Covenant of Mayors 4 Climate & Energy
Workshop on Data Solutions for Evidence-
Based Policy and Stakeholder
UNECE
Webinar
George Abulashvili
COM Statistics for Georgia
- Signatories
- Population
Akhaltsikhe
17,903 41,641
152,839
53,590 19,001 21,221 77,549 54,337
147,635
3,795
Lanchkhuti Mtskheta Ozurgeti
Poti
31,486
7,800
Akhmeta Batumi
62,500
41,465
125,103
51,761 29,948
1,108,717
38,721
9,468
Bolnisi Chokhatauri Dedoplistskaro Gori
Rustavi Sagarejo Sighnagi
- Tbilisi
- Gurjaani
- Kutaisi
- Telavi
Kazbegi Kvareli
Tianeti
29,827 41,678
Zugdidi Bagdati
62,511
29,2235
Lagodekhi
2 CNC’s ; 3 CTC’s and 3 CS’s
10 SE(C)Aps developed
Georgian MDCP - Mayors Club Georgia
• Analysis
- of
- barriers
- and
- drivers,
Development of a National Roadmap
(task 3.1.2)
• Development of a Benchmark Database
(task 3.1.3)
• Development of a Project Pipeline
(task 3.1.4)
Number of Projects by Sectors
80 70 60 50 40 30 20
10
0
75
N of
Projects
SECAP Sectors
Adaptation CC EE in Buildings Renewable energy
0
12 21
75
4
Street Lighting
21
Other (transport, …)
12
4
- TOTAL
- 108
0
- Adaptation CC EE in Buildings
- Renewable
energy
- Street Lighting
- Other
Number of municipalities implementing the projects -15; total number of CoM signatories - 24.
Project Investments by Sectors, 1000 EUR
50,000
43379
45,000
40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000
5,000
0
Investments
000 EUR
SECAP Sectors
Adaptation CC
EE in Buildings
Renewable energy Street Lighting
Other (transport, …)
TOTAL
0
8,538
225
1,509
43,379
53,651
8538
1509
225
0
- Adaptation CC
- EE in Buildings Renewable energy Street Lighting Other (transport,
…)
The huge figure in the “Other” sector is mainly due to the EBRD and EU E5P
financing of the Tbilisi CNG bus project for 34 million euros.
Data Acquisition – Table 1
Number Number
Number of
Number
Of
Responses
- Of
- of
Data Requested /
Sector
Projects
Responses Projects
- EE in Buildings
- RE - Solar
Energy Savings, kWh/Y
Financial Savings, GEL/Y GHG emission reduction, kg CO2e/Y
RE Generation, kWh/Y
12
12 12
12
2
22
1
21
21 21
21
18
18 18
18
Speciific Energy Consumption Before Project, kWh/M2 Speciific Energy Consumption After Project, kWh/M2
12 12
00
21 21
33
The tables show the most important data requested and number of responses to
the request. The data of 4 sectors is divided into two tables.
Data Acquisition - Table 2
Number of Number of Number of Number of
Data Requested
- Projects
- Responses
- Projects Responses
- Sector
- Street Lighting
- Other Sectors
- Energy Savings, kWh/Y
- 75
75 75 75 75
34 35 34 34 34
44400
00100
Financial Savings, GEL/Y GHG emission reduction, kg CO2e/Y Energy Consumption Before Project, kWh/Y Energy Consumption After Project, kWh/Y
The average rate of all responses is 44%. These responses are mostly from the
projects monitored by EECG. Municipalities have no mechanism to monitor their
EE / RE projects.
Barriers
Legal
- Institutional
- Administrative
- Financial
Absence of framework Lack of institutionalization Lack of vision and clear Lack of municipal funds
legislation Efficiency on
Energy of SE(C)APs in municipal understanding of CoM and
- structures
- SEAP implications by local
leaders
Absence of national norms Absence
and standards on energy energy managers
- of
- municipal Lack of technical skills of Lack of skills to develop and
local staff and dependence design projects and grant
efficiency
- on external expertise
- proposals
Absence of secondary Lack
- of
- coordination Lack of cooperation and Time
- consuming
- legal
legislation
normative acts)
(subordinate mechanisms
national
between coordination
and local different
between process for receiving grant
municipal financing by municipalities
- governments
- departments
Lack of supporting national Absences of well-defined Absence of local statistical Dependence
on for implementation grant SECAP
policies and programs to and structured internal data
financing
support investments in responsibility mechanisms
- municipal
- sustainable within municipality
climate change policies.
