ANNUAL

PROGRESSREPORT
20132014

G E N E R AT I N G M O M E N T U M
F O R I N N O VAT I V E PA R T N E R S H I P S

GLOBAL
S U S TA I N A B L E
ELEC TRICIT Y

MEMBER

PA R T N E R S H I P

MISSION

C O M PA N I E S

The Global Sustainable

Our mission is to play

Electricity Partnership (GSEP),

an active role in global

American Electric Power

United States

a not-for-profit comprising

electricity issues in an

the leading companies in

international framework

the global electricity sector,

and to promote sustainable

promotes sustainable energy

energy development. This

development through

diverse international group

electricity sector projects

offers electricity sector skills

and human capacity-building

and practical competencies

activities in developing nations

in electricity generation,

worldwide. Our projects and

transmission and distribution.

activities are financed mainly

With international field-

by our member companies,

proven expertise in the

who also contribute in-kind

planning, management,

resources for their execution.

design, operation and

maintenance of energy
facilities, member companies
assist and share their
know-how in the effective
implementation of sustainable
energy development with
counterparts in developing
and emerging countries.

Comisin Federal
deElectricidad
Mexico
Duke Energy
United States
lectricit de France
France
Eletrobras
Brazil
ENEL S.p.A.
Italy
Eskom
South Africa
Hydro-Qubec
Canada
Iberdrola
Spain
JSC RusHydro
Russia
Kansai Electric Power
Company, Inc.
Japan
RWE AG
Germany
State Grid Corporation
ofChina
China
Tokyo Electric Power
Company, Inc.
Japan

Message fromthe Chair

Washington Summit

GSEP Commitments
toUNSE4ALL Initiative

The Education for

Sustainable Energy
Development Program

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1992-2014: OurActivities
Worldwide

12

Human Capacity
BuildingInitiatives

14

Argentina Patagonia
Wind-Diesel Hybrid and
Micro-Hydro Projects

16

Dhiffushi Solar
IceProject

18

Uruguay Biogas
MicroGeneration
System Project

20

International Recognition

Leading our mission

withpassion and innovation

MESSAGE
FROMTHE CHAIR

It was a great honor for me to serve as GSEPs Chairman throughout 2013-2014. It has been a
marvelous and exciting year for us. All companies of the Partnership have been working hard to
support our missionfacilitating sustainable energy development on a global scale by helping
provide universal access to energy.
The wide application of modern and the latest technologies brings us closer to achieving this
goal, which is why the theme for 2013-2014 was Innovationsa fast track to a Sustainable
World. Innovations are found in all aspects of our lives and GSEPs activities are no exception.
The best way to illustrate this is to look at GSEP projects. They are primarily designed to ensure
a reliable and sustainable access to electricity using modern technologies.
This year we had several achievements that I would like to highlight here:
Successful completion of the ambitious program to distribute 50,000 solar lanterns to
off-grid communities in the developing world in partnership with the Global BrightLight
Foundation;
Commissioning of the Argentina Patagonia Wind-Diesel and Micro-Hydro Projects in the
Cochico and Chorriaca communities. Our experience in implementing these projects is
being adopted by the local power company EPEN who plans to continue replicating this
work in the region;
The official launch of the Biogas Micro-Generation Project in Uruguay with the participation
of the UNDP.
We also received a very special recognition of our efforts: UNESCOs RENFORUS initiative
selected our Ifugao-Ambangal Mini-hydro project in the Philippines as a best practice in
sustainable energy development. UNESCO placed the Ifugao rice terraces on the List of World
Heritage in Danger and we are proud to have contribute to their removal in 2012 from this list
with our project and its Rice Terrace Conservation Fund.
This year GSEP launched a Public Private Partnership (PPP) for Sustainable Electricity
Development program in collaboration with UNECE. We have now completed two successful
workshops in Belgrade and in Buenos Aires. We are confident that the program will lead to
practical results that will improve PPP implementation.
I would like to conclude by saying that our successes as the worlds largest suppliers of
electricity depend on our ability to combine modern technologies with social responsibility,
the support of the state and the greater public. The combination of these factors adds special
meaning to what we do, and allows us to treat our everyday work as the process of creating
a new and better quality of life for the worlds population. It is a very noble task, and we are
all happy to be part of it.

Evgeny Dod, GSEP Chairman 2013-2014

Chairman of the Management Board
JSC RusHydro

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WASHINGTON
SUMMIT

Sharing international
perspectives on common
concerns

Our Annual Summit is a unique international event

where the heads ofthe worlds leading electricity companies
discuss relevant issues with other leaders in the industry
and distinguished guests.

Hosted by Duke Energy, the 2013 Summit took place on

around the world, as well as the relevance of GSEPs

June5-6 in Washington D.C., USA. Following the theme

projects and activities in empowering local communities

advanced by Duke Energy throughout their Chairmanship

with access to cleaner and more reliable electricity.

year within GSEP, the greater part of the discussions

Dr. Fareed Zakaria, Editor-at-large of TIME magazine

between the GSEP Chairmen and their distinguished

and host of CNNs flagship foreign affairs show, joined the

guests revolved around universal access to electricity.

