Presentation by Mr. Emmanuel Osae-Quansah National Ozone Unit, Ghana

2 November 205

Dubai, UAE Side event – Meeting of the Parties of the Montreal Protocol

• Ghana is one of the 7 founding members of the CCAC • National Ozone Unit under Ghana EPA was selected, with UNDP as

IA • No manufacturing of products using/relying on HFCs • Survey focused on the RAC servicing sector only

• Methodology has some similarity with HCFC survey:

– Top-down: Key Customs data (import/export) collected to determine HFC

consumption – Bottom-up: Surveys by teams of technicians and national consultants,

supported by international expert – Refrigerant quantities in installed RAC equipment (installed base)

collected – 2014 adopted as base year for purposes of analysis of the data

The survey report provides inter alia:

• Overview of HFC use in the country based on nationwide survey

• Data on:

– (a) types of refrigerants used in the servicing sector; – (b) current (2014) levels of refrigerant bank and their

distribution by substance and application sector

• Data on:

– (a) annual consumption of HFC/HFC blends by substance; – (b) trends in consumption of HFCs and blends (to inform

future HFC management programmes)

Refrigerant Bank

HFC and HFC blends are consumed as refrigerants in RAC servicing only.

Type Main Areas of Application

R-134a Refrigeration: Domestic (household refrigerators/freezers),

Commercial (Domestic refrigerators/freezers used for

commercial activities, display cases, cold stores), Industrial

(Cold storage plants, Processing plants, e.g. breweries );

MACs

R-404A Industrial refrigeration; Transport refrigeration (Refrigerated

trucks/vans and reefers)

R-407C Industrial Refrigeration, Stationary Air Conditioning (AC)

R-410A Industrial Refrigeration, Stationary AC

R-507 Industrial Refrigeration

Note: HFCs reported to be consumed in fire protection equipment and MDI but consumption in these areas is insignificant.

(See Table 2 for details)

• The installed base of refrigerants (refrigerant bank) in 2014 was established as 2,146 metric tons.

• It consisted of: - HCFCs (HCFC-22 and R-406a): 1,021 MT (47%); - HFCs and HFC Blends: 1,044 MT (48%); - Non-fluorinated refrigerants (R-600a and R-717): 71 MT

(about 5%).

• HFC-134a (590 MT – 57%),

• Remaining bank (43%): R-404A (277 MT – 27%) and R-410A (76 MT – 7%) of the HFC component of the refrigerant ban, and two (R-407C) and (R-507A) made up the remaining 9% (101 MT).

Sector R-134a R-404A R-407C R-410A R-507 Total (MT) % by Sector

Domestic Refrigeration

55.3 0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

69.1

5.2

Commercial Refrigeration

276.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 276.4 21.3

Industrial Refrigeration 11.0 277.4 3.5 0.0 55.4 347.4 33.3 Stationary AC

0.0 0.0 42.0 75.6 0.0 117.6 11.3 MACs 302.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 302.7 29.0

Total (MT) 590.1 277.4 45.5 75.6 55.5 1,044.1 100.0

% by Substance 57 27 4 7 5 100.0

HFC consumption 2011-2014

(See Table 3, Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 for more details)

• 4-year (2011 - 2014) cumulative consumption of HFC refrigerants is 559 MT

• HFC-134a is the most consumed HFC refrigerant

– 4-year cumulative consumption: 341.7 MT or 61% of total HFCs use

– Average annual consumption of HFC-134a is 85.4 MT.

• Other important HFCs: R-404A

– 4-year cumulative consumption: 92 MT or 17% of total HFCs use

– Average annual consumption is 23 MT

Year Substance (Refrigerant)/Consumption (MT)

R-134a R-404A R-407C R-410A R-507A Total

2011 49.3 13.5 16.0 2.9 1.5 83.1

2012 108.4 41.4 14.5 13.1 5.7 183.1

2013 118.7 25.8 14.6 18.5 4.5 182.1

2014 65.3 11.7 4.4 29.3 0.1 110.8

Total 341.7 92.4 49.5 63.7 11.7 559.1

% 61.1 16.5 8.9 11.4 2.1 100

141,650

171,650

215,820

261,120 281,900

309,580

337,030

83,420

108,520

141,020

176,970 186,500

198,900 210,400

25,040 32,000

42,200 51,850

63,420 75,830

88,350

25,460 32,800

36,900 41,250 44,780 48,800 53,500

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2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

Total R134a R410 R600a

Conclusions

• The survey was an important complement to the HPMP activities, and it facilitated the assessment of HFCs as alternatives to HCFCs.

• The HFC survey report resulted in initial national consultations on possible HFC management.

Next Steps for Near-term

• Further verification or survey to fill possible gaps.

• Based on additional CCAC support (if available), design and implement demonstration projects for the reduction in demand for HFC-based refrigerants, especially high GWP refrigerants.