IAEAInternational Atomic Energy Agency

IAEA's Capacity Building forSustainable Energy Development

Mr. Mario TOTDepartment of Nuclear Energy

Planning and Economic Studies SectionAbu Dhabi, 16 January 2015

Technical Cooperation Approach

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• … assists countries to build national capacity and expertise in energy system analysis and planning, so that countries are able to chart out their own national energy strategies

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IAEA's Energy Assessment Tools

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MAEDEnergy Demand

Analysis

MESSAGEEnergy Supply Optimisation

WASPPower Generation

Expansion

FINPLANFinancial Analysis of Energy Plans

SIMPACTSEnvironmental

Impacts

EBSEnergy Statistics

and Balances

ESSTSimple Energy

Outlook Analysis

ISEDSustainability

Indicators

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IAEA's Capacity Building

• Transfer tools to and train local experts• Technical guidance and assistance in conducting national studies• Support institutions building for energy planning

• Distance learning and hands-on training• Expert missions, fellowships and scientific visits• Online support• Multi-lingual user interface and eLearning package• Model updates• Train the trainers events

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Technical Cooperation Approach

• Technical Cooperation department Country programmes Projects concept and design Projects funding, management and monitoring Follow-up Close cooperation and coordination with technical departments

• Projects National Regional Inter-regional

• Technical departments Concentration of expertise Responsible for project implementation Cooperation with international experts

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Recent Success Stories

• Niger National energy plan completed by local experts and validated

• West Africa Draft report on electricity supply options towards fulfilment of SE4ALL objectives

• Burundi Draft report on long term energy supply options with detailed energy demand

analysis• Egypt

National electricity supply plan• Madagascar

Assisting national team to improve energy data/statistics and balances for energy planning

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IAEA – IRENA Cooperation

• Trainings on developing models of sub-regional power pools North Africa Central Africa Island countries in Africa (planned)

• Developing permanent framework for cooperation with a view to enhance the effectiveness and impact of the capacity building efforts by joining the complementary competencies of the two Agencies Exchange of information on activities, projects and capacity building needs and

opportunities Coordination, identification and selection of candidates for trainings Exchange of information on international experts and trained professionals Organisation of joint events

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Challenges in Project Implementation

• Commitment to the project• Continuity of the processes and teams• Movement of people• Time allocated to project activities• Data availability and information access• Awareness of government officials of project’s benefits• Integration of the project activities with other local and/or internationally

supported efforts• Local structures, responsibilities and activities must be clearly organised,

defined and carried out regularly• Benefits of energy planning must be promoted (e.g. through national

workshops and dissemination seminars)

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Way Forward?

• As energy needs are increasing, difficulties in providing energy services are becoming enormous in many developing countries

• Timely planning activities have to consider all energy supply and demand options

• Regional and interagency cooperation brings benefits to all parties concerned

• IAEA Offers analytical framework, continuous capacity building and support for

energy systems assessments and development of regional and national energy strategies, plans and actions

Partners and cooperates with other international organisations and initiatives

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