Chairmen in reflecting on the importance of international

Former President Bill Clinton gave a keynote speech

cooperation. He reminded the Chairmen to always

on the link between poverty reduction and universal

keep in mind the bigger picture when approaching

access to electricity. For President Clinton, the link is

challenges in the sectorhistorical trends around the

straightforward: the answer to poverty reduction is

world consistently show our resilience to cope with

access to electricitya view shared by GSEP members.

volatility and uncertainty as a whole. Dr. Zakaria remains

International cooperation is essential to achieve universal

optimistic regarding our ability to overcome challenges,

access to electricity on a global scale. By working closely

particularly when international actors work together for

with the beneficiary communities, people can be

the common good.

empowered to continue being the architects of their own

Through these discussions and presentations, the

future success. GSEPs response to the United Nations

GSEP Chairmen and their guests shared their insights

Sustainable Energy for All (UNSE4ALL) initiatives call

from different local and international perspectives.

for action is an example of the concrete commitments

Among the other topics of discussion, GSEP Chairmen

GSEP is making to push forward with universal access

exchanged their views on the electric industrys

and sustainable energy development. With the collective

challenges in an era of rising costs and falling prices, as

experience and expertise of its member companies,

well as on the impact of technology and innovation on

GSEP is well positioned to help mobilize action to

current business models. Renowned experts from the

achieve the UNSE4ALL goals.

World Energy Council, the International Electrotechnical

In another highlight of the Summit, Dr. Jim Yong Kim,

Commission, the Electric Power Research Institute, as

President of the World Bank, delivered a speech on the

well as from the MIT Sloan School of Management,

role the World Bank can play in advancing universal

joined the Chairmen in these discussions.

access and the importance of having a coordinated effort

During the Summit, the Chairmen also welcomed

across sectors. He reiterated the importance of GSEPs

Iberdrola of Spain as an official member of the GSEP.

UNSE4ALL commitment to launch a workshop program

Iberdrola brings a wealth of experience in sustainable

focused on strengthening public-private partnerships in

energy development that will strengthen GSEPs capacity

the sustainable energy sector in developing countries

to pursue its mission in this field.

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OUR SUMMITS
HELP BUILD

The GSEP Chairmen

andrepresentatives at

A COMMON

theWashington Summit
with Former President
BillClinton

UNDERSTANDING
OF THE
CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES
FACING THE
INTERNATIONAL
"I am convinced that this challenge of bringing
power to the worlds poor is a classic example of

POWER SECTOR.

a need for creative cooperation as the operative

model of human decision-making."

Bill Clinton, 42nd President of the United States

ofAmerica

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GSEP
COMMITMENTS
TO UN SE4ALL
INITIATIVE

Reaching our goalsand

achieving our commitments

With electricity access at the heart of our mission, our Chairmen

publicly pledged their support to the UNs Sustainable Energy forAll
(SE4ALL) initiative with concrete commitments. We are proud
toannounce the achievement of these commitments.

Led by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the initiative aims

Drawing heavily on the results of two global surveys,

to mobilize key actors around the world in an effort to make

done jointly by GSEP and UN-Energy in 2011 and 2012,

sustainable energy for all a reality in 2030.

of 119 national and international public and private sector

By reaching our goals to provide 50,000 solar lamps

stakeholders, and on GSEPs successful track record

to remote communities around the developing world

in the planning and execution of sustainable electricity

without access to a reliable and affordable source of energy

demonstration projects in more than 10 countries over

and to expand our current capacity-building workshops in

the past 20 years, the program developed a set of best-

developing countries in order to help develop local, regional

practices for the successful implementation of PPPs. These

and sub-national capacities, we have strengthened our

will serve as a framework throughout the conferences so

dedication to our mission and our conviction that strong

that stakeholders can adapt them to their own contexts and

synergies can result when public, private and civil society

include them in their local and national energy development

actors commit to working together for one common goal.

plans.
Leaders from major international organizations in the

EMPOWERING DECISION-MAKERS
THROUGH REGIONAL CONFERENCES
WORLDWIDE

field of sustainable energy development have endorsed the

The expansion of our capacity-building program resulted in

practically implement successful PPPs.

program, recognizing the catalytic role it plays in bringing

key people to the table for open discussions on how to

the creation of a series of regional conferences worldwide

that aims to help define the best strategies and practices for

Official launch at COP19

the successful implementation of public-private partnerships

With the presence of key players in the field, including

(PPP) in the sustainable electricity sector.

the International Finance Organization (IFC), the African

With support from the UN Economic Commission for

Development Bank, The Energy & Resources Institute (TERI),

Europe and its International PPP Center for Excellence, this

UNDP, UNIDO and the World Energy Council (WEC), GSEP

new program brings together different stakeholders from

officially launched the program on November19, 2013

the public and private sectors. The potential for strong PPP

during COP19 in Warsaw, Poland. To mark the occasion,

development exists in many developing and transition

GSEP hosted a Roundtable on Strategies for Successful

economies, and by creating a strong network of experts

PPPs in the Sustainable Electricity Sector. It was clear from

with lessons learned from implemented projects and

the discussions that the programs objective to create a

proven best practices, this program can have a real impact

network of PPP experts in the sustainable electricity sector

in helping create a bottom-up approach to sustainable

was in line with the overall objectives of these organizations

electricity development.

in their work on PPPs.

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WE BELIEVE
A dedicated micro-site has been set up for the initiative,
where all the latest information on past and upcoming
conferences is available, as well as interviews with key

STRONGLY THAT
1.

First conferences a success

The first conference took place in Belgrade, Serbia, on

theBuenos Aires

WELL-DESIGNED

PPPconference,

PPPS ARE CRITICAL

2.

experts on the most pressing topics regarding PPPs in the

sustainable electricity sector.

