ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT PARTNERSHIP WITH CENTRAL

AMERICA, EEP

2008

Dr. Markku NurmiDirector General, Ministry of Environment, Finland

Chairman of EEP Steering Committee

Northern hemisphere

Drainage basin of the Baltic Sea

• 14 states• 85 mill. inhabitants• Shallow sea, max depth 450m,

mean depth 55m• Retension time is long, 25-30

years• Drainage area 1,7 mill. sqkm• Total sea area 415 266 sqkm• Salinity 0,2-2,0 ‰• Land use ratio: forest 48%,

arable land 20%, non-productive land 17%, lakes 6%, pasture 6%, unknown land 2%, urban areas 1%

DRAINIGE BASIN OF THE BALTIC SEA

Winter in Lapland

Finland by summer

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABLE INDEX (ESI) 2005

World Economic Forum 2005

FinlandNorway

UruguaySwedenIcelandCanada

SwitzerlandGuyana

ArgentinaAustria

BrazilAustralia

Costa RicaIrland

DenmarkPanama

JapanGermany

FrancePortugal

NetherlandsUSA

NicaraguaUK

ItalySpain

HondurasMexico

IndiaBelgium

GuatemalaEl Salvador

ChinaHaiti

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BACKGROUND• Launched in the WSSD, Johannesburg 2002• Seed money provided by the Ministry for Foreign

Affairs of Finland in cooperation with CCAD and SICA• Extended until 2009 (Total EUR 8 Million)• Joint effort of the Ministries of Environment and

Energy of Central America with Finnish Government. Austria Joined 2007 with 1.8 Mۥ Other Partners: 31 European and 33 Central

American companies and institutions

- 163 projects

OBJECTIVES• to promote the use of renewable energy sources

and clean technologies• to make energy services more accessible to the poor• to combat climate change

THROUGH:• Demonstrative projects• Regional Forums• Legal and institutional barriers removal• Renewable energy market development•Capacity building and training (including CDM)

163 PROJECTS7

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25 REGIONALES

APPROX EUR 6.5 MILLION

5 REP. DOMINICANA

Plantation of Jatropha Curcas andinstallation of a biofuel plant

GUATEMALA AND EL SALVADOR

Jatropha testing plantationGuatemala, Peten 45 ha

Viajes de Trabajo

Guatemala:Vivero de Jatropha curcas

GuatemalaVista Aérea de la finca Las Canoas, 500 ha

Viajes de Trabajo

República Dominicana:

Viveros de Jatropha curcas

República Dominicana:

Terrenos con potencial para siembra de Jatropha curcas

6 Maya indian villages, PV

Panama and Guatemala:

Feasibility for Wind powerprojects (Santa Fe 60 MW, Buenos Aires 15 MW)

Producción de Generadores Eólicos en Comunidades Rama con BluEnergy, y apoyo a la Pequeña Central Hidroeléctrica “El Bote” en Matagalpa

NICARAGUA

Viajes de Trabajo

Nicaragua: El Bote

Viajes de Trabajo

Nicaragua: Pico Hidro Los Milagros

EL SALVADOR

Apoyo a ONG SABES para 6 proyectos de electrificación rural con micro centrales hidroeléctricas en comunidades de Oriente

EL SALVADOR Horno industrial para producción de carbón vegetal

EL SALVADOR

Proyecto de bombeo de agua potable con energía solar desarrollado con FUTECMA para beneficio de 2 comunidades rurales en Acajutla

PROJECT RIO BLANCO, HONDURAS (5 MW)

THE FIRST SMALL CDM ACCEPTED IN THE WORLD

Container Laboratorio Wärtsilä

HONDURAS

Eco-stoves in Amarateca

Solar pumping for agriculture

PANAMAPV project in Kuna indianCommunity, Kuna Yala

Embera indians fishing villagesDarien, Panama

BELIZE

Feasibility study for Sugar índustry Cogeneration (BSI)

Feasibility study for Hidro Potential

Hybrid system for Calabash Caye

Viajes de Trabajo

Calabash Caye, Belize, Sistema Híbrido Solar/Eólico

Deshidratadora de frutas con Colectores Solares

Guatemala

EL SALVADOR Calentamiento de agua en el sector Hotelero

Hoteles:

La Bermuda y Alicante

Regional Forum twice a year

I Regional Forum, Panamá, 2003

II Regional Forum, Financing, Belize, 2003

III Regional Forum Biomass, Guatemala, 2004

IV Forum, Wind energy, Costa Rica, 2004

V Forum Smal hydro power plants (EXPO-ENERGIA), Honduras, 2005

VI Geothermal Forum, Nicaragua, October 2005

Participation: 250 peopleInauguration: Presidente Enrique BolañosField trip: Momotombo geothermal plantExhibition: 17 Stands

Incentives in Renewables and biofuels, El Salvador, 15.-17.2.2006

VII Regional Forum

Panama, 9-11 of October 2006

CDMBiofuels

Wind and solarHydro and geothermalCHP and agroindustrial residuesEnergy efficiency

VIII FORUM EUROPEAN UNION MEETS LATIN AMERICA ON

RENEWABLE ENERGY

Panama EU-LAC Forum 9.-11.10.2006

Guatemala Forum 2007RES project financing

BIOENERGY2007 Finland

X Regional Forum: Belize 2007 Sugar industry

XI Regional Forum on Renewables from Solid Waste and Agricultural Residues

Costa Rica, April 2008, Field Visit to ECO Farm, 4,000 pigs, 50kW

The Future

• The government of Finland has decided tocontinue with the program until 2009

• Austria joined the Partnership 2007• Global REEEP MoU

* XII Forum: Bioenergy, Forestry Resources andEnergy Efficiency, Honduras, 22-24 October 2008

* XIII Regional Forum: Off Grid Rural ElectrificationSystems, Nicaragua, March 2009

* XIV Forum: High Tech