Conclusion:
••••
There is high potential for energy efficiency investments in Georgia, however it still
remains largely unused.
There is no legislative framework and national level policy in place in climate change mitigation and adaptation fields.
Coordination and communication mechanisms between stakeholders, especially
between national and local level governments still needs significant improvements.
Institutional and administrative arrangement of municipalities, as well as capacity building of local authorities and technical staff remains as significant gap towards implementing local climate change policies.
•
Time-consuming legal procedures in receiving external finances (loan, grant) represents significant barrier for both municipalities and international organizations towards financing EE projects.
••
Financial environment is not very favorable for investments in energy efficiency as familiarity of local financial institutions (banks) with financing EE projects and measures is very low. Low awareness about the multiple benefits of energy efficiency projects in public and private sector is viewed as the main barrier to increasing investment and financing flows to energy efficiency projects.
Project Title:
“Biomass Energy and Energy Efficient Technologies as a sustainable energy solutions for Georgian
CoM signatories”- BioEn4CoM Sign Project
EU Commission Energy Efficiency Center Georgia Telavi Municipality City Hall
2018-2021 წ.წ
748,641.60 € 598,913.28 €
149,728.32€ (99,819.55€ is transferred to EECG )
Donor: Main Applicant: Co-Applicant:
Implementation Period:
Total Budget: Grant: Co-financing:
Project Purpose:
To enhance Georgian CoM signatory cities/municipalities capacities in climate change mitigation and fulfillment of sustainable local energy policy through implementation of investment projects in line with their Sustainable Energy (Climate)
Action Plans (SE(C)APs. The Action will be implemented in Telavi Municipality City.
Direct Beneficiaries: decision makers, municipal service providers of Telavi municipality as well as the employers and users of the selected renovated public buildings, which energy efficiency parameters were improved. Indirect Beneficiaries: private companies; more specifically agro vine (vine-growing) farms and/or companies providing
their agricultural wastes (vineyard pruning resides) to the municipalities as an energy source as well as local population of
the municipalities.
Implemented and Ongoing Activities
Action 2: Selection of 2 Municipal Buildings & Performance of Energy Audits
Complete Thermo-modernization of 2 Municipal Buildings (Kindergartens) though Installation of EE and RE
Applications
IKALTO KG
TELAVI #1
Total Area: 1125 m2
Total Area: 1640 m2
Action 4: Establishment of Biomass Supply Chain in Telavi Municipality
Implemented & Ongoing Activities
❖ Developed the feasibility study for establishment of a biomass supply chain; ❖ Procurement of necessary vehicles and equipment for equipping the biomass supply chain; ❖ Selection of storage space, development technical drawings (TDs) for warehouse construction; Tender on construction
for storage of biomass (vineyards pruning);
❖ Testing of round baler for collecting of locally available biomass in the vineyards and shredding of the biomass through chopper/shredder in Telavi municipality.
- IKALTO KG
- TELAVI #1 KG
PHSHAVELI KG
Testing of Vineyards Pruning Collection and Shredding
https://www.facebook.com/eecgeorgia/videos/168724621233802/?v=168724621233802 https://www.facebook.com/300211266670236/videos/863781454043418/
2 Unit Tractors with Trailer
Shredder
Round Baler
BALECHIPPER
120 unit high-pressure sodium lamps
with 250 watts was replaced by 80 units with 60-watt and 40 units with LED lights.
and its surrounding 74 units high-
pressure sodium lamps was replaced with 74 units lamps with 150 watt and 90 watt LED Light
- Average Annual Saving
- Average Annual Saving
- ▪Electricity : 145,633kWh;
- ▪Electricity : 57,230kWh;
▪Money Savings: 22,682GEL; ▪ Emission Reduction: 15,340kgCO2
▪Money Saving: 7,900 GEL; ▪Emission Reduction :7,780kgCO2
▪Roof Insulation (1,140m2) with “IZOCAM“ Mineral Wool (thickness 10 sm); ▪Replacing inefficient lamps in classrooms and corridors with compact fluorescent and LED
lamps;
▪Replacing the diesel heating system with a natural gas system.