Participants at

April 10-11, 2014

Speakers at
theBelgrade

PPPconference,

TO ACCELERATING

November 12-13, 2013

November12-13, 2013. Targeting countries from Eastern

and Central Europe and Central Asia, the conference
secured on active participation by GSEP members Iberdrola
(Spain), SGCC (China), Enel (Italy), RWE (Germany),
EDF (France) and RusHydro (Russia), who shared their

DEPLOYMENT
OF SUSTAINABLE

experience with PPPs based on concrete projects and

proven strategies.
With strong participation from the Serbian Ministry of
Energy, Development and Environmental Protection, the
conference was attended by 57 participants, including public

ELECTRICITY
TECHNOLOGIES.

and private sector representatives from 9 of the regions

countries. From the discussions it is evident that countries in
the region are working on the creation of enabling regulatory
frameworks to attract investment in the energy sector and
increase the share of renewables in their energy mix. The
conference enabled participants to exchange information on
the best practices for successful PPPs and discuss how to fill
in the gaps to effectively promote implementation of more
PPP energy projects in the region.
A second conference was held in Buenos Aires,
Argentina, on April10-11, 2014, in collaboration with
the Economic Commission for Latin America and the
Caribbean (CEPAL-ECLAC) and the Ministry of Energy of

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1.

Philamon, 6th grade

teacher in Les Anglais, Haiti

with his son

2.

3.

Family in Nepal with

newsolar home system
Faraha at her home in the
UN Kibiza camp in Rwanda

with her new lamp

on lessons learned from recent renewable energy projects

HELPING LIGHT THE FUTURE

ONE SOLAR LAMP AT A TIME

conducted in Latin America that could be used as templates

Working in partnership with the Global BrightLight Foun-

for the successful development of sustainable renewable

dation, we set up a program to distribute 50,000solar

energy facilities in todays social, economic and global

lamps worldwide. Under this program, families in Rwanda,

environment.

Nepal, Uganda, Haiti, Guatemala, Zambia, Bolivia and Peru

the Government of Argentina. The discussions centered

Close to 50 participants from 11 countries in the

regionfrom both the public and private sectorsjoined

received solar lamps. Exceeding our original commitment,

over 60,000 solar lamps were distributed this past year.

GSEP members Eletrobras (Brazil), Duke Energy (USA),

Priced comparatively to similar kerosene lanterns, the

Enel (Italy) and American Electric Power (USA) and

solar lamps were provided to these communities through a

other national and international project developers and

pay-as-you-go program to ensure that the beneficiaries take

experts from the electrification development community

ownership and responsibility for the lamps and their care.

and financial institutions to discuss the main drivers and

The contributions from the families went either to the actual

obstacles to scaling up renewable energy PPPs projects

purchase of the lamps they received or to the purchase of

in the region.

replacement batteries and maintenance of the lamps.

Upcoming conferences

of energy, remote communities are the most prone to

The next conference is being organized with TERI, The

poverty and low-quality living conditions. Off-grid solutions

Energy & Resources Institute, in New Delhi, India in

are sometimes the most efficient way to give them access

November2014. Targeting South East Asia, the conference

to clean energy. Replacing kerosene, candles orin some

will include high-level and expert segments with the aim

casesanimal waste with clean solar lanterns improves

of assisting countries in identifying enabling policies and

indoor air quality, facilitates access to education, enhances

regulations that best promote the deployment of renewable

personal safety and enriches the quality of life of these

and low carbon emitting energy sources, energy efficiency,

communities. Simply providing solar light generates oppor-

and grid modernizations, as well as help all key players

tunitieseven economic onesthat these people lacked.

Without access to a reliable and affordable source

implement best practices for successful investments in PPP

in the electricity sector. By building or strengthening existing

Philamons story in Haiti

human capacities in the region, we hope this conference

Philamon teaches the 6th grade at the local school in the

will ultimately contribute to the achievement of concrete

town of Les Anglais, Haiti. Close to half of the 5,000lamps

PPP initiatives in the electricity sector at the planning or

we placed in Haiti were distributed in LesAnglais. Since

implementation stage.

the distribution of the lamps, Philamon has noticed

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positive changes in his students using the lamps: they

Farahas story in Rwanda

are completing their homework, they study more and

Faraha is 17 years old and has been living at the United

they complain less from discomfort in their eyes due

Nations refugee camp called Kibiza in Rwanda for almost

to kerosene fumes and low luminosity. As a beneficiary

all her life. She lives with her brother, who is 11 and whom

himself, he is very happy with the lamp. Not only is his

she has taken care of alone for the last nine years. Life

family making small savings by no longer needing to buy

at the Kibiza camp is hard. The just over 3,700 families

fuel for their old kerosene lamps, he is also able to use the

that live there do so in harsh conditions. One of the most

solar lamp to charge his and his wifes cell phone at home

rampant problems at the camp is the lack of electricity and

while preparing his lessons at home.

light. It is pitch dark at night and routinely women and girls

We are very happy with the lamp. It is very useful for us

are raped at night when they go to the latrines. The solar

at home. The lamp works very well and can keep a charge

lamps distributed to the families at the Kibiza camp are

for two days in a row. This lamp is very important for us!

providing additional safety to girls such as Faraha.

Thank you for this excellent service!

Farahas wish is to take better care of her brother and

hopefully return to school some day. Her smile at the

Purnas story in Nepal

sight of the lamp in her room sums up the small yet

Purna kala Regmi lives in Matela, Nepal, a remote village

powerful message this light brings: there is hope for a

in one of the poorest districts in the country. Aged 15, she

brighter future.

attends the Malika U Ma Vi School in Matela. Neither the

village nor the school is connected to the national electrical
grid. Without access to electricity, the quality of education

Thank you to our main partner, the Global

at the school was severely hindered. The arrival of the solar

BrightLight Foundation, and the local NGOs

lamps in the village completely changed her life:

thathelped make this commitment a reality

Before, we could not start class early in the morning.

