Arab Region Progress in Sustainable Energy Challenges and Opportunities
Overview of portfolio
1. Overview of portfolio and promising
CDM projects in the 9 RECREEE
member states
- Which projects could be registered before
2012?
Rafik Missaoui, Alcor
17.11.2011
Workshop “Existing CDM Potential and Perspectives for
Carbon Finance in
RCREEE Member States beyond 2012”,
Cairo, Egypt, 17. November 2011
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4. Project selection process
CDM Project Project holder, mitigation
capacities, political willingness, barriers, etc.
Pipelines analysis potential, progress, stage
CDM Environment analysis
Legal an institutional framework, DNA
CDM Project Idea, Approved PIN,
categorization PDD achievement,
Validation, Registration
CDM Project
Prioritization criteria
prioritization
CDM project identification Selection
for support Criteria
Support needs Support to speed
assessment up registration
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5. Project selection process
Prioritization criteria :
Project maturity (CDM status)
Quality of the project implementer
Scale of the project
Mitigation potential
Additionality
Selection criteria :
Registration risk before the end 2012
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6. Case of Jordan
Carbon neutrality for Costa Rica
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7. CDM project pipeline analysis
N° Project Project Status Expected emission
reduction (1000
tCO2e /year)
1 Fuel Switching Project of the Registered on 30 Sep 397
Aqaba Thermal Power Station 2008. CERs issued.
(ATPS)
2 Reduction of Methane Emissions Registered on 11 Dec 37
from Ruseifeh Landfill 2009
3 Amman Ghabawi Landfill Gas to Submitted for registration 167
Energy Project (TUV Sud)
4 Samra 300 MW combined cycle Submitted for registration 163
project (DNV)
5 Amman East 386.96 MW Under validation (SGS 123
Combined Cycle Power Plant UK)
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8. CDM project pipeline analysis
N° Project Project Status Expected emission
reduction (1000
tCO2e /year)
6 Rashadieh cement factory, clinker use PIN approved 123
optimization by maximizing additives
use
7 Wind farm of Fujeij and Wadi Araba (60 PIN approved 139
MW)
8 Al kaider landfill, gas collection for PIN not developed 140
power generation. yet
9 Al-samra wastewater treatment plant, PIN not developed 470
gas collection for power generation der yet
landfill, gas collection for power
generation.
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9. CDM project pipeline analysis (PoA)
N° Project Project Status Expected emission
reduction (1000
tCO2e /year)
10 Demand-Side Energy Efficiency PIN approved 64
Program of Activities for Water
Pumping Stations in Jordan
11 CDM city-wide Program of - Agreement signed 560
with the Carbon
Activities of the Greater Amman
Partnership Facility in
Municipality: Energy,
May 2010
transportation, waste and urban - Methodology under
forestry. development by the
WB
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10. CDM project prioritization
N° Project Project Quality of Project Mitigation Additio
Maturity the scale potential -nallity
implementer
1 Amman Ghabawi Landfill Gas to +++ +++ Large High +++
Energy Project
2 Samra 300 MW combined cycle +++ +++ Large High +++
project
3 Amman East 386.96 MW +++ +++ Large High +
Combined Cycle Power Plant
4 Rashadieh cement factory, + + Large +
clinker use optimization
5 Wind farm of Fujeij and Wadi ++ ++ Large High ++
Araba (60 MW)
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11. CDM project prioritization
N° Project Project Quality of the Project Mitigation Additio
Maturity implementer scale potential -nallity
6 Al kaider landfill, gas collection + ++ Large High ++
for power generation.
7 Al-samra wastewater treatment + + Large High ++
8 Energy Efficiency PoA for Water ++ +++ Large Medium +
Pumping Stations in Jordan
9 CDM city-wide PoA of the ++ Large High +
Greater Amman Municipality:
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12. CDM project selection
N° Project Probability to be Kind of required
registered before support
2012
1 Amman Ghabawi Landfill Gas to Energy +++ No need for support, will
be registered soon
Project
2 Samra 300 MW combined cycle project +++ No need for support, will
be registered soon
3 Amman East 386.96 MW Combined ++ To be supported for
additionallity
Cycle Power Plant demonstration
4 Rashadieh cement factory, clinker use + No chance to be
registered before 2012
optimization
5 Wind farm of Fujeij and Wadi Araba ++ To be supported for
PDD elaboration and
validation
6 Al kaider landfill, gas collection for ++ To be supported for
PDD elaboration and
power generation. validation
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13. CDM PoA selection
N° Project Probability to be Kind of required
registered before support
2012
7 Al-samra wastewater treatment plant, + Can be developed as
NAMA within the
entire waste water
sector
8 Energy Efficiency PoA for Water + Can be developed as
Pumping Stations in Jordan NAMA
9 CDM city-wide PoA of the Greater + Can be developed as
NAMA
Amman Municipality: Energy,
transportation, waste and urban forestry.
