Clean Energy Technology Assessment Methodology Pilot Study
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PARTNER COUNTRY SERIES Clean Energy Technology Assessment Methodology Pilot Study Morocco PARTNER COUNTRY SERIES Clean Energy Technology Assessment Methodology Pilot Study Morocco INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY The International Energy Agency (IEA), an autonomous agency, was established in November 1974. Its primary mandate was – and is – two-fold: to promote energy security amongst its member countries through collective response to physical disruptions in oil supply, and provide authoritative research and analysis on ways to ensure reliable, affordable and clean energy for its 29 member countries and beyond. The IEA carries out a comprehensive programme of energy co-operation among its member countries, each of which is obliged to hold oil stocks equivalent to 90 days of its net imports. The Agency’s aims include the following objectives: n Secure member countries’ access to reliable and ample supplies of all forms of energy; in particular, through maintaining effective emergency response capabilities in case of oil supply disruptions. n Promote sustainable energy policies that spur economic growth and environmental protection in a global context – particularly in terms of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions that contribute to climate change. n Improve transparency of international markets through collection and analysis of energy data. n Support global collaboration on energy technology to secure future energy supplies and mitigate their environmental impact, including through improved energy efficiency and development and deployment of low-carbon technologies. n Find solutions to global energy challenges through engagement and dialogue with non-member countries, industry, international organisations and other stakeholders. IEA member countries: Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Secure Sustainable Hungary Together Ireland Italy Japan Korea Luxembourg Netherlands New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Slovak Republic © OECD/IEA, 2016 Spain International Energy Agency Sweden 9 rue de la Fédération 75739 Paris Cedex 15, France Switzerland Turkey www.iea.org United Kingdom Please note that this publication United States is subject to specific restrictions that limit its use and distribution. The European Commission The terms and conditions are also participates in available online at www.iea.org/t&c/ the work of the IEA. © OECD/IEA 2016 Clean Energy Technology Assessment Methodology Pilot Study Morocco Foreword This report presents the results of a pilot study, testing the International Energy Agency (IEA) Clean Energy Technology Assessment Methodology (CETAM) in Morocco. The IEA is at the forefront of clean energy – the Agency is modernising by increasing activities in Page | 3 clean-energy technology and innovation, while strengthening ties with emerging economies and assisting them towards a cleaner future. Most recently in June 2016, the IEA became a new home for the Clean Energy Ministerial, a multinational forum on accelerating the global transition to clean energy. The benefits of increasing the deployment of clean energy technologies range from reducing climate change to strengthening energy security and increasing economic productivity. However, increasing the uptake of clean energy technologies requires a strong enabling environment, including supportive policies and stable sources of finance. Equally important are tools for policy makers and investors to assess markets for clean energy technologies, empowering them to make informed decisions on technology policies and investments. To this end, the IEA has developed CETAM as a tool for decision makers to assess and monitor clean energy technology markets in the Early Transition Countries (ETCs)1 and Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED)2 region, as well as in other developing and emerging economies. Alongside this report, two other pilot studies were conducted in Belarus and Kazakhstan, published separately. Morocco, which is highly dependent on energy imports, has in the past decade taken determined steps to tap into its significant renewable energy resources. In 2009, the government adopted a national energy strategy, setting clear targets for wind, solar and hydropower. It was one of the first countries in the Middle East and North Africa to scrap most energy subsidies while at the same time adopting energy efficiency measures to reduce consumption. However, a wider deployment of energy efficiency technologies across all sectors of the economy is needed if Morocco is to reduce its reliance on energy imports. In addition to its sizeable renewable energy resources, the Kingdom of Morocco benefits from a supportive regulatory and institutional framework thanks to recent legislative reforms, a process that was ongoing as this report went to press. These factors have helped it attract finance from international development banks and foreign investors. The IEA considers that Morocco’s impressive record in the deployment of renewable energy technologies and its coherent energy policy should serve as a model for the rest of the SEMED region. It is therefore fitting that the Moroccan city of Marrakech will be hosting the COP22 climate summit in November 2016. I hope this study will encourage more countries to apply CETAM so that decision makers can gain a clearer picture of the untapped renewable energy and energy efficiency potential and use this knowledge to accelerate the deployment of clean energy technologies for sustainable development. Mr. Paul Simons Deputy Executive Director International Energy Agency 1 Under FINTECC (Finance and Technology Transfer Centre for Climate Change), the ETCs are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kyrgyz Republic, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. The IEA-European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) collaboration also considers Kazakhstan as a reference country within this grouping. 2 For the EBRD, and for the purposes of the IEA-EBRD collaboration, SEMED refers to: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia. Clean Energy Technology Assessment Methodology Pilot Study © OECD/IEA 2016 Morocco Table of contents Foreword ................................................................................................................................ 3 Table of contents ..................................................................................................................... 4 Page | 4 Acknowledgements ................................................................................................................. 7 Executive summary ................................................................................................................. 8 RETs .......................................................................................................................................... 8 EETs .......................................................................................................................................... 9 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 10 Project overview ..................................................................................................................... 10 Structure of this report ........................................................................................................... 11 CETAM .................................................................................................................................... 11 The pilot studies ..................................................................................................................... 12 Country overview .................................................................................................................. 14 Energy profile ......................................................................................................................... 15 Results of the pilot study for renewable energy technologies ................................................. 18 Step 1: Prioritisation of renewable energy technologies .......................................................... 18 Step 2: Indicators, current penetration and costs .................................................................... 31 Step 3: Technology penetration and cost monitoring .............................................................. 33 Lessons learned from the pilot study ....................................................................................... 46 Results of the pilot study: Energy efficiency technologies ....................................................... 47 Step 1: Prioritisation ............................................................................................................... 47 Step 2: Indicators, metrics and data ........................................................................................ 67 Step 3: Technology monitoring system .................................................................................... 68 Lessons learned from the pilot study ....................................................................................... 72 Conclusions ........................................................................................................................... 73 RETs ........................................................................................................................................ 73 EETs .......................................................................................................................................