We had to wait until there was daylight. But now we can
start and finish whenever we like, even when it is dark! At
home we used to read with our Diyalo [traditional kerosene
lamp] and it was very hard to study at night but now we
have good lights and it is very comfortable to read. I can
even now help my parents learn how to read!
Purna received one of the 5,875 solar lanterns we
distributed in Nepal.

forover 60,000 families across the globe:

Alternative Energy

Energtica

Promotion Center

HELPS International

ofNepal

Solar Aid

Beautiful Nepal
Association
Earth Spark and
EnjiPwp

Solar Sister
UN High Commissioner
for Refugees (UNHCR)
Wildlife Conservation

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THE EDUCATION
FOR SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY
DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAM

Supporting
future academics
andpractitioners

For over a decade, our scholarship program has helped exceptional

students build the future they want by supporting their studies in the
field of sustainable energy development.

There is an increasing need to create a global network

S E LEC TE D C A N DI DATES FOR

of practitioners and researchers in sustainable energy

TH E 2013-2014 ES E D SC H OL A RS H I P

development that can reach out to academic institutions,

AWA R DS

industry, government and civil society in order to

Ms. IMAEKA UMANA from Nigeria will pursue a Master

encourage meaningful contributions to the body of

of Science in Electrical Engineering and Renewable

knowledge and research on sustainable development. In

Energy Systems at the University of Leeds, United

line with the United Nations Agenda 21, our Education

Kingdom.

for Sustainable Energy Development Scholarship Program

Mr. DONALD AZUTALAM from Nigeria will pursue a

(ESED) was established in 2001 to play a significant role

Masters of Science in Sustainable Energy Systems

in supporting a growing, internationally diverse pool of

Engineering at the University of Edinburgh, United

outstanding students who represent the much-needed

Kingdom.

sustainable energy development experts and practitioners

of tomorrow.
The ESED program supports scholars from
developing countries and economies in transition in

Mr. BEREKET HAILE from Eritrea will pursue a European

Master in Renewable Energy with the association
of European Renewable Energy Research Centres
(EUREC).

their pursuit of advanced studies related to sustainable

Mr. RAUL GUSTAVO LOPEZ GRANADOS from Honduras

energy development. Since the Programs inception, we

will pursue a Postgraduate Programme in Renewable

have awarded eight postdoctoral and 82 Masters level

scholarships to outstanding students from more than
30different countries.
A panel of distinguished professors and experts from

Energy at Oldenburg University, Germany.

Mr. PIYUSH SINGH from India will pursue a European
Wind Energy Masters at Delft University of Technology,
Netherlands.

universities in North America, Europe and Japan reviews

Mr. JOEY VELARDE from the Philippines will pursue

all applications. In addition to the Masters scholarship,

a European Wind Energy Masters with the association

the ESED program also supports a web-based network

of European Renewable Energy Research Centres

of alumni (ESED scholars) designed to encourage the

(EUREC).

sharing of information and knowledge among current and

past recipients.

Ms. ERIKA DURAN URZUA from Mexico will pursue

a Masters in Sustainable Energy Technologies at Delft
University of Technology, Netherlands.

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ES ED SELEC T E D R EC I P I E N TS ( 20 01 2014 )
By region of origin

By field of study

By host university country

Africa
29 (32%)

Development
3 (3%)

Australia
3 (4%)

Multi-country
5 (6%)

Environment
10 (11%)

Brazil
2 (2%)

Netherlands
19 (22%)

Law
2 (2%)

Canada
6 (7%)

Sweden
4 (4%)

Management
6 (7%)

Denmark
2 (2%)

Switzerland
1 (1%)

Public policy
3 (3%)

France
2 (2%)

Thailand
1 (1%)

Science
24 (27%)

Germany
9 (10%)

UK
22 (24%)

Technology
42 (47%)

Japan
1 (1%)

USA
13 (14%)

Asia
27 (30%)
China
9 (10%)
Eastern
Europe
1 (1%)
India
5 (6%)
Latin America
19 (21%)

IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Ms. Natalia Richter Rios

A 2010 ESED recipient, Ms. Natalia Richter Rios attended University of the Twente in The Netherlands where she completed
a Master of Science in Environmental and Energy Management in 2012. After completing her Master, she returned to
Bolivia, her country of origin, where she joined the Universidad Catlica Boliviana "San Pablo" in Cochabamba, teaching a course in Energy and Environment. Natalia returned to
TheNetherlands and in 2014 began a traineeship at Royal
DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition and materials. Supporting the companys journey in becoming an accelerator of sustainability, Natalias assignment
focuses in exploring possibilities of using renewable energy
within DSM. She also collaborated pro-bono with GSEP in our
solar lantern project in remote villages in Bolivia.

The ESED scholarship gave me the possibility to deepen my knowledge in the energy field and gain
valuable insights into the different problems and approaches of developed and developing countries
regarding energy and sustainability. I not only gained academic skills, but also shared experiences with
people from all over the world, broadening my vision of the field. Back home, I was privileged to share
my new knowledge with future Bolivian Environmental Engineers. I am also proud to have worked
with GSEP on its solar lamp project, contributing to improving the lives of at least 3,000 poor Bolivian
families. Now, I am happy to have joined one of the leading companies in the Dow Jones Sustainability
Index. Introducing the use of renewable energy into the activities of DSM gives me the opportunity to
contribute to a positive impact not only within the company but also with others that see DSM as an
example when it comes to sustainability.