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14. Support needs
N° Project Emission reduction Kind of required support Total Cost (€)
(k tCO2e /y)
1 Amman East 167 Hire a senior CDM expert to 10,000
assist NEPCO for
386.96 MW additionally demonstration of
Combined Cycle the project, urgently.
Power Plant
2 Wind farm of Fujeij 139 - Hire a consultant for the 100,000
and Wadi Araba (60 PDD elaboration
MW) - Recruit an DOE for the
validation
- Assistance for the
registration process
3 Al kaider landfill, 140 - Hire a consultant for the 100,000
PDD elaboration
gas collection for
- Recruit an DOE for the
power generation. validation
- Assistance for the
registration process
Total 446 210,000
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15. Many Thanks for
Your Attention!
Rafik Missaoui, Alcor
r.missaoui@alcor.com.tn
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16. Lebanon
Carbon neutrality for Costa Rica
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18. Lebanon : Priority projects
N° Project Emission reduction Kind of required support Total Cost
(k tCO2e /y) (€)
1 60 MW Wind 102 - Hire a senior CDM expert to assist
Power Park in Aley Electrical Utility of Aley (EUA) in PDD 60,000
region preparation
- Assist in identifying CERs buyer, and
supporting negotiations, including the
validation-registration package
2 Rehabilitation of 33 - Hire a senior CDM expert to assist
Hydro-Power project proponents (EDL, and the 70,000
facilities of
public company in charge of
Qadicha, Safa and
other hydro sites Qadicha), to define the project and
prepare CDM procedures
- Hire a consultant for the PDD
elaboration
- Assist in identifying CERs buyer, and
supporting negotiations, including the
validation-registration package
3 Fuel switching to 55 - Hire a senior CDM expert to assist
RDF in SEBLIN SEBLIN in PDD preparation 70,000
Cement Plant - Assist in identifying CERs buyer, and
supporting negotiations, including the
validation-registration package
4 Waste to Energy 15 - Hire a senior CDM expert to assist
generation at SICOMO in PDD preparation 45,000
SICOMO paper - Assist in identifying CERs buyer, and
plan supporting negotiations, including the
validation-registration package
Total 205 245,000
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19. Syria
Carbon neutrality for Costa Rica
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21. Syria : Priority projects
Annual
Project title Project Developer Status Emission
Reductions
National Energy Research -
Qatineh 50 MW wind energy project Project idea
Centre
Portland Pozzolana “Blended Cement” at Lafarge
Lafarge Cement Syria Validation 410,446 CER
Cement Syria
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22. Yemen
Carbon neutrality for Costa Rica
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24. Yemen : Priority projects
Annual
Project title Emissions
Project Developer Status
Reductions
(TCO2e)
Ministry of Electricity
Mocha 60 MW Wind Park Project Project idea -
and Energy (MEE)
Recovery & utilization of associated gas from Total Exploration & Validation 410,446
basement wells in the Kharir Field (Block Production Yemen CER
10),Yemen (TEPY)
Yemen Electricity Distribution Loss Public Electricity Validation 7,794 CER
Reduction Programme (PoA) Corporation
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25. The status for CDM in Egypt
Carbon neutrality for Costa Rica
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27. Egypt : Priority projects
Annual
Project title Emissions
Project Developer Status
Reductions
(ktCO2e)
Naga Hammadi Barrage Small Hydropower Project Hydro-Power In validation 250
Plants Executive
Authority
(HPPEA)
Abu Zabal Landfill Gas Recovery and Governorate of Al In validation 95
Flaring/Destruction Project Qalubia
Waste Heat Recovery projects for gas turbine Egyptian LNG In validation 65
generators
Shifting from Traditional Open-Pit Method to Egyptian PIN developed 400
Mechanize. Charcoal production program in Egypt Environmental
(PoA) Affairs Agency
(EEAA)
Scrapping and Replacement program of Two -stroke Egyptian PIN developed 14
Motor cycle in Egypt (PoA) Environmental
Affairs Agency
(EEAA)
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28. The status for CDM in Libya
Carbon neutrality for Costa Rica
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29. The identified CDM project portfolio contains 2 projects as following:
Libya : Project assessment table
The CDM portfolio contains only two projects : 1 at the
validation stage and the other at the PIN phase.
Considering the current political situation in Libya, the
chance that some project will be registered before 2012
is slight.
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30. The status for CDM in Tunisia
Carbon neutrality for Costa Rica
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31. Tunisia : Project assessment table (1/3)
Project Probability to Project Project Scale of Mitigation Additionality
be registered maturity implementer the project potential criteria
before 2013
+++ : high +++ : high +++: Potential +: large +++ : high +++: easily
probability maturity project - : small potential demonstrable
implementer
Partial substitution of fossil fuels with biomass at "Les Ciments Artificiels +++ +++ + + ++ ++
Tunisiens" cement plant, Tunis.
