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Welcome The webinar will begin shortly…
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Gustav Melin CEO, Swedish Bioenergy Association
(SVEBIO)
Moderator
Contact details: [email protected]
Swedish Bioenergy Association (SVEBIO)
www.svebio.se/en/
Message your questions to me on the live chat.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.svebio.se/en/http://www.svebio.se/en/
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Africa-EU Renewable Energy Cooperation Programme (RECP) A European Platform for Private Sector Investments in Africa’s RE Markets
Alexander Huppertz
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What is the RECP?
The RECP is a African-European platform for promoting renewable energy market development and investment in Africa
Funded by the European Commission, the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Finland
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Background: Key Market Segments for RE in Africa
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Large / Meso- scale on-grid
(IPP) Ticket size: XX-XXX US$m (meso: X-XX
US$)
Key regulations: PPA (FiT)
Small on-grid (captive power) Ticket size: 0.X-X US$m (bundled X-XX US$m)
Key regulations: FiT / Net-Metering
Off-Grid (Mini-Grids) Ticket size: 0.X-X US$m (bundled X-XX
US$m)
Key regulations: Licences, Tariffs, Grid-connection
standards
Off-Grid (Standalone Systems) Ticket size: X-XX US$m (“bundled”)
Key regulations: Standards, Import Tax / Duties
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How can the RECP provide support?
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Well structured and accessible Market Information
Identifying Project Opportunities in Partner Countries
Match-Making Events in Africa and Europe
Project preparation support and access to financial support
Successful Access to Financing
+ complementary policy advisory
+ support to skills development and innovation
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How can the RECP provide support?
Access to market information
Web-based market briefings introducing the political and economic situation, the
electricity sector and the RE potential
Market Studies with “how-to”-information, providing an in-depth analysis of a certain market segment (e.g. Captive-Power/Self-Consumption in Nigeria)
Project scouting: through in-country partners, and consultants
Information events: workshops that introduce certain markets; organized through partners
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How can the RECP provide support?
Access to potential business partners and project opportunities
RECP matchmaking helps you identify your next project/partner
Meet technology suppliers, project developers, service providers
Meet potential clients and business partners from African markets
Meet potential financiers
Events are organized standalone or attached to other events, through partners (African and European industry associations or equivalent), with structured match-making sessions
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How can the RECP provide support?
Selected Upcoming Opportunities
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Day 2 organised by RECP’s partner SolarPower Europe
Focus: All things solar / On-Grid and Off-Grid
B2B organised by RECP’s partner AEBIOM
Focus: Biomass and Biogas
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How can the RECP provide support?
Information on Financing Opportunities
RECP’s finance database helps you identify sources of funding:
Information on more than 50 individual sources of funding; currently gathering data on funds
Initial risk-mitigation instruments included, to be expanded
Inclusion of local banks is planned
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How can the RECP provide support?
Advisory to Project Developers: the “Finance Catalyst”
Provides advisory support to project developers on project development, structuring and access to finance (“bankability TA”)
Cooperation (“two-way-street”) with existing financing instruments (ElectriFI, REPP, SEFA, and many others): “feeding into” as well as “upstream referral”
Delivered through a team of highly experienced professionals
Standardized and fair access procedure through an “intake” on the RECP website
Time “budget” of up to 100 hours per project (deviations possible)
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Initial Results
Finance Catalyst is supporting projects in accessing finance since August 2016.
First 7-months of operation resulted already in over 130 applications!
Clear need in the market for this type of early-stage project preparation support!
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PV 52
SHS 15
Biomass 14
Biogas 12
Small Hydro
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Other 28
Applications by Technology
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IPP Mini-Grids SHS Other
Applications by Market Segment
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Initial Results
Finance Catalyst is supporting projects in accessing finance since August 2016.
First 7-months of operation resulted already in over 130 applications!
Clear need in the market for this type of early-stage project preparation support!
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PV 52
SHS 15
Biomass 14
Biogas 12
Small Hydro
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Other 28
Applications by Technology
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40
60
80
IPP Mini-Grids SHS Other
Applications by Market Segment
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How can the services and products be accessed?
