INOGATE in Georgia – upcoming activities For more information The European Union’s INOGATE Programme for Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia The INOGATE Programme continues to support the energy INOGATE Technical Secretariat dialogue with Georgia within the context of the regional energy cooperation between the INOGATE countries and the e-mail: [email protected] European Union. Visit our web portal Increased attention is given to sustainable energy as the energy source of the future. This includes increasing www.inogate.org investments to this sector by, for example, undertaking geospatial mapping of renewable energy sources and provid- ing a visual tool to support an investment dialogue between INOGATE Caucasus Regional Oce policy makers, potential investors and the renewable energy The INOGATE Programme supply chain. Support continues to initiatives such as the Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation (GOGC) Covenant of Mayors, whereby cities are committing Kakheti Highway, N21 themselves to reduce CO emissions by 20% through the 2 and implementation of Sustainable Energy Action Plans. Seven Tbilisi, 0190 Georgia Georgian cities (Tbilisi, Rustavi, Kutaisi, Batumi, Gori, Poti and 4th oor, Room 402 Zugdidi) have already signed up to this ambitious initiative. A branch oce of the Covenant of Mayors Secretariat nanced Gas & Electricity Team: Georgia by the EU is based in Tbilisi. Tel / Fax: + 99532 2 24 40 50 Taris are a key issue in energy market reforms and INOGATE Sustainable Energy Team: will deliver a prototype study providing an overview of tari setting methods in the Partner Countries and recommending Tel / Fax: +995 322 180048 appropriate revisions to tari setting methodologies, in line with relevant EU practices. INOGATE continues to support energy supply security by providing a comprehensive study on This publication has been produced with the assistance of the European state of the art technologies for the reduction of gas losses. Commission. The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility This programme is implemented by (Inogate of the consortium implementing the EU-funded project “INOGATE Program).Technical Secretariat The views and Integrated expressed Programme in this in publication support of the doBaku notInitiative necessarily and the Easternreect Partnershipthe views energy of theobjectives”, European namely, CommissionRamboll Denmark A/S, EIR Global sprl, the British Standards Institution, As of 2013, Georgia has applied to become a full member of the LDK Consultants S.A., MVV decon GmbH, ICF International, Statistics Energy Community and is considered a candidate country. Denmark and Energy Institute Hrvoje Požar, and can in no way be taken INOGATE was instrumental in supporting Georgia’s eorts to to reect the views of the European Union. move from an observer country to applying for full member- ship. In this respect, INOGATE is ready to continue to provide This Programme is funded by technical support to Georgia to undertake all necessary steps the European Union for the adoption of the EU rules on energy and for putting them into practice. PROGRAMME FUNDED BY THE EU INOGATE actions in Georgia Georgia was a founding member of the INOGATE Programme, and has been a beneciary of over 36 of the 62 INOGATE projects carried out since 1996. Georgia has been the seat of the INOGATE Regional Coordina- What is INOGATE? Why energy cooperation? tion Oce for the Caucasus Region since 2005, helping to coordinate INOGATE projects in the region. INOGATE is the energy technical cooperation programme Energy policies directly aect the lives of each and every Current and recent INOGATE support to Georgia includes: between the European Union (EU), Eastern Europe, the citizen. Within the framework of INOGATE, the EU and the Energy Markets: Support to the Ministry of Energy in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Initiated in 1995, two Energy INOGATE Partner Countries work together towards energy energy sector reform processes required for full membership in Ministerial Conferences in Baku in 2004 and in Astana in security strategies that balance economic development the Energy Community. Support in development and review of 2006 set out the INOGATE framework and conrmed its with environmental sustainability, whilst respecting social tari methodologies in electricity and gas in line with EU practices. Expert review and analysis of the internal electricity four objectives of convergence of energy markets on the values. market models. basis of the EU principles, enhancing energy security, The EU’s own commitments to creating a competitive supporting sustainable energy development, and attract- Energy security: Support to Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation internal energy market, to increase the use of renewable in development and rehabilitation of the Gas Transmission ing investment towards energy projects of common and energy sources, and to move towards more ecient use of Pipeline Network. Support to electricity cross-border trade. regional interest. energy are reected in the four INOGATE objectives. It is in Technical Standards: Capacity building to the Georgian INOGATE also supports the Energy Security Platform within accordance with these policy frameworks that the techni- National Agency for Standards and Metrology for the adoption the framework of the Eastern Partnership that was cal assistance of INOGATE is provided. and use of EU electricity and gas standards and codes. Prepara- launched in 2009, and that gave further impulse to the tion of Road Map and Action Plan for the harmonisation of standards. Support to Technical Committees. energy dialogue between the EU and the countries of What INOGATE oers Eastern Europe and the Caucasus. Sustainable energy: Enhancement of skills of local banks for INOGATE oers technical support to Partner Countries by: more eective nancing of sustainable energy projects using INOGATE is a regional programme, which also facilitates the credit lines of International Financial Institutions. exchange of experience with peers in the region. INOGATE devising and implementing EU-funded technical assistance projects in the objective areas, including capacity building, Energy Eciency in Buildings: Technical support for the aims at regional cooperation, complemented by demand- refurbishment of a nine-storey residential building in Tbilisi transfer of technical know-how, information events, driven technical assistance that is tailored to needs of each with energy eciency technologies to act as a demonstration of the Partner Countries. seminars, and policy support; project and help highlight the potential for quick return on investment from such interventions. The INOGATE Programme is implemented under the overall promoting through active dialogue the goals and responsibility of the European Commission. objectives of the Programme and the identication of Energy Statistics: Development of Energy Statistics Action priority issues; Plan for period 2012 – 2014. Assistance in the implementation The INOGATE Programme is represented by the respective of surveys in the sectors of enterprises and households. networking relevant stakeholders in the Partner Countries, Ministries in charge of energy of the 12 Partner Countries: Assistance in the compilation of annual energy balance for Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz- the EU and third parties, including donors, international 2013 according to the international standards. nancial institutions and stakeholders in the private sector; stan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine Benchmarking progress: INOGATE, in cooperation with the and and Uzbekistan. International Energy Agency, is benchmarking the progress of Partner Countries toward the four objective areas of the Baku The INOGATE Technical Secretariat based in Kiev with disseminating information on energy policies in the region Initiative, and providing strategic recommendations for via its web portal (http://www.inogate.org), publications, branch oces in Tbilisi and Tashkent, is responsible for the improving their energy sectors. overall coordination of the INOGATE Programme. and presentations at EU and third party events. .