The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) and United for Efficiency (U4E) IN COLLABORATION WITH The African Development Bank (AfDB) The Association of Power Utilities of Africa (APUA) The Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership (GSEP) The African Energy Commission (AFREC) Capacity Building on New Eco-Efficient Power Distribution Transformers For All Power Grids in AFRICA Interactive Webinar, Date: Tuesday 13th July 2021 Link to register and connect: https://afdb.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0sdOGhrDwuGdf-o0q1MHNGvjXwOwMDBUwC 1 Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 3 2. Background Information .............................................................................................................. 4 2.1. United for Efficiency (U4E) ...................................................................................................... 4 2.2. The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) .................. 5 2.3 The ECOWAS High Performance Electricity Distribution Programme ......................................... 6 3. Eco Efficient Power Transformers Workshop Description ....................................................... 7 4. Benefits .......................................................................................................................................... 9 5. Objective of the Workshop ......................................................................................................... 10 6. Participation................................................................................................................................. 11 7. Workshop Agenda ...................................................................................................................... 11 2 1. Executive Summary Goal: To design, organize and deliver a tailored remote Capacity Building Training Interactive Webinar Session on Eco-Efficient Power Distribution Transformers for the Member States of the 5 African Regions as defined by the African Union. Outcomes: The expected outcomes of the activities are: (a) Introduction of a sustainable market for next generation Eco-Efficient Digital Power Transformers. (b) Understanding of energy efficient Digital Power Transformer’s significant energy, monetary and carbon emissions savings from electricity losses for each ECOWAS member countries and for the wider region. (c) Introduction and dissemination of best minimum international quality standards based on UNEP´s United for Efficiency (U4E) Global Model Regulation Guidelines for Distribution Transformers as well as the financing mechanisms needed to achieve a sustainable market transformation and for freeing more electricity for the region. (d) Sharing of experiences and successful stories from U4E Market Transformation projects from the region and globally. (e) Allow exchanges among the main stakeholders from the region: government officials, specialised regional institutions, power distribution companies, financing and funding entities to bridge the gap between them and to share information on the on-going procurement efforts, programmes and activities for Higher-Performance Distribution of Electricity, and more specifically for the Eco-Efficient Distribution Transformers sector. (f) Facilitating exchange with country representatives and provide information on different venues (GCF and the African Energy Efficiency Programme) to pursue support for Energy Efficiency Market Transformation projects in their respective countries and in the regions. Duration: One virtual interactive session of 180 minutes in total Benefits: Based on U4E 2020 Country Saving Assessments, the reduction potential range in electricity consumption, monetary savings and GHG emissions mitigation in all 5 regions in Africa (hereafter “the regions”)1 alone from a market transformation to more Energy Efficient Distribution Transformers is very significant by 2030: more than 2.2 TWH in annual electricity savings, 1.9 million tonnes of CO2 emissions avoided and more than 160 million $USD in direct annual financial savings from the electricity saved for all consumers, including governments, as well as a further 160 $USD million in avoided 1 The five regions: Southern Region, Western Region, Eastern Region, Central Region, Northern Region 3 unnecessary power generation/network capacity savings annually for utilities/government. Smarter, greener digital power transformers can be very efficient and can also provide integrated communications business opportunities for utilities as well as enabling the better management of the consumption of electricity, including better peak load demand management and various supply security & refurbishment upgrade opportunities. 2. Background Information 2.1. United for Efficiency (U4E) United for Efficiency (united4efficiency.org/) is a global initiative led by the United Nations Environment Programme, supported by leading companies and organizations with a shared interest in transforming markets for lighting, appliances and equipment, by encouraging countries to implement an integrated policy approach to energy-efficient products so as to bring about a lasting, sustainable and cost-effective market transformation. The approach focuses on the end-user market and targets the five main components of the value chain for an energy efficient market: 1. Standards and Regulations, 2. Supporting Policies including Education/Information/Training, 3. Market Monitoring, Verification and Enforcement, 4. Finance and Financial Delivery Mechanisms including Incentives and Green Public Procurement, and 5. Environmentally Sound Management and Health. United for Efficiency provides countries with tailored technical support through their in-house international experts and specialised partners, to get the most out of countries´ electricity by accelerating the widespread adoption of energy-efficient products, allowing monetary savings on consumer electricity bills, helping businesses to thrive through greater productivity, enabling power utilities to meet growing demands for electricity and assisting governments in reaching their economic and environmental ambitions. Currently the initiative is present in more than 30 countries worldwide. Based on each country’s circumstances, United for Efficiency works with any of the following products: Lighting, Refrigerators, Room Air Conditioners, Electric Motors and Distribution Power Transformers – the 5 products that together consume over half of the world’s electricity. Such support is available at three levels: Global, Regional and National; providing tools and resources and supporting multiple stakeholders on international best practices, regional policy roadmaps and harmonization process recommendations through guidelines and publications, such as energy efficiency Policy Guides, Global Model Regulations Guidelines, Model Green Public Procurement Specifications and Financing Guidelines. In addition, the initiative provides capacity building and education, policy tools and technical resources which include Country Savings Assessments completed for more than 155 countries showing the significant available 4 financial, environmental, energy, and societal benefits that are possible with a full transition to more energy-efficient electrical products. This growing suite of tools and resources equips policymakers to understand the significant opportunities and the steps needed to start transforming their markets to efficient appliances and equipment. 2.2. The ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ECREEE) ECREEE was established in 2010 in response to the energy poverty crisis faced by the West Africa region, and the need to mitigate the effects of climate change. A review of the power sub-sector demonstrates very low access rates, insufficient capacity for power generation and distribution, poor reliability of power supply, high costs, low renewable energy penetration, rampant inefficiencies and very high unmet demand. In this sense, addressing the region’s relative energy poverty and precarious energy security is a challenge; it hinders economic growth and development performance, while also impacting negatively on the quality of life of the population. West Africa’s economies are confronted by the costs and effects of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Given the region’s vulnerability to climate change, the urgent need for reliable and affordable energy supply to ensure energy security and energy access poses a dilemma for policymakers. Urgent investments in generation and transmission facilities are required to satisfy the increasing urban and rural needs for modern, affordable and reliable energy services. In the meantime, expansion of an energy supply, based on inefficient, fossil fuel- based combustion technologies will increase GHG emissions and increase negative air quality and climate change impacts. New energy infrastructure investments have a long lifespan and determine the GHG and air pollution emissions for the next 20 to 30 years. Climate change impacts (temperature rise, extreme weather events and droughts) will challenge the energy security of West African countries and will have to be mainstreamed into energy policy planning (e.g. impacts on water flows). In response the ECOWAS Commission has developed the ECOWAS Energy Efficiency Policy (EEEP) which includes targets, measures, standards and