The development objective of the Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Project for Vietnam is to improve energy efficiency in Vietnam's industrial sector through the mobilization of commercial financing.
... See More + Some of the negative impact include: (i) safety issues during the installation of new equipment i.e. work at height, electricity shock, etc.; (ii) discharge hazardous waste (fluorescent tubes); (iii) discharge refrigerant (HCFC) from replaced air conditional equipment; (iv) disposal of wastes during the installation of new equipment, waste management for the inefficient equipment being removed; (v) risks of labor safety; (vi) reduce chemical usage for water treatment; (vii) solid waste discharge from waste equipment, lubricant, waste from oil filter, etc.; (viii) discharge solid waste including waste material, noise emission during dismount old and install new equipment; (ix) risk of fire explosion and impacts from high electro-magnetic; Some of the mitigation measures are include: (i) save in energy consumption during production process resulting in lessen natural resource save and conservation and reduce total annual GHG; (ii) hazardous waste should be identified, labeled and stored in a safe place, then transferred to licensed organization for treatment according to hazardous management requirement; (iii) frequent maintenance of air treatment system and monitoring to ensure emission will complied with application regulation; (iv) chemical safety procedure shall be in place to prevent from chemical accident; (v) solid waste will be collected, and transferred to permitted ash pond or recycle in the clinker production line; (vi) emergency response for chemical leakage should be in place; (vii) residual air emission shall be collected and monitored to ensure the emission levels is below the permitted threshold.
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This paper investigates factors behind the growth of carbon dioxide emissions over the 35 years between 1980 and 2015 in more than 100 countries, using an index decomposition technique (the Logarithmic Mean Divisia Index).
... See More + The results are further confirmed using an econometric technique (the general method of moments). The study finds that economic growth, measurred in per capita gross domestic product, and population growth are the main drivers of the growth of carbon dioxide emissions during 1980–2015. Although economic growth is mainly responsible for the growth of emissions in high-, upper-middle-, and lower-middle-income countries, population growth that is primarily responsilble for it in low-income countries. More than 70 percent of the global growth in carbon dioxide emissions over the past 35 years was contributed by upper-middle-income countries. Improved energy efficiency, reflected in the declining energy intensity of gross domestic product, has substantially contributed to limit global carbon dioxide emissions at the current level; otherwise, the world's current carbon dioxide emissions would have been 40 percent higher. Despite the recent rapid expansion of renewable energy, its contribution to slowing the growth of global carbon dioxide emissions is not noticeable yet, due to its small share in the global energy supply mix.
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Policy Research Working Paper WPS8477 JUN 19, 2018
Ratings for the Energy Efficiency Project for Belarus were as follows: outcomes were satisfactory, the Bank performance was satisfactory, and the monitoring and evaluation quality was substantial.
... See More + Some lessons learned included: the unsuccessful tendering in the early implementation years caused delays in project implementation. At the time the tendering took place, international procurement of S&I services for package sizes of those tendered in this project (US$20 million and above) was less usual than it currently is. With compliance of procurement guidelines setting aside state-owned enterprises from participation in the tenders, many of the remaining Belarusian construction firms will not meet the requirements to qualify for undertaking the works. By that time, international firms were not as habituated to invest large amounts in the country. In this context, the prequalification procurement process failed to anticipate the uncertainty over the international market response and the effect on local markets. Conducting a methodological market assessment before the procurement process helps develop solutions to these issues by understanding potential market responses before the tender and gathering information on the capacity of local bidders. The project has applied good practices on O&M training for state-of-the-art technology. First, all plants upgraded through the project included onsite O&M training of the specifictechnology implemented given by the supplier as part of its contract. Second, site owners of the smaller sites conduct the daily operation tasks. However, they have signed biyearly contracts with certified companies to mitigate the insufficient capacity and human resources to conduct thorough maintenance and reparations. In the larger sites, energo operators are required to pass formal O&M training provided by the energo specialists to operate any of their district heating plants in the country. These O&M practices contribute to the long-term sustainability of the project and can be a best practice example for future similar projects. The borrower and implementing agencies are encouraged to maintain strict O&M training and, particularly on the smaller plants, continue contracts for inspection and maintenance, while building local capacities and know-how on these activities.
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Implementation Completion and Results Report 127169 JUN 14, 2018
Ratings for the Thermal Power Efficiency Project are as follows: Outcome is satisfactory, Risk to development outcome is moderate, Bank performance is moderately satisfactory, and Borrower performance is satisfactory.
... See More + Lessons from the project include: (i) Piloting and demonstrating potential technological improvements to lower costs and improve environmental performance works well in environments where operators are risk averse and constrained by government policy. (ii) The World Bank’s international experience and expertise has the capacity to make an important contribution to pollution reduction in the thermal power sector. (iii) External help and international expertise provided by World Bank projects at the provincial level in middle income countries helps support and reinforce successful central government policy. (iii) Analytical work needs to respond to the immediate needs of the sector rather than being determined by supply-side factors. (iv) A ‘hands-off’ approach by the World Bank in high capacity environments can lead to missed opportunities in maximizing a project’s potential. (v) Barriers to the closure of small inefficient power units are often political. Fostering the key relationships with partners is essential in knowing what and how reforms can be implemented in challenging environments.
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Project Performance Assessment Report 127121 JUN 13, 2018
The following concept is the result of user-centric-design and a consultative process to develop a business plan to support clean tech startups and SMEs in Egypt.
... See More + Over 24 startups and 18 ecosystem players were consulted over 231 interaction hours through workshops, focus groups, interviews, and design thinking session. A key finding and message in the business plan was that in order to effectively support clean tech startups, a dual approach will be needed where a support program focuses on i) the unique needs of clean tech entrepreneurs, but also ii) market development, which requires looking beyond accelerating entrepreneurs to include market system acceleration.
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Working Paper 127137 JUN 11, 2018
El Wassimy,Hazem Mohamed Mokhtar; Tadros,Farid M.; Abdel-Razek,Amy RefaatDisclosed