Tunis light rail transit project ++ ++ + + ++ ++
Programme of distribution of 10 million Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) + - ++ + ++ +
in Tunisia (PoA)
Installation of wind turbines for power production at SCG (Gabès Cement + + + - + +
Company)
Installation of wind turbines for power production at the Cement plant of Oum + + + - + +
Kélil (CIOK)
Integrated fuel switching Project at Industrial Facilities in Gafsa region + ++ + - + +
Solar phosphate drying project - - + - + +
Biomass Power Generation Project ++ ++ ++ + ++ +
120 MW wind farm project in Bizerte - + ++ + ++ +
Installation of a cogeneration system at a pasta making plant - - + - + -
Energy efficiency improvement by Installation of voltage switch -regulators - - ++ - + +
over the existing street lighting network in Tunisia
Substitution of petroleum products by natural gas in the industrial area of - - ++ - + +
Jammel-Zeramdine
Substitution of petroleum products by natural gas in the industrial area of - - ++ - + +
Menzel Hayett
Flare gas recovery project at Maamoura oilfield site - - - + ++ +
Flare gas recovery project at Djebel Grouz oilfield site - - - + ++ +
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32. Tunisia : Project assessment table (2/3)
Project Probability to Project Project Scale of Mitigation Additionality
be registered maturity implementer the project potential criteria
before 2013
+++ : high +++ : high +++: Potential +: large +++ : high +++: easily
probability maturity project - : small potential demonstrable
implementer
Installation of a cogeneration system at a paper industry - - - - + -
Installation of cogeneration systems at 5 enterprises of Poulina Group (SNA, - - + - + +
Al Mazra, TEC T'PAP, STIBOIS, GIPA)
Installation of cogeneration systems at 5 enterprises of Poulina Group - - + - + +
(Ceramique Sfax, Complexe Sidi Saleh, MDF, STIBOIS -Bir Kasaa, Couvoirs
Cédria)
Installation of wind turbines for power production at Cimenterie de Jebel - - - - + +
OuEst (CJO)
Vegetable Oil Recovery and biodiesel production project - - - - + +
Catalytic N2O destruction project in the nitric acid plant of the Tunisian - - + + +++ +
Chemical Group at Gabes
Distribution of 4 million CFLs to STEG consumers with 1 to 2 kVA capacity + + ++ + ++ +
Installation of a trigeneration system at Enfidha airport - - + - - +
Distribution of 1 million CFLs to STEG consumers which capacity is less - - ++ - + +
than 1 kVA
Four WWTPs upgrade from anaerobic to aerobic activated sludge treatment - - + - + +
system
Sludge anaerobic treatment and biogas use for cogeneration in 23 WWTPs - - + + ++ +
Grand Tunis residual sludge landfilling - - + - + +
Implementation of 10 Mono-Landfills in the domestic towns - - + - + +
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33. Tunisia : Project assessment table (3/3)
Project Probability to Project Project Scale of Mitigation Additionality
be registered maturity implementer the project potential criteria
before 2013
+++ : high +++ : high +++: Potential +: large +++ : high +++: easily
probability maturity project - : small potential demonstrable
implementer
Replacement of surface aeration systems by fine bubbles systems in 18 - - + + +++ +
Waste water treatment stations
Plantation of an irrigated perimeter of Jatropha curcas (15000 Ha) - - - + +++ +
Afforestration of Stone Pine and Eucalyptus over an area of 15 440 ha - - - + +++ +
Tunisian cogeneration development programme (PoA) + + ++ Unknown + +
Development of roof thermal insulation (Promo -Isol) (PoA) - - ++ - + -
Voluntary Dissemination of CFLs in Residential Sector in Tunisia - - Unknown Unknown Unknown +
Organic wastes Recovery and Biogas Generation in the Wholesale Market of - - Unknown Unknown Unknown +
Bir Kassaa - Tunisia
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34. Tunisia : Priority projects
Annual
Project title Project Emissions
Status
Developer Reductions
(ktCO2e)
Partial substitution of fossil fuels with biomass at "Les Ciments Artificiels Tunisiens" cement Colacem In validation 65
plant, Tunis. S.p.A.
Tunis light rail transit project Ministry of PDD under 290
transport finalization
Biomass Power Generation Project BPG PDD under 69.2
finalization
Distribution of 4 million CFLs to STEG consumers with 1 to 2 kVA capacity STEG PDD under 80.6
development
Tunisian cogeneration development programme (PoA) ANME Additionality study 87.2
in progress
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35. The status for CDM in Algeria
Carbon neutrality for Costa Rica
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36. Algeria : Project assessment table
The Algerian CDM portfolio contains only 20 CDM
projects which are all at the PIN stage
No project or PoA from the Algeria CDM pipeline is
identified as priority projects
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37. The status for CDM in Morocco
Carbon neutrality for Costa Rica
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39. Morocco : Priority projects
N° Project Emission Total Cost
reduction (€)
(k tCO2e /y)
1 10 Wind farm for water desalination in Tan Tan 284 30,000
2 Electricity generation from biogas produced by the waste water 103 40,000
treatment station of Fes
3 Methane emission reduction in the waste water treatment station of 18 40,000
the paper factory of “ Cellulose du Maroc”
4 PV electricity supply in airports 176 30,000
Total 581 140,000
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