Natalia Richter Rios

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1992-2014:
OURACTIVITIES
WORLDWIDE

AFRICA & MIDDLE EAST

ASIA

Country

Description

Country

Description

Western
andCentral Africa

Financing Sustainable Rural Electrification

Multi-country
forAsia

Improving environmental performance

and increasing plant efficiency

Multi-country
forAfrica

Improving environmental performance

and increasing plant efficiency

Bangladesh

Assistance to transmission
anddistribution companies

Multi-country,
based in
Cameroon
and Kenya

Rural electricity workshop

Bhutan

Management strengthening
Micro-hydro plant (CDM)

China

Egypt

Institutional strengthening of thepower

sector
Seminar on electricity interconnection
with UNDESA

Clean coal technology seminar

Demand-side management
Environmental assessment ofthermal
power station

India

Technical assistance for environmental

management

Indonesia

Renewable energy supply systems (AIJ)

Monitoring of renewable energysystems
Renewable energy and rural
electrification workshop

Multi-country,
based in Malaysia

Environmental impact assessment

workshop

Multi-country,
based in Egypt

Environmental impact assessment

workshop

Jordan

Demand-side management plan

Efficiency improvements in thermal
power plant (AIJ)
Environmental management programme

Multi-country,
based in Kenya

Regional Financing Electrification

Dialogues workshop

Maldives

Grid-connected photovoltaic (sun)

system project

Lebanon

Thermal power plant efficiency

Mongolia

Thermal power plant rehabilitation

Republic
of Congo

Multi-country, based in Ethiopia and

Republic of Congo, Seminar on Electricity
Interconnections

Nepal

South Africa

Demand-side management
Renewable mini-grid assessment

Improving rural education with

photovoltaic systems and distribution
ofsolar home systems
Wind energy workshop

Philippines

SouthernAfrica,
based in
Zimbabwe

Environmental management
Environmental strategy
Financing Electrification Dialogues
workshops

Mini-hydro plant to protect aWorld

Heritage Site

Tajikistan

Emergency assistance

Thailand

Strengthening environmental institutions

Strengthening environmental agencies

Multi-country,
based in Thailand

Environmental impact assessment

workshop
Rural electricity workshop
Regional Financing Electrification
Dialogues workshop

Multi-country,
based in Syria

Environmental impact assessment

workshop

Tunisia

Wind power to purify water supplies

(ongoing)

Multi-country,
based in Tunisia

Environmental impact assessment

workshop

West Africa

Solar energy supply systems

inthe W Park

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EASTERN EUROPE

OCEANIA

Country

Description

Country

Description

Pacific Islands
countries, based
in Fiji, Guam,
Marshall Islands,
Palau

Development of sustainable energy sites

with PPA
Photovoltaic (solar) systems workshops
with PPA
Demand-side management workshops
with PPA
Grid-connected solar power installations
workshop with PPA
Energy Efficiency Improvement
workshops with PPA
Tariff Structure workshop with PPA

Tuvalu

Grid-connected solar power installations

Bulgaria

Energy efficiency in public buildings

Georgia

Inspection of the Inguri Dam

Seminar on regulation, institutional
relations and tariffs

Multi-country,
based in
Switzerland
for Eastern
Europe

Regional Financing Electrification

Dialogues workshop

Multi-country,
based in Russia

Regional workshop on Best Practices

forLarge Hydropower Development

LATIN AMERICA
Country

Description

Argentina

Micro hydroelectric facility and a winddiesel plant for isolated communities

inPatagonia desert.

Brazil

Regional Workshop on Best Practices

forLarge Hydropower Development

Chile

Assessment of Chilo wind energy

andelectrification project

Multi-country,
based inChile

Regional Financing Electrification

Dialogues workshopinitial and followup sessions

Ecuador

Workshop on the Clean Development

Mechanism
Substitution of diesel by wind power
inthe Galapagos
Solar PV generation and rationaluse
ofenergy
Micro-Solar Distance
LearningProgramme

Mexico

Environmental assessment
oftransmission line projects

Multi-country,
based in Mexico

Environmental impact assessment

workshop

Multi-country,
based in Paraguay

Environmental impact assessment

workshop

Uruguay

Biogas micro-generation system

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Transfer of knowledge and expertise

HUMAN CAPACIT Y
BUILDINGINITIATIVES
KEY OBJEC TIVES:

In line with our core mission to promote sustainable energy

development (SED) worldwide and share our members
expertise with counterparts in developing countries, we have
implemented close to 60 human capacity-building (HCB)
initiatives in key SEDfields.

LO C AT IO NS:

Zimbabwe, Nepal,
SouthAfrica, and Fiji

SOUTHERN AFRICAN FINANCING

SUSTAINABLE ELECTRIFICATION
DIALOGUES

in Johannesburg, South Africa on April15-16, 2014.

Together with the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP),

country plan status. By identifying gaps and difficulties in

the Global Sustainable Electricity Partnership hosted a

achieving their development and the main stakeholders

high-level dialogue aimed at the transfer of expertise

required for the construction of key projects, the workshop

for the financing of sustainable electrification projects in

has helped enable a successful implementation of the

Southern African countries in Harare, Zimbabwe, from

electrification country plans. 40 representatives from the

July8 to 10, 2013.

12 member countries of SAPP attended this follow up.

Its objective was to implement the recommendations

provided during the first workshop and review the national

The goal of the workshop, which was led by our

perspectives on financing national electrification programs,

WIND ENERGY PLANNING

ANDPROJECT DEVELOPMENT
WORKSHOP IN NEPAL

new approaches to increasing the speed and penetration

With the objective of directly supporting Nepals efforts

of energy access in Southern Africa, and to integrate

to develop its wind energy potential, we organized a

the recommendations, commitments and actions plans

workshop in collaboration with the Nepalese governments

from participants into the UN SE4ALL Electrification

Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC) and

roadmap initiative. Recommendations from workshop

MIT Solutions (P). Led by GSEP member State Grid

participants were compiled by SAPP for discussion at its

Corporation of China (SGCC) and its China Electric Power

September2013 meeting.