Average Annual Saving
▪Electricity: 9,180kWh.; ▪Diesel: 5,070 L; ▪Money Saving: 8,800 GEL; ▪Emission Reduction: 6,900kgCO2 ;
In 2014, a solar water heater system with a total area of 72 square meters panels and 2250 liters of hot water tank was installed.
Result: Reduction of natural gas consumption on water heating by 60-70% in several buildings: infectious disease department, laundry & kitchen..
Average Annual Saving
▪Natural Gas 36,620 m3; ▪Money Saving : 334,740GEL ▪Emission Reduction: 69,580 kg CO2
❑Installation of natural gas heating and hot water supply system integrated with the solar thermal system;
❑Thermal insulation of the building (insulation of external
walls, installation of internal partitions and doors to avoid cold air flows); ❑ Replacement of non efficient lamps with LED ones
Average Annual Saving
▪Energy: 181,600 kWh;
▪Money Saving: 13,900 GEL; ▪Emission Reduction: 35 tone CO2.
with a total area of 34.5 m2 has been installed, which heats 2000-2500 liters of water daily.
Average Annual Savings Natural Gas: 7,000 m3; Money: 5,200 GEL; Emission Reduction: 13 tone CO2
Boiler Capacity - 151 kW.
The whole building is heated;
Consumed 18 tons of hazelnut shells;
The cost of the shell is 3960 GEL;
CO2 emissions - 0
Building Area - 1050 m2; Used non EE wood stoves; Several rooms were heated;
The cost of firewood - 5000 GEL
Comparison with Natural Gas (NG); 1 kg hazelnut shell = 0.58 m3 of NG; The cost of heating on NG was GEL 8,874;
CO2 emissions ≈ 20 tons
▪ A 2,000-liter solar water heater was installed, which was connected to the existing heating and hot water supply system; ▪A 1,500 watt on-grid PVC system with 16 LED lights was installed; ▪10 units of high-pressure sodium-type outdoor lamps was replaced with LED lamps; ▪The 450 m2 floor was insulated with XPS boards; ▪200 units of non EE lamps was replaced with LED lamps.
Annual Saving ▪Natural Gas: 10,000 m 3; ▪Electricity: 8,700 kWh; ▪Money: 9,900 GEL; ▪Emission Reduction: 20 toneCO2.
For popularization of solar technologies, 26 solar lamps were installed in the square located
on Rustaveli Avenue in Kutaisi City.
The 87 units (400 watt) high-pressure outdoor lighting lamps at the the Rabat
Castle and its surrounding area were
replaced by 26 units (240-watt) LED colored lamps and 61 units (150 watts) of LED lamps.
Average Annual Saving Electricity : 77,930 kWh.; Money: 15,430 GEL; Emission Reduction: 10.6 tone CO2.
System Peak Capacity: 4.16 kW; Solar modules: 16 units;
Average Annual Saving ▪Electricity: 7300 kWh.; ▪Money: 1,460 GEL; ▪Emission Reduction ~ 1 tone CO2
On the demonstration monitor is reflected the current and past period parameters: capacity, generated energy, energy consumption, reduced CO2 (saved wood; reduced car mileage in km).
For improving of heating and cooling systems of the building additionally were installed "Air-Water" air pumps ;
Average Annual Savings
Diesel: 4,000 liter; Money: 8,000 GEL; Emission Reduction: 11 tone CO2
▪Primitive wood stoves was replaced by modern autonomous heating and hot water supply systems operating on local agricultural wastes (hazelnut shells);
▪230 litre solar water heater installed; ▪A 1,300-watt grid-on PVC system was installed, which supplies the kindergarten with free electricity and supplies excess electricity to the grid;
▪Thermal insulation of the building elements (partitions & ceiling between the used and unused spaces of
the building).
Thank you!
