Development of Renewable Development of Renewable

Energy in the Russian Federation Energy in the Russian Federation

and CIS Countries: Prospects for and CIS Countries: Prospects for

Interregional CooperationInterregional Cooperation

Presentation of the UNECE 2010/2011Presentation of the UNECE 2010/2011 project resultsproject results

Yury PosysaevYury Posysaev

International Sustainable Energy Development International Sustainable Energy Development

Centre under auspices of UNESCO (ISEDC)Centre under auspices of UNESCO (ISEDC)

Geneva, April 2011 Geneva, April 2011

�� The Russian Federation and other CIS countries are endowed with The Russian Federation and other CIS countries are endowed with very very

significant renewable energy resources. Even though their currensignificant renewable energy resources. Even though their current contribution t contribution

is less than 5 per cent of total primary energy consumption, theis less than 5 per cent of total primary energy consumption, the countries countries

benefit from a large, diverse and unrealized potential that coulbenefit from a large, diverse and unrealized potential that could have important d have important

impacts for environmental protection, energy security and the ecimpacts for environmental protection, energy security and the economyonomy

�� Interregional cooperation could greatly contribute to overcomingInterregional cooperation could greatly contribute to overcoming the existing the existing

barriers since many opportunities and constraints for the futurebarriers since many opportunities and constraints for the future development development

of RES are shared among the CIS Member Statesof RES are shared among the CIS Member States

�� The overall objective of the Project is to promote and support iThe overall objective of the Project is to promote and support interregional nterregional

cooperation in order to overcome energy policy, regulatory, instcooperation in order to overcome energy policy, regulatory, institutional and itutional and

financial barriers to the development of RES in the Russian Fedefinancial barriers to the development of RES in the Russian Federation and the ration and the

other CIS countriesother CIS countries

BackgroundBackgroundBackground

Overall ObjectiveOverall ObjectiveOverall Objective

�� ISEDCISEDC’’s experts undertook an analytical review resulted in a s experts undertook an analytical review resulted in a

Consolidated Report on the stateConsolidated Report on the state--ofof--thethe--art in the renewable energy art in the renewable energy

sector in CIS countries. The Report was presented at 1st Internasector in CIS countries. The Report was presented at 1st International tional

Workshop held under the Project in July 2010 in MinskWorkshop held under the Project in July 2010 in Minsk

�� Strategy of Promoting CIS Interregional Cooperation in RenewableStrategy of Promoting CIS Interregional Cooperation in Renewable

Energy, including policy recommendations on this matter was drafEnergy, including policy recommendations on this matter was drafted ted

and officially presented at 2nd International Workshop held undeand officially presented at 2nd International Workshop held under the r the

Project in November 2010 in GenevaProject in November 2010 in Geneva

�� UNECE expertsUNECE experts’’ comments to the Report summed up at 2nd Workshop comments to the Report summed up at 2nd Workshop

under the Project were fully regarded in the final version of Stunder the Project were fully regarded in the final version of Strategy of rategy of

Promoting CIS Interregional Cooperation in Renewable EnergyPromoting CIS Interregional Cooperation in Renewable Energy

�� Finalized Strategy with due regard of expertsFinalized Strategy with due regard of experts’’ comments was finally comments was finally

approved by the UNECE Secretariatapproved by the UNECE Secretariat

Project OutcomesProject Outcomes

Structure of the Consolidated ReportStructure of the Consolidated Report

�� The Report summarizes the results of the work conducted in the The Report summarizes the results of the work conducted in the

CIS countries on the development of renewable energy sectorCIS countries on the development of renewable energy sector

�� The Report considers a summary of national assessments on The Report considers a summary of national assessments on

actual status on renewable energy production and use in the CIS actual status on renewable energy production and use in the CIS

countries. The barriers are considered in respect of measures tocountries. The barriers are considered in respect of measures to

be undertaken to overcome them.be undertaken to overcome them.

�� Renewable energy profiles for each of the CIS Member States Renewable energy profiles for each of the CIS Member States

were providedwere provided

�� The Report reflects main directions of activities to be undertaThe Report reflects main directions of activities to be undertaken ken

for wider renewable energy development and cooperation in this for wider renewable energy development and cooperation in this

fieldfield

Strategy on RES Development in CIS: IntroductionStrategy on RES Development in CIS: Introduction