Research Institute (CEPRI), the workshop focused on the

members Eskom and American Electric Power, was to

collaboratively investigate, through discussions and shared

The workshop was attended by 50 representatives

planning and development of wind energy projects and

from 13 countries from the region, including SAPP

was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, from September1 to 6,

Management Committee Members, SAPP Electrification

2013.

Working Group Members, and representatives from

Nepal is in the early stage of establishing policy

the countries electrification agencies/authorities, from

frameworks for the promotion and development of wind

national Regulators, and from GSEP members.

energy. As part of the governments target of increasing

A follow-up workshop was organized with SAPP

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the share of renewable energies in the energy supply to

Participants at the Wind Energy Planning and Project Development

workshop in Nepal, September 1-6, 2013

10% in the next 20 years, AEPC is planning to upscale the

sustainable development and promote energy savings

implementation of wind turbine installation in the country.

and the use of renewable energy on the islands. The first

This workshop contributed to enhancing the countrys

workshop was held in the Republic of Fiji, from May12

capacity to plan, develop and implement wind energy

to 16, 2014 and was attended by 17 representatives

sector projects, helping different stakeholders improve

from the Southern Pacific member utilities. A second

their understanding of Nepals wind energy potential.

workshop will be organized in Guam in August 18-22,

The workshop was attended by 33 participants from

different regions of Nepal, and featured the participation

2014 for representatives from the Northern Pacific utilities

of thePPA.

of representatives from the Asian Development Bank and

These workshops are part of a series of technical

the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment of

courses developed in partnership with the PPA since 2005,

Nepal. The workshop was proposed by Mr. Suraj Baral,

targeting engineers and managers from the PPA member

recipient of the GSEPs ESED scholarship in 2006. Mr. Baral

utilities. Well received in the region, these workshops are

is the founder and Managing Director of the development

helping develop local capacity and knowledge in aspects

and management consulting firm, MIT Solutions (P) Ltd.,

of energy project development and implementation.

in Nepal which provides out-of-the-box solutions that are

reliable and efficient for realizing sustainable growth and
development in the country.

TARIFF STRUCTURE WORKSHOPS

INTHE PACIFIC ISLANDS

"We are happy to be able to build on the first

Following the successful implementation of a series of

and actions for the successful implementation of

workshops on Energy Efficiency Improvement in the

theelectrification country plans discussed during

region, we developed a new series jointly with the Pacific

thisfollow-up workshop will serve as input to our

Power Association (PPA) focused on tariff structure.

nextManagement Committee in August 2014."

workshop held jointly with GSEP. The challenges

Led by our member Kansai, this new series aimed at

supporting the Pacific Island countries in the development

Dr. Lawrence Musaba, Southern African Power Pool

of tariff structure designs that would be useful for their

(SAPP) Coordination Centre Manager

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Hybrid wind-diesel and micro-hydro power

T ECHNOLOGY:

ARGENTINA PATAGONIA
WIND-DIESEL HYBRID AND
MICRO-HYDRO PROJECTS
KEY OBJEC TIVES:

Reduce CO2 emissions by reducing diesel use and

inefficiencies
Provide power 24 hours, 7 days a week to end-use customers
Promote local renewable energy sources for remote
communities

LE AD COMPA N Y:

LO C AT IO N:

Duke Energy

Neuqun Province,
Argentina

Located in the Province of Neuqun, in the

northern region of Patagonia, Argentina, these
projects are providing sustainable sources of renewable energy to Cochico and Chorriaca, two
remote communities in the area. Both isolated
from the national grid, they relied until recently
on diesel units that operated on a discontinuous
basis for their electricity.

CHORRIACA WIND-DIESEL
HYBRIDPROJECT
Construction of the Chorriaca hybrid wind-diesel system
was finished in December2013, and the system entered
into commercial operation in 2014. The three 25 kW wind
turbines and a 120 kW diesel generator, complete with
a hybrid generation control system, provides a constant
source of cleaner electricity for residents of Chorriaca.
The inauguration of the project was held on
December17, 2013 and was attended by the Neuqun
Governor Mr. Jorge Sapag, the Project team, GSEP
representatives, Duke Energy Argentinas President
Ms. Mariana Schoua, EPEN representatives, the local
Development Commission authorities and members of

COCHICO MICRO-HYDRO
PROJECT

the community. The event included the live start-up of two

The Cochico micro hydropower plant entered into

plate on top of the hill with the wind parks new official

commercial operation in February2014 to the joy of

name, the Gustavo Vannucci Wind Park. A brief technical

residents of the Cochico village that had depended on an

explanation of the hybrid system and a site tour followed

unreliable diesel generator for sporadic use of electricity

the official ceremony.

of the three wind turbines and placing of the memorial

in their homes. Before 2010, electricity for residential

the natural resource benefit unique to the Coyuco valley

MONITORING
OF BOTH PROJECTS

where Cochico is located, this 65 kW run-off-river micro-

As per the agreements signed by GSEP and the Ente

hydropower plant built on the Alhueco Creek provides

Provincial de Energia del Neuqun (EPEN), the local utility

Cochico residents with access to a sustainable electric

and distribution company and our local partner, EPEN

service 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

will be responsible for the operation and maintenance

usage was inexistent. Designed to take advantage of

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GSEPs Gustavo Vannucci Wind Park in Chorriaca, Argentina

GSEPs Mini Hydropower Plant in Cochico, Argentina

of both systems for the next 2 years. GSEPwill monitor

place a significant portion (average of 152000liters/year)

and supervise the projects, and support EPEN to ensure

of the diesel currently used or projected to be used for a

that once the assets are transferred, the necessary skills

24/7 electricity service, thereby reducing CO2 emissions

and know-how are in place to ensure the sustainability

and leading to fossil fuel savings.

of the projects in each community for the long term.