Countries, Partners and Access
The RECP operates „in depth“ in six African countries (Nigeria, Rwanda, Uganda, Senegal, Zambia and Mozambique)
We cooperate with and implement through a network of partners, both in-country as well as global or European industry associations
Information and support services are accessible through www.africa-eu-renewables.org
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Thank you for your attention! Suggestions & Feedback always welcome!
www.africa-eu-renewables.org
Contact: Alexander Huppertz, [email protected]
http://www.africa-eu-renewables.org/http://www.africa-eu-renewables.org/http://www.africa-eu-renewables.org/http://www.africa-eu-renewables.org/http://www.africa-eu-renewables.org/mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]
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Questions?
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Market for Solid Bioenergy in Uganda
NOLBERT MUHUMUZA
CHAIRPERSON
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
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Located: East Africa
Area: 241,550 Km2 (15% water)
• Landlocked
Capital: Kampala
Population: 39 Million (Estimate 2015)
Rural Population: 87%
GDP: $27.5 Billion [ Agriculture: 23.1%, Industry: 26.9% and Services: 50% (2013 est.)]
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
About Uganda
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Stable political climate
Business friendly environment
Availability of land
Under-developed bioenergy market
Strategically located to serve the EAC
Climate (weather)
Lowest median age in the world (15yrs)
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
Why Invest in Uganda
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Not-for-profit
Membership organization
Formed in September 2010
Has over 65 members
Targets individuals, organizations, companies, and institutions
About BEETA
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
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Mission: To promote biomass energy efficient technologies and conserve the environment.
Objectives: • Platform for information, support
& networking
• Lobby and advocacy
• Awareness
• Capacity building
• Data collection
• Development of standards
• Financial support
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
About BEETA
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Firewood
Availability; Forest and woodland cover about 2,988,000 ha
Current Usage; 28 million tons annually; mainly cooking & industries
Supply; mainly small scale
Projects; New Forest Company & Busoga Forest Company with combined total of over 50,000 ha. (FSC-Certified)
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
Energy Consumption
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Charcoal
Current Usage; 1.8 million tons annually; mainly Household & Commercial
Production; mainly inefficient kilns
Projects; New Forest Company
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
Energy Consumption
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Vegetal waste
[From corn cobs, coffee husks, Ground nut shells, Rice husks, Sun Flower, Palm shells]
Availability; 9 million tons
Current Usage; 3.5 million tons mainly used in industries
Projects; briquetting & biomass power plants
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
Energy Consumption
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Municipal waste
Availability; 360,000 tons produced annually
Current Usage; mainly dumped
Projects; Uganda Municipal Waste Compost Programme (PoA of NEMA)
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
Energy Consumption
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Households utilize ~74% of delivered energy
The industrial sector utilizes 18%
The commercial sector takes at least 5%
Institutions utilize ~3%
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
Bioenergy Usage
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Allocation for biomass technology increasing over the last 5 years
BEST strategy (2014) addresses; • Policy and regulatory issues
• Supply management interventions
• Demand management interventions
• Cross-cutting issues
* Allocation in Billion Shillings
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
Budget Allocations
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Energy Policy (2002)
Renewable Energy Policy (2007)
Biofuels Bill
National Biomass Energy Strategy (NBEST), 2014
Sector Strategic Investment Plan (2015)
National Development Plan Phase II
Supportive Regulatory Framework for Bioenergy
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
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Awareness
Investment
Affordability
Inadequate awareness of the availability
of appropriate technologies to harness
the biomass
There is low investment in bioenergy in
Uganda despite its economic importance
and significance as a major fuel
High upfront cost is a critical barrier to
adaptation of improved biomass
technologies
Important Considerations
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
Solution: engage government and development partners to support awareness
Solution: affordable and easy access to funding esp. for manufacturers
Solution: work with distribution structures to support affordable plans
