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UNEP ARGeo PROJECT COMPONENT
STATUS AND WAYFORWARD
MESERET TEKLEMRAIAM (Ph.D)
Second ARGEO Steering Committee Meeting
1 September 2011
Nairobi, Kenya
AFRICAN RIFT GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT
FACILITY PROJECT (ARGEO)
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
• African Rift Geothermal development Facility (ARGeo)
• Objective of the Project
• Size of the Fund
• Target Countries
• UNEP ARGeo Project Component
• Current Status of the Project
• Next Steps/Way Forward
• Conclusion
ARGeo :
• Proposal originates from the “Eastern Africa Geothermal
Marketing Acceleration Conference” held in Nairobi, 9-
11April 2003.
• Proposed in view of the fact that the region:
Has a large untapped geothermal resource potential,
Resource is an indigenous, environmentally clean
and economically viable, renewable energy resource.
Its development to date has been constrained by the
risks that are associated with RED and the financial risks
that are associated with investment in power
development projects.
• Promote geothermal resource utilization by removing
risks and by reducing the cost of power development
project implementation.
• Planned to deliver a package consisting of financial and
technical inputs as means for realizing that promotion.
• Policy support will aim to help in cultivating the
recognition that the resource is reliable and indigenous vis
a vis other sources of power.
• Utilization of the resource in agriculture and industry
will also be promoted.
OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT
ARGEO
PROJECT COMPONENTS
Has two components:
• Regional Networking and technical assistance
• Risk Mitigation Fund.
Implementing agencies for this project are:
• UNEP and
• World Bank (WB).
•Regional Network : Managing a geothermal information
system, capacity building (pooling of resources,human and
equipment) and awareness raising.
•Technical Assistance : (a) Surface investigations to confirm
the presence of utilizable geothermal resources. (b) Sector
policy advice and promotion of institutional structures and legal
and regulatory framework.
•Risk Mitigation Fund: to cover risky investments in
exploration and appraisal drilling
PROJECT COMPONENTS
SIZE OF THE FUND
A total of US$17.75 Million is approved by GEF:
• US $13 Million for the (RMF)
• US $4.75 Million for R N and TA (UNEP)
CO-FINANCE
• Icelandic International Development Agency (ICEIDA)
• German Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural
Resources (BGR)
• United Nations University-Geothermal Training Programme
(UNU-GTP)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• ARGeo Member Countries
At Present, ARGeo TARGET COUNTRIES
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Tanzania
Uganda
UNEP ARGEO
PROJECT COMPONENT
• Regional Networking, Information Systems, Capacity
Building and Awareness Creation, and
• Technical assistance: Surface Exploration Studies
•Regional Network : Managing a geothermal information
system, capacity building and awareness raising.
•Technical Assistance : (a) Surface investigations to confirm
the presence of utilizable geothermal resources. (b) Sector
policy advice and promotion of institutional structures and legal
and regulatory framework.
UNEP PROJECT
COMPONENTS
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
CAPACITY
BUILDING
AWARENESS
CREATION
REGIONAL
NETWORKING
UNEP ARGEO PROGRAMME
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
ARGeo implementation will be preceded by an initial
project development stage which will identify:
Most suitable resource areas for support,
Survey the already existing human,
institutional and infrastructural capacities in
the region,
Assist with the creation of the collaborative
institutional network and database,
Survey the policy and legislative regime in
the region.
IMPLEMENTATION
•Potential number of geothermal fields explored in the region
•Number of geothermal resources sites with confirmed energy potential
• Number of skilled human resources
•Adequate networking and information exchange
• Partnership developed and Synergy and complementarities created
Expected Output of the Project
MAIN BODIES OF THE UNEP ARGEO PRO.
• STEERING COMMITTEE (MC, Donors and I.Agencies)
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT UNIT (UNEP)
• ARGEO TECHNICAL ADVISORY TEAM
• ARGeo MEMBER COUNTRIES
ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF ARGEO
National Project Management Unit (NPMU)
THE WORLD BANK (WB)
GEF Implementing Agency
of the GEF Grant for RMF
and TAF
ARGeo Technical
Advisory Team
(ATAT)
ARGeo Steering Committee Members (SC) GEF, ARGeo Countries, UNEP, WB, Donors and Supporters
NPMU NPMU
NPMU
NPMU
NPMU
NPMU
Advice (UNEP/DTIE)
Project Management Unit
Executing Agency for Regional Networking & TA
• UNEP ARGeo Program officially started its operation
by November 2010 during the Third African Rift
Geothermal Conference (ARGeo-C3) held in Djibouti.
STATUS
ARGeo-C3, DJIBOUTI (2010)
PROGRESS ON PROJECT PREPARATION
• Update Country’s Status Report in the EAR
• Start Developing East African Geothermal Database
• Start Inventory of Human Resources, Equipment
and Institutional Set Up
• All the above Prepared by ISOR through ICEIDA
Co-Fund
• UNEP PM Reviewed the above and final document on
country report published
• Preparation of Draft Bye laws for establishing
African Geothermal Association (IGA)
Regional Networking, Information Systems,
AC and CB
Partnership and South-South Cooperation
• Communicated with various partners
such as BGR, ICEIDA, UNU-GTP,
UNIDO, BRGM, USAID etc..
