THE ROLE OF AUC IN DEVELOPMENT OF GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IN EAST AFRICAN

COUNTRIES

Regional Geothermal Working Group Meeting

19 - 23 September 2011, Kampala, Uganda

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WHY AUC IS INVOLVED IN REGIONAL GEOTHERMAL PROGRAMME?

•Its mandate given by Ministers for Energy from the 11 countries of the EARS on the Addis Ababa Declaration on Geothermal Energy (June 2009); and

•The outcome of the AUC regional Geothermal Stakeholders’ Workshop i.e. recommendation on the “Way forward” and “Road map” (March 2010).

REGIONAL GEOTHERMAL PROGRAMME

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Addis Ababa Declaration June 2009

Recommended to launch a joint regional programme that will engage in the Promotion, Exploration, Development and Utilization of the geothermal energy resource of these signatory countries;

Recommended to convene a permanent Regional Forum with the participation of these countries

Mandated the AUC, to promote in cooperation with ICS-UNIDO a strategic, collective, regional geothermal project

THE AUC ORGANIZED

REGIONAL GEOTHERMAL STAKEHOLDERS’ WORKSHOP

In Collaboration withBGRAnd

the Government of KenyaIn

Nairobi, Kenya

March 15-17, 2010

ADOPTED “ACTION PLAN’ & “WAY FORWARD”

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Recommendation of Regional Geothermal Stakeholder Workshop

Recommended to launch a joint regional programme that will engage in the Promotion, Exploration, Development and Utilization of the geothermal energy resource of these signatory countries;

Recommended to convene a permanent Regional Forum with the participation of these countries

Mandated the AUC, to promote in cooperation with ICS-UNIDO a strategic, collective, regional geothermal project

THE AUC ORGANIZED

GEOTHERMAL TRAINING WORKSHOP

In Collaboration withthe Government of Rwanda

InKigali, Rwanda

December 6-10, 2010

Kigali Recommendation on the “WAY FORWARD”

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Kigali Recommendation on the Way Forward

Taking the lead in sensitizing national governments

Encouraging the active involvement and participation of the Regional Economic Communities

Assisting governments in the implementation of the foregoing recommendations by proposing guidelines, availing the required resources and technical assistance,

Soliciting support and mobilizing resources for assisting the geothermal resource exploration and development activities of countries which are not beneficiaries of current funding initiatives (Burundi, Comoros, DRC, Malawi, and Zambia);

MEETING AUC-KFW

AUGUST 9-11, 2010

A.A, ETHIOPIA

Geothermal Risk Mitigation Fund

GEOTHERMAL RISK MITIGATION FUND

FOR EASTERN AFRICA COUNTRIES

GEOTHERMAL RISK MITIGATION FUND

FOR EASTERN AFRICA COUNTRIES

“To encourage public and private sector investors to develop

geothermal power generation by providing grants”.

To SUPPORT ALL Countries of the EARSInitially the “ FUND” WILL FOCUS

Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda

OBJECTIVE OF THE FUND

SIZE AND TIME FRAME OF THE FUND

•The initial size of the “Fund” is approximately €20m.

•KfW will provide grant funding up to Euro € 20M.

• Time frame of the fund is for 5 years starting from 2012

ROLE OF AUC to the FUNDROLE OF AUC to the FUND

• Establish Oversight Committee and Regional Geothermal Coordination Unit to manage and administer the fund

• Open a Special Fund Account and disburse Money to recipient developers

• Sign Grant agreement with recipient developers

• Assisted by Technical Consultancy firm in: (i) evaluation application from developers and (ii) monitor as well as evaluate projects

• Looking for other donors and financiers to the fund

• Establish Oversight Committee and Regional Geothermal Coordination Unit to manage and administer the fund

• Open a Special Fund Account and disburse Money to recipient developers

• Sign Grant agreement with recipient developers

• Assisted by Technical Consultancy firm in: (i) evaluation application from developers and (ii) monitor as well as evaluate projects

• Looking for other donors and financiers to the fund

Thank you

DIE

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