Furthermore, these projects will provide a pilot experience for the development of renewable energy in isolated

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
FOOTPRINT

communities on the basis of selected locally available

The strong support provided by the EPEN, the Provincial

is high. In keeping with national and provincial interests

Government of Neuqun, and the local communities was

to develop renewable generation in general, and wind

invaluable for the development of the projects.

energy in particular, EPEN is looking at repeating this ex-

Better access to a reliable source of cleaner energy

is empowering the local communities of Cochico and

technology. The replicability potential of these projects

perience in a number of similar towns within the province

of Neuqun still isolated from the main grid.

Chorriaca to improve their lives. During the community

outreach activities, the local leaders pointed out that they
were considering developing their business activities by
introducing refrigeration facilities for meat conservation
and cheese fabrication with the new electricity. This electri-

Not having electricity [was] a problem for those ofus

city supply will generate plenty of opportunities that these

who live in Cochico; however, it [is] solved [now].

communities recently lacked, making it central to their

Iwasnt confident that this could happen; we waited

economic and sustainable development and substantially

for such a long time! I consider that having electricity

improving their quality of life. In Cochico, the electricity

is a very important progress, it is very good. It means

provided by the hydropower plant will be used to install

development for the population I think the future

a hydro pump for irrigation, as well as a water treatment

isgoing to be much better.

plant for the community.

Not only will these projects contribute to the communities social and economic development, they will also dis-

Abelardo, Former President

of the Cochico Development Commission

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Photovoltaic (solar) power

T ECHNOLOGY:

DHIFFUSHI SOLAR
ICEPROJECT
KEY OBJEC TIVES:

Promote the use of local renewable energy sources

Reduce CO2 emissions by reducing fossil fuel consumption
India

Sri Lanka

LE AD COMPA N Y:

LO C AT IO N:

Kansai Electric Power Company, Inc.

Kaafu Dhiffushi Island,

Republic of Maldives

Like many Small Island Developing States (SIDS),

the Maldives is reliant on imported fuel for its
diesel power generation system. Widely fluctuating oil prices, combined with growing concerns
about global warming, can have a huge impact
on the livelihood of the approximately 330,000
residents in the Maldives where 80% of the total
land mass is only a meter above sea level.

CONCEPT
The Dhiffushi Solar Ice Project features the installation
of a 40 kW grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system on
the local island of Kaafu Dhiffushi. The PV system will
account for approximately 10% of annual consumption,
and under the best conditions, will supply around 50% of
the demand of the more than 1,000 households in the
whole island of Dhiffushi.
A unique feature of this project is the installation of an
ice-making machine coupled with the PV system. Instead
of using a conventional battery system, this ice machine
will serve to store excess solar energy, effectively working
as a supply-demand controller. When there is more

The United Nations declared 2014 as the Inter-

solar energy being supplied by the system than being

demanded, the machine will use this excess energy to

national Year of SIDS to draw attention to these

make ice. This efficient use of the solar energy will help

particular issues faced by SIDS such as the Mal-

economic activity in Dhiffushi.

dives and to promote actions aimed at achieving

their sustainable development. With this project,

the islands residents preserve their fish for sale, the main

IMPLEMENTATION
Following the signature of an amended memorandum

we hope to help raise the profile of how part-

of understanding between the newly formed Ministry

nerships with SIDS can lead to concrete sustain-

Limited (STELCO), the GSEP and the Asian Development

able energy projects that can improve the lives

of SIDS residents in the short and the long term.

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of Energy and Environment, the State Electric Company

Bank, the disbursement of external funds from the
Japanese government was approved. A signing ceremony
was held on March17, 2014.

Signing ceremony on March 17, 2014 for the disbursement of funds

Panoramic view of the project site

from the Japanese government to the Dhiffushi Solar Ice Project

Construction contract arrangements and other

administrative procedures have been initiated.
Procurement and manufacturing of all equipment will
follow shortly, with a view of beginning construction
toward the second half of 2014.

SUSTAINABILITY FOOTPRINT
ANDCAPACITY-BUILDING
ACTIVITIES
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), under its Asia
Solar Energy Initiative (ASEI), plans to generate around
3,000megawatts of solar power in the region. This project
will serve as a pilot for the replication of similar projects
across other islands in the Maldives under the ASEI.
To facilitate deployment of its replication and to
encourage the development of local capacity and knowhow, we, along with ADB, will carry out a full training
program on PV system design, construction, operation
and maintenance for Maldivian engineers. The first
workshop was completed in April2012, with a second
final workshop scheduled for the second half of 2014.

THE DHIFFUSHI SOLAR ICE

PROJECT WILL:
Send a symbolic message about the
importance of global and concerted action
to promote sustainable energy development
worldwide and fight climate change;
Provide momentum in the Maldives for a shift
from full reliance on diesel generation to a
hybrid system with renewable energy;
Promote the use of local renewable energy
sources and reduce CO2 emissions by
reducing fossil fuel consumption;
Transfer technological know-how about the
operation, installation and monitoring of a
complex grid-connected PV system that will
benefit the main economic activity of Kaafu
Dhiffushi Island.

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KEY OBJEC TIVES:

Biogas

T ECHNOLOGY:

URUGUAY BIOGAS
MICROGENERATION SYSTEM
PROJECT
Reduce the environmental impact of animal waste management
on water resources
Use of thermal and electric energy from biogas produced by
animal waste biological digestion in bio-digesters
Use the project as a pilot for replication in other areas with
similar socioeconomic contexts, increasing local incentives to
userenewable energies for the same purposes
Demonstrate significant greenhouse gas emission reduction
through use of local renewable energy
LE AD COMPA N Y:

LO C AT IO N:

Eletrobras

Colonia Delta, SanJos,

Uruguay

The Colonia Delta community, located in the

west of the Department of San Jos, Uruguay,
has been chosen for the installation of a biogas micro-generation system. Manure from its
main cattle raising and dairy industry will be
used to produce heat and electricity through
this system.