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Biomass power plants
Pamoja - 40 KW since 2012 (uses agro-waste)
Mandulis Energy Ltd – 28MW biomass plants
[off-grid – 8MW; Grid-connected – 20MW]
[ ~$1M investment]
Bioenergy Cases
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
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Only 20% of Uganda uses electricity for lighting; 61% use
kerosene
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Un-Carbonized Briquettes
Kampala Jellitone Suppliers Ltd & Bulungi Bwansi Ltd
Each with capacity of 3 Tons/ Hr
Utilizing Coffee & Rice husks, Sawdust, Ground nut shells, wastes from Cereals
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
Bioenergy Cases
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Households, Industries, Commercial businesses and institutions
require 44 million tons of biomass annually
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Carbonized Briquettes
Many small (Cottage) producers
A few large producers mainly in Kampala
Sector rely heavily on charcoal dust
No proper documentation on production procedures
Urban markets require ~ 16 million tons annually
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
Bioenergy Cases
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Increasing urbanization will increase demand for carbonized
briquettes
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OTHER Bioenergy efforts
Pellets; Pilot project by Bioburn Switzerland, otherwise made for chicken feed
Wood chips (mainly as research projects) – small project in Gulu
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
Bioenergy Cases
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Bush, grasses, agro waste and vegetal waste constitute 49% of
annual biomass supply
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Invest in fast-growing tree plantations
Improved cookstoves, charcoal kilns & power generation
Investment in energy crops
Ethanol & biodiesel
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
Investment Opportunities
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Nolbert Muhumuza
+ Chairperson, BEETA
+ Co-founder & CEO, Awamu Biomass Energy
April 2017 | © Biomass Energy Efficient Technologies Association (BEETA)
P: +256-776-346724 | [email protected] |
www.awamu.ug, www.beetatec.org
mailto:[email protected]://www.awamu.ug/http://www.awamu.ug/
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Questions?
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Capitalising on Opportunities: GoodFire Ltd Uganda
Virginia Ssemakula,
Director, GoodFire Ltd
April 2017
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About GoodFire Ltd
Largest producer of carbonized charcoal
briquettes.
Installed Capacity: 8 tonnes a day
Employs: 9 staff, 4 women, 5 men
Works with 65 women micro entreprenuers who
help in sourcing the char dust
Market: Business to business, households
Distributes: Improved cook stoves and solar
home systems.
Ugandan owned, woman led, renewable energy
company and social enterprise that produces
clean energy by transforming waste char dust
into carbonized briquettes.
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When it started : 2012
Why we started: address challenges of
cooking fuels
Indoor air pollution
address deforestation issues
Where: 23km out of Kampala city in a
rural area
Why: access to raw materials
Cheap labour
availability of market
How we started: buy back waste model
and convert it into renewable energy
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Impact to date • Over 500 tonnes of briquettes produced
• 1,200 Households supplied
• About 6500 mature trees saved to date
• Over 4,500 tonnes of Co2 emissions
saved
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Challenges & Solutions • Sun-drying is a production bottleneck. Slows order-
fulfillment & cash flows. Need automated tech –
hybrid between Solar & Biomass dryer.
• Low public awareness about the efficacy and
potency of renewable-energy technologies. Need for
Behavioural Change Awareness campaigns & mass
marketing
• Inefficient Distribution system – cost & distance to
scattered household market. Need sustainable
neighborhood 3rd party retail agency networks
• Sustainable feedstock – investment in short rotation
energy crops & agricultural waste recycling
technologies.
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Challenges & Solutions
• Average household income in Uganda is low.
Need for low cost energy efficient technologies.
• Innovative Financing mechanisms to support investments in
renewable energy projects and to address the affordability of
consumers.
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Future Plans & Potential partnership opportunities
• Training school to bridge knowledge gap in manufacture of
cookstoves and other renewable energy technologies
• Explore use of short rotation energy crops like bamboo and
elephant grass.
• Manufacture of cook stoves and water boilers using
alternatives sources of fuel eg Briquettes, pellets
• GoodFire hence seeks collaborative partners in the above
mentioned opportunities.
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Virginia Ssemakula, graduate, practitioner in the
Biomass energy sector for over 6 years.