�� Renewable Energy Strategy to promote investment climate for reneRenewable Energy Strategy to promote investment climate for renewable wable

energy technologies for submission to national and regional authenergy technologies for submission to national and regional authorities in orities in

the CIS states (hereinafterthe CIS states (hereinafter–– Strategy) is a complex of opinions agreed by Strategy) is a complex of opinions agreed by

the CIS states concerning the common aims, priorities and prospethe CIS states concerning the common aims, priorities and prospects for cts for

widening use of renewable energy sources to intensify interstatewidening use of renewable energy sources to intensify interstate economic economic

relations and transformation of the Commonwealth of Independent relations and transformation of the Commonwealth of Independent States States

into a full member of the system of international relations in tinto a full member of the system of international relations in the sphere of he sphere of

global energy.global energy.

oo to give the additional impetus to interregional cooperation of tto give the additional impetus to interregional cooperation of the CIS states he CIS states

in the sphere of sustainable energy development, further expansiin the sphere of sustainable energy development, further expansion of on of

economic cooperation;economic cooperation;

oo to provide sustainable energy development, energy security;to provide sustainable energy development, energy security;

oo to increase wellbeing and life quality of people, national econoto increase wellbeing and life quality of people, national economy my

competitiveness of the CIS states and to strengthen their positicompetitiveness of the CIS states and to strengthen their positions in the ons in the

world economic system.world economic system.

Aim of the StrategyAim of the StrategyAim of the Strategy

Strategy on RES Development in CIS: Strategy on RES Development in CIS:

aims and the main tasks of developing RE in CISaims and the main tasks of developing RE in CIS

Strategy aims of interregional cooperation to develop renewable Strategy aims of interregional cooperation to develop renewable

energy sources common for the CIS states are:energy sources common for the CIS states are:

��Sustainable national economy growth based on effective use of enSustainable national economy growth based on effective use of energy ergy

resources;resources;

��Decreasing growth rates of anthropogenic load on the environmentDecreasing growth rates of anthropogenic load on the environment and and

opposition to climatic changes when necessary to meet growing neopposition to climatic changes when necessary to meet growing needs in eds in

energy consumption;energy consumption;

��Reduction of energy poverty scale especially for distant and difReduction of energy poverty scale especially for distant and difficult for ficult for

access regions in some participating CIS states, including assisaccess regions in some participating CIS states, including assistance to their tance to their

sociosocio--economic development;economic development;

��Keeping health of population and life quality by way of retardinKeeping health of population and life quality by way of retarding growth g growth

rates of environment contamination when using fossil fuel and derates of environment contamination when using fossil fuel and decreasing creasing

state costs for health protection as well;state costs for health protection as well;

��Increasing energy security level and reliability of energy supplIncreasing energy security level and reliability of energy supply at the y at the

expense of increasing its decentralization level;expense of increasing its decentralization level;

��Involving of additional fuel and energy resources into fuel and Involving of additional fuel and energy resources into fuel and energy energy

balance.balance.

Strategy on RES Development in CISStrategy on RES Development in CIS::

main aspects of interregional cooperation main aspects of interregional cooperation

Realization of top priority measures on main directions of interRealization of top priority measures on main directions of interregional regional

cooperation CIS member states in the framework of the present Stcooperation CIS member states in the framework of the present Strategy is rategy is

supposed to concentrate around the following supposed to concentrate around the following complex of main aspects complex of main aspects

to develop the sector of renewable energy:to develop the sector of renewable energy:

1. Legislative aspect11. . Legislative aspectLegislative aspect

2. Economic and financial

aspect2. 2. Economic and financial Economic and financial

aspectaspect

3. Scientific and

technological aspect3. 3. Scientific and Scientific and

technological aspecttechnological aspect

4. Information aspect4. 4. Information aspectInformation aspect

Strategy on RES Development in CISStrategy on RES Development in CIS: : policy recommendationspolicy recommendations

Practical recommendations for developing interregional cooperatiPractical recommendations for developing interregional cooperation in on in

the framework of legislative aspect:the framework of legislative aspect:

��Adoption of appropriate comprehensively reasonable complex speciAdoption of appropriate comprehensively reasonable complex special purpose al purpose

programprogram

��Organizational base Organizational base for the problem solution of RES development in CIS for the problem solution of RES development in CIS

countries in the frame of legislative aspect consists of countries in the frame of legislative aspect consists of defining supradefining supra--national national

authority (body) authority (body) responsible in general for given direction (hereinafter responsible in general for given direction (hereinafter ––

authority)authority)

��FunctionsFunctions of authority proposed to be created must be:of authority proposed to be created must be:

••to compose working out state RES development programs including to compose working out state RES development programs including Research Research

and Development (R&D),and Development (R&D),

••carrying out market investigations at the internal and external carrying out market investigations at the internal and external markets,markets,

••promotion and popularization of wide RES use,promotion and popularization of wide RES use,

••developing legislative initiatives in this sphere (including posdeveloping legislative initiatives in this sphere (including possible initiative to sible initiative to

conclude the special Agreement on cooperation of CIS member statconclude the special Agreement on cooperation of CIS member states in the es in the

sphere of RES development) as well as coordinating cooperation isphere of RES development) as well as coordinating cooperation in the sector of n the sector of

renewable energy at the regional and international levels (inclurenewable energy at the regional and international levels (including cooperation ding cooperation

with UNECE, EU and IRENA).with UNECE, EU and IRENA).