IMPLEMENTATION
We will work together with the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and local actors in Uruguay such
as UTE (the public utility), the National Energy Department (DNE) and the Government of the Department
of San Jos in developing the project. The feasibility
studies were completed in 2013, and in December
of the same year, a ground mission was organized to
establish the projects management structure and the
implementation team. On this occasion, a team composed of Eletrobras, CIBiogs and GSEP experts pub-

CONCEPT

licly presented the detailed project to the local farming

This project will serve as the model for replication in

community and local authorities of the Colonia Delta

subsequent phases that, once completed, will produce

community in San Jos de Mayo, Uruguay, as part of

a total of 249 kW of electricity in San Jos. With this

their public consultation program. The GSEP team is

system, the beneficiaries, mainly small dairy farmers, will

currently finalizing its implementation strategy, with a

be able to self-supply in a sustainable way, as well as

view to starting site mobilization for construction/erec-

potentially sell the surplus energy to the local distribu-

tion services in May2014.

tion network. Residents of Colonia Delta will use this

energy for electricity and heating for their households
and businesses.
Quality of life will be further improved through a

SUSTAINABILITY FOOTPRINT
AND CAPACITY-BUILDING
ACTIVITIES

reduction of the environmental impact of dairy and

This project will be a model for replication in other regions

cattle-raising activities by decreasing greenhouse gas

and countries with similar social and economic contexts.

emissions by around 5,302 tons of CO2 per year, while

The building of local capacity will ensure that the project

simultaneously improving the condition of surface and

is maintained in optimal condition in the short, medium

groundwater resources.

and long term, as well as assisting its replication.

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GSEP team with Eletrobras and CIBiogas experts presenting the project

Training in Foz do Iguau for future operators of the projects

to local residents

biogassystem

Under the leadership of member company

Eletrobras and its subsidiary Itaipu Binacional (through
the International Center for Renewable EnergyBiogas
CIBiogsER), GSEP began the official training of the
future operators and managers of its Biogas Micro-

THE URUGUAY BIOGAS

MICRO-GENERATION SYSTEM WILL:
Reduce the environmental impact of waste

Generation Systems Project in San Jos, Uruguay in

management on water resources and improve

February2014.

environmental quality for human habitation;

The technical training took place in Foz do Iguau,

Paran state, Brazil, and consisted of both theoretical
and practical hands-on training components. Held
from February17 to 21, the objective of this capacitybuilding session was to train participants in the

Improve awareness of environmental issues

for all involved stakeholders (government,
public and private partners);
Provide a higher supply of sustainable thermal

construction (procurement) and monitoring of the future

and electric energy to the beneficiaries, giving

Agroenergy Park that will be built for GSEPs Biogas

them the capacity to self supply and potential

Micro-Generation Systems Project in San Jos de Mayo,

to increase incomes by selling excess of

Uruguay. The theoretical component of the training

electric energy back to the grid;

covered all the details, from explaining the process by

which biogas turns into thermal and electric energy, to
project management, construction, biogas transport and
storage, biogas energy applications to project analysis.
The practical component featured visits to four farms
with installed biogas systems in order to follow their
operation. A total of 4 trainees from the community of
San Jos de Mayo attended the workshop.

Create local capacity in the development,

operation, and maintenance of a biogas
chain;
Use the project as a pilot for replication
in other areas with similar socioeconomic
contexts;
Demonstrate significant greenhouse
gasemission reduction through use of local
renewable energy.

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INTERNATIONAL
RECOGNITION

Receiving UNESCO Recognition

for GSEPs Mini-Hydro Project in the Philippines
Our Ifugao-Ambangal Mini-Hydro Project in the Philippines was recently selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in their first world catalogue of good practices in energy sustainability. GSEPs Ifugao-Ambangal
Mini-Hydro Project, completed in 2010 by our member company TEPCO, involved the installation of a 200 kW run-of-river
hydropower plant on the Ambangal river in order to increase the supply of clean, renewable electricity to the municipality of Kiangan.
Central to this project was the establishment of the Rice Terrace Conservation Fund that helps finance local terrace conservation
activities through the plants power sales. The Ifugao rice terraces, ancient sprawling man-made structures from 2000 years ago,
are registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and at the time of the projects inception, were listed as endangered. The work
of the Fund helped in having the rice terraces removed from the endangered list in 2012.
The Ifugao-Ambangal hydropower facility benefits the residents in several ways. In the short term, 180 local jobs were created,
raising the level of income in the community, with 6 permanent jobs for the operations of the plant. The plant generates on average
1,200 MWh per year of reliable and clean electricity, meeting between 15 and 18% of the provinces needs. The projects power
sales to the local electricity distribution cooperative, IFELCO, secure around US$70,000 annually for the conservation fund. Since its
inauguration, 11 rice terrace conservation projects have been implemented. We are proud to say that the project is being replicated
in Asipulo, Ifugao by the Japanese International Cooperation Agency on the Likud river.

Thanks to the efforts made by UNESCO and initiatives like the

GSEPsIfugao-Ambangal Mini-hydro project, the Ifugao Rice Terraces
of the Cordilleras were removed from the list of World Heritage
in Danger in June2012. The project is a perfect example of true
sustainable energy development, providing much-needed clean,
renewable electricity to the region, improving quality of life for people
working inthe rice terraces, and contributing to the conservation of
aworldrenowned cultural heritage.
UNESCOs RENFORUS Good Practices report, 2013

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