Director
GoodFire Ltd
Tel: +256 772427494
Thank you.
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Questions?
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Development of the Biogas/Biomass sector in
Rwanda
Presented by Dr. Ivan TWAGIRASHEMA
PhD, Industrial Chemistry and Catalysis
Chairman, Rwanda Energy Private Developers (EPD)
AEBIOM Webinar 20th April 2017
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Rwanda at a glance
Africa’s most efficient government, with a clear vision for growth;
Sustained annual economic growth at 7% since 2005;
Access to market (EAC, CEPGL, COMESA), over than 700 million
individuals;
Zero tolerance to corruption
1st globally in ICT promotion
5th safest country in the world
3rd Greenest Place in the World
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Global agencies have recognized Rwanda’s progressive and conducive business environment
• Most competitive place to do business in East Africa, and the 3rd
in Africa (after Mauritius and RSA )
• 2nd easiest country to do business in Africa (WB Doing Business
Report 2017)
• Rwanda’s credit rating at B+ with a positive outlook citing
strong economic growth, strong governance indicators and a strong
fiscal policy reform
• Fitch has rated Rwanda at B+ with a positive outlook due to
Government ability to access capital markets and reducing risks to
external financing.
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Status of Biomass initiatives in Rwanda • 1,500 technicians were trained on different technologies
• Partnership UR, MININFRA, EDCL, WDA and SNV
• 103 companies created and supported
• Marketing, installation and after-sale services done by the companies
• Use of municipal waste for power/heat production
• use of wood pellets/briquettes for cooking. Exploring the use of peat briquettes
• schools, prisons, centers, farms …
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Status of Biomass initiatives in Rwanda • Kigali city produces around 450 tons per day of solid waste of
which between 300 and 350 tons/day is centrally collected. The fraction of organic waste comes from households, restaurants, hotels and markets. Other types of waste solid waste available in the country include agricultural waste, livestock waste, water hyacinth.
• The waste is transported to Nduba landfill where it is dumped and covered with soil by using bulldozers. Kigali city council and MININFRA are in charge of waste to power projects.
• Policy, Law & Regulation
• Regulations regarding solid waste management (collection and disposal waste) have been developed by RURA and REMA.
• Kigali city has developed also the rules and directives on sanitation and hygiene promotion.
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Status of Biogas/Biomass initiatives in
Rwanda • GoR is developing the strategic plans of integrated solid waste
management.
• Strategies and Solutions developed
• Closure of Nyanza landfill and opening of a new landfill in Nduba
• Construction of a new engineered landfill
• Recovery of all recoverable material from the waste stream
• Proper and sustainable waste management through 3R (Reduce, Reuse and Recycle) principles.
• Investment Opportunities
• It is estimated that 100 tons per day of raw municipal solid can produce 1MW, using traditional thermal technologies.
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Status of Biomass initiatives in Rwanda • The population in Kigali is expected to reach about 2 million by
2020. It is believed that the waste collected will reach about 1500 t per day. This means there is opportunity for a 15 MW plant.
• Waste to power projects are eligible for climate change funds (eg. Clean Development Mechanism), this means that additional revenues for emission reduction can be generated by the project.
• An integrated waste to power project will not only generate the much needed power for the grid, but also contribute to addressing issues related to sanitation, health and environment.
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Recap
Solid waste is considered as an opportunity for generating power in a
near future, the possibility to produce also briquettes and pellets for
cooking;
Biomass Energy Strategy is under preparation in Rwanda and will address
mainly issues linked to deforestation and availability of other
combustibles, other than wood for cooking and for heat production in tea
factories for example.
Eradication of the use of charcoal and firewood for cooking/industrial
heat will open opportunities for LPG and compressed natural gas in town;
and the use of pellets, briquettes, efficient cook stoves for secondary
cities and rural area.
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Thanks! Murakoze!
Dr. Ivan Twagirashema Energy Private Developers [email protected]
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Questions?
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Next Webinar—June 12th, 15:00 CEST
Biomass Waste & Residue Opportunities in Southern Africa
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