discussions taking place with the University of California San Diego and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) of India. The objective of this activity is to convene stakeholders and experts concerned with public health, environmental damage, climate change, environmental justice, economic development, and transport industry competitiveness; and to develop an action agenda of scientific research, technology development, policy intervention, and innovative pilot programs to reduce black carbon and ozone precursor emissions from India’s transportation sector.
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