Proposed Asian Development Bank dam projects, and a selection of other
proposed energy and water projects. Last updated December 8, 2009
China
Developing Low Carbon Economy in Yunnan Province
One of the key priorities of the 11th Five Year Plan (FYP) of the PRC is to improve energy efficiency by 20%, which is a flagship program of the PRC to address climate change and environmental challenges due to rapid economic growth. In 2006, five energy intensive industries consumed about 8.1 million TCE and accounted for about 85% of total energy consumption in Kunming. The Five Energy-intensive Industries are (i) iron and steel, consuming about 3.09 million TCE and accounting for about 33.7% of total energy consumption in Kunming; (ii) power generation, about 1.61 million TCE and 17.6%; (iii) chemical, about 1.49 million TCE and 12.3%; (iv) building material, about 1.04 million TCE and 11.4%; and (v) non-ferrous metal, 0.87 million TCE and 9.5% . The Mission and the provincial government agencies agreed to focus on these five energy-intensive industries, and reached a common understanding on the impact, outcome, scope of work, key activities and implementation arrangements of the TA. TA $400,000 (Climate Change Fund).
China
Energy Efficiency Improvements in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region
The Project consists of the following: (i) rehabilitation of inefficient and polluting district heating systems; (ii) construction of natural gas distribution systems; (iii) comprehensive utilization of geothermal resources energy; and (iv) implementation of district heating sector reforms and capacity building. The possibility of qualifying clean development mechanism (CDM) under Kyoto Protocol for some subprojects will also be examined. TA $500,000 (Climate Change Fund); Loan $150 million (Ordinary Capital Resources).
China
MFF: Guangdong Energy Efficiency and Environment Improvement Investment Program -Tranche 2
To address the power shortage and environmental problems, both the PRC and Guangdong Provincial Governments have given the highest priority to energy efficiency. In the PRC''s 11th Five-Year Plan, the Government has set an aggressive energy efficiency target for reducing energy consumption relative to economic growth by 20% between 2006 and 2010. Guangdong, being a relatively energy efficient province, has a target of improving energy efficiency by 16% between 2006 and 2010.
The outcome of this project will be an improvement in energy efficiency in industry and commercial sectors in Guangdong. The outputs include (i) establishment of an onlending model that will enable an efficiency power plant (EPP) to be developed with annual 532 GWh energy savings and an equivalent 107 MW capacity, (ii) development of the energy service sector in Guangdong, (iii) development of capacity for promoting and assessing energy efficiency projects, and (iv) replication of the EPP model in other provinces. Implementation of the EPP will avoid consumption of 175,813 tons/year (t/y) of coal, resulting in emission reductions of 415,560 t/y of CO2, 1,785 t/y of total suspended particulates, 4,795 t/y of SO2, and 1,068 t/y of NOx. Loan $22.06 million (Ordinary Capital Resources).
Regional
Economics of Climate Change and Low Carbon Growth Strategies in Northeast Asia
Republic of Korea, Japan, Mongolia and Peoples Republic of China. TA $1 million (TA Special Fund).
