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South African PACE Centre CDM for Small-Scale Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency. Workshop for P romoting A ccess to C arbon E quity May 2005. South African PACE Centre CDM for Small-Scale Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency. Objectives of Workshop. Awareness of PACE Focus
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South African PACE Centre CDM for Small-Scale Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Workshop for Promoting Access to Carbon Equity May 2005
South African PACE Centre CDM for Small-Scale Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Objectives of Workshop • Awareness of PACE • Focus • Positioning • Stakeholder benefit
South African PACE Centre CDM for Small-Scale Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency PACE OVERVIEW Dean Cooper, Managing Director, Parallax
South African PACE Centre CDM for Small-Scale Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Framework for PACE • PACE - Promoting Access to Carbon Equity • Timing - Kyoto enters into force, UK influence • Scope - international network, UKFCO support • Duration - pilot project in first year • Focus - “small scale” projects
South African PACE Centre CDM for Small-Scale Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Key Features of PACE • Neutral & independent – public benefit • Not CDM specialists or carbon traders • Conduit for SA services • Key contact & information point for small scale • Linking local and international
South African PACE Identify Champion Small-scale RE & EE projects Enable Completion Commencement Co-ordinate PDD Financiers Brokers Exec Board Trading Baseline CDM Specialists Advise Issuance of CERs EIA CDM Project Cycle Plan & Review Lobby DOE Project Participants CDM Specialists DNA DOE Exec Board Certification Authorisation Inform Verification Validation Registration Monitoring START UP Role of the PACE Centre
South African PACE Centre CDM for Small-Scale Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Objectives of PACE • Raise awareness amongst stakeholders • Lobby for enabling environment • Identify & overcome key barriers • Find appropriate support mechanisms • Link to Local Economic Development • Adapt to meet stakeholder needs
South African PACE Centre CDM for Small-Scale Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Partners for PACE • Public sector - local & national Government • - utilities • - regulators • Private sector - project implementers • - project developers • Civil society - NGOs • - community organisations • International - northern investors • - south-south co-operation
South African PACE Centre CDM for Small-Scale Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Scope of PACE Operations • Need to focus but adapt to opportunities • Geographic focus – KZN, Gauteng, W Cape • Technology focus – SWH, bio-fuels, cookstoves, • household energy efficiency • Stakeholder focus – entrepreneurs, developers, • investors, DNA, DME, local Govt
Enabling Environment Potential CDM Implementers Identify potential implementers Facilitate process & link to developers & investors Promote CDM & raise awareness Provide Information PACE Centre Identify investor needs Create new CDM business for developers Find mechanisms to package projects to attract investment Understand existing capacity CDM Developers CDM Investors PROMOTING ACCESS TO CARBON EQUITY The South African PACE Centre Matching Implementers with Developers and Investors