Strategy on RES Development in CISStrategy on RES Development in CIS: : policy recommendationspolicy recommendations

Practical recommendations for developing interregional Practical recommendations for developing interregional

cooperation in the framework ofcooperation in the framework of economic and financial aspect:economic and financial aspect:

Concrete support schemes and mechanisms of stimulation Concrete support schemes and mechanisms of stimulation may be:may be:

��to implement special programs and demonstration projects;to implement special programs and demonstration projects;

��to implement accelerated amortization for renewable energy equipto implement accelerated amortization for renewable energy equipment;ment;

��to exempt from taxation and to decrease tax rates; to fix fossilto exempt from taxation and to decrease tax rates; to fix fossil fuel tax fuel tax

including CO2 emissions, or tax for electricity produced by usinincluding CO2 emissions, or tax for electricity produced by using fossil fuel;g fossil fuel;

��to introduce special guaranteed rates for buying energy producedto introduce special guaranteed rates for buying energy produced from from

renewable energy sources and obligations to buy this type of enerenewable energy sources and obligations to buy this type of energy for rgy for

power grids;power grids;

��to subsidize the investments into renewable energy;to subsidize the investments into renewable energy;

��to finance R&D leading to decreasing renewable energy costs;to finance R&D leading to decreasing renewable energy costs;

��to create state institutions and to support public organizationsto create state institutions and to support public organizations which which

activity is directed to using renewable energy sources.activity is directed to using renewable energy sources.

Strategy on RES Development in CISStrategy on RES Development in CIS: : policy recommendationspolicy recommendations

Practical recommendations for developing interregional cooperatiPractical recommendations for developing interregional cooperation in on in

the framework ofthe framework of scientific and technological aspect:scientific and technological aspect:

Successful implementation of the Strategy in the frame of scientSuccessful implementation of the Strategy in the frame of scientific and ific and

technological aspect of renewable energy development in the CIS technological aspect of renewable energy development in the CIS

countries must be concentrated on the following countries must be concentrated on the following main directionsmain directions::

��Carrying out scientific research and commercializing the Carrying out scientific research and commercializing the

investigations;investigations;

��Development of educational activity and personnel trainingDevelopment of educational activity and personnel training

��Development of modern technologies and equipment for producing Development of modern technologies and equipment for producing

renewable energyrenewable energy

Strategy on RES Development in CISStrategy on RES Development in CIS: : policy recommendationspolicy recommendations

Practical recommendations for developing interregional cooperatiPractical recommendations for developing interregional cooperation on

in the framework ofin the framework of information aspect:information aspect:

As a concrete mechanism of realization of this direction in inteAs a concrete mechanism of realization of this direction in interregional rregional

cooperation it is necessary to consider an issue of cooperation it is necessary to consider an issue of creating a single system creating a single system

of experience and information exchangeof experience and information exchange on the questions of developing on the questions of developing

renewable energy in the CIS countries.renewable energy in the CIS countries.

The indicated system can be created on the base of united InternThe indicated system can be created on the base of united Internet portal et portal

having data base on:having data base on:

��implementation of specific projects and technical solutions;implementation of specific projects and technical solutions;

��policy and measures applied in the countriespolicy and measures applied in the countries--participants of the project participants of the project

aimed at stimulating the use of renewable energy sources;aimed at stimulating the use of renewable energy sources;

��legislation in the sphere of renewable energy development, elabolegislation in the sphere of renewable energy development, elaboration of ration of

corresponding standards and norms;corresponding standards and norms;

��assessments of environmental effect of the renewable energy siteassessments of environmental effect of the renewable energy sites;s;

��realization of corresponding tariff policy;realization of corresponding tariff policy;

��cooperation with corresponding international organizations.cooperation with corresponding international organizations.

Thank you for Thank you for

attentionattention

International Sustainable Energy Development Centre International Sustainable Energy Development Centre

under the auspices of UNESCOunder the auspices of UNESCO

Yury PosysaevYury Posysaev

Executive Director, ISEDCExecutive Director, ISEDC

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posysaev@isedcposysaev@isedc--u.comu.com