Regional REEEP Secretariat for Southern Africa

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Regional REEEP Secretariat for Southern Africa

• Glynn Morris AGAMA Energy
• Programme Board Meeting
• 14/15th October 2004
• Wilton Park, Sussex

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Activities to date

• Establishment of secretariat infrastructure
• 2nd meeting of Energy Financiers Network
• Regional REEEP seminar, 4th August 2004, DBSA
• Submission of SERN proposal for Southern Africa
  (now approved)
• Bilateral meetings with DME, UNDP/GEF, SESSA,
  BHC, SADC Energy Secretariat, German Chamber of
  Commerce in SA, RERA, BOTEC, Energy Affairs
  Division - Botswana
• Presentation at Utility Regulation Course,
  Graduate School of Business, University of Cape
  Town
• Presentation on InWent RE Workshop, Cape Town

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Current REEEP projects in Southern Africa

• RE and EE Financiers Network
• Sustainable Energy Regulation Network (SERN)
• Tradable Renewable Energy Certificates in
  Developing Countries
• Removal of barriers to regeneration of Small
  Scale Hydro Plant.
• BE5 Black Economic Empowerment Energy
  Efficiency Enterprises
• Development planning assistance for RE visitors
  centre at Darling, Western Cape

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Conclusions

• Establishment of a steering committee for REEEP
  in Southern Africa is important
• Regional coverage is important but very slow,
  difficult and costly
• Local authorities offer a good context for REEEP
  activities
• There is cautious optimism regarding REEEP very
  low levels of institutional capacity lead to
  skepticism of anything that places demands on
  stakeholders
• Clarity of implications / expectations of
  partnering needs to be provided
• Experience of piggy-backing on other events has
  not been effective