• Agreed to establish agreement in
principle with GDC and KENGEN to
support ARGeo in Regional
Networking, awareness creation
capacity building, technical Assistance
etc.
GDC
Held Discussion and reached in principle
agreement with AUC-KfW
(i)Regional Networking
• Geothermal Database
• Website, outreach and communication
material
• Organization of regional geothermal forums
• Policy development and harmonization
• Capacity building (institution and
infrastructure)
(ii) Technical Assistance
Surface Exploration Activities
UNEP ORGANIZED A SIDE MEETING WITH MINISTERS
AND DM ON ARGEO IN ABU DHABI (JULY 2011)
• Guidelines for Preparation of Project Proposals
• Draft Project Proposal From Uganda, Kenya
Eritrea and Ethiopia are Submitted to UNEP
• Review overall approach of proposals on the
basis of Guidelines and selection Criterea
• Exchanged ideas and views with member
countries on submitted proposal
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
Alid Geothermal Prospect, Eritrea
Kibiro Geothermal Prospect, Uganda Silali Geothermal Prospect, Kenya
Tendaho Geothermal Prospect, Ethiopia
GUIDE LINES AND Selection Criteria
Countries Presentation,
analysis and
synthesis of the
existing
information
(What we
know)
Identification of
yet unknown
features
Exploration
methodology
that suit to
address the
problem
Environemn tal
studies before
and after
completion of
the study
Implementation
arrangement
(Human,
institution,
Infrastructure)
Cost brekdown
and work
Schedule
Next Step of
the project
Djibouti NA - - - - - -
Eritrea Further D.
Required
Further D.
Required
Depends on the
first two
Not mentioned Well done. Well Done. Mentioned
Ethiopia Done Described.
Needs ST
assessment
Depends on the
earlier point
Not mentioned done done Mentioned
kenya Further D.
Required
Further D.
Required
Depends on the
earler
Not mentioned Done Done Mentioned
Tanzania NA - - - - - -
Uganda Done Done. Needs
ST assessment
Depends on the
previous
Not mentioned Done. No
appropriate
institution
Done Not
mentioned
HELD ARGeo 2nd SC Meeting (1 September 2011) .
Output of the SC Meeting (1 September 2011) .
• Awareness created about ARGeo Project Status
and way forward
• Evaluated Four country Proposals submitted to
UNEP on the basis of overall aproach and criterea
for prioritization of project proposals
• Draft East Africa Geothermal Database
introduced
• Commitment to co-finance ARGeo Project 2011-
12
• Adoption (Agreement in priniciple) of : (i) UNEP
2011-12 work plan; (ii) Implementation modalities
of UNEP ARGeo project (iii) Role of ARGeo SC and
(iv) TOR for ATAT
HELD ARGeo High level Meeting (2 September 2011) .
Awareness created about ARGeo Project Status and
way forward
Ministers Visited to Olkaria Geothermal P.Plant (3Sept.2011)
ARGeo Nairobi Ministerial Resolution .
• ARGeo is recognized as an intergovernmental
coordination and information forum facilitating and
coordinating sustainable use and devt. of geoth. Resource
under the guidance of AUC
• UNEP supports AM Countries in: (i) RN on Geothermal
Agencies, (ii) undertake CB, and Surface exploration
studies which would minimize the financial and technical
risk of the drilling activities to follow with the AUC-GRMF
and WB RMF.
• ARGeo Ensures a well integrated regional geothermal
exploration and development approach which will
cooperate closely with AUC, KfW, BGR, ICS-UNIDO etc..
ARGeo Nairobi Ministerial Resolution .
Other Participants also recommend that Governments:
• Establish appropriate institutional and infrastructural
framework
• Develop and harmonize policies with a view to encourage
Private developers to accelerate DGER.
• Allocate adequate funds or increase budgetary allocations
• Include Geothermal in their NPDMP
• Support regional Energy Development for Power
Generation and direct uses
NEXT STEPS
(A) Regional Networking, IS and AC
• Develop website, outreach and communication material
• Finalize Geothermal Database
• Organize ARGeo Regional Forums e.g. ARGeo-C4
• Set up National Project Management Unit
• Customized (Tailor made) Training Programmes for
experts and decision makers on Geoscientific studies,
Project planning and Management and Database
Management
Further - In Principle agreement with AUC
and KfW
(B) Technical Assistance
• Set up ARGeo Technical Advisory Team
• Identify and select priority projects
• Start Procurement processes
• Start Implementation of surface exploration studies
NEXT STEPS
CONCLUSION
• Overall strategy to accelerate geothermal
development in the countries of EARS is to
adopt a regional geothermal resource
development approach
• Harmonization, coordination and synergy of
various geothermal programmes in the region
will significantly contribute to accelerate
GERD by reducing cost, increase efficiency and
quality of the work
• Holistic Utilization of Energy resource (both
PG and DU) can create wealth, tackle food
insecurity and boost socio economic
development.
ACTIVITIES UNDER THE UMBRELLA OF RG
ARGeo-C1
Ethiopia (2006)
Djibouti
ARGeo-C2,
UGANDA (2008)
BIENNIAL GEOTHERMAL CONFERENCES
ARGeo-C3,
DJIBOUTI (2010)
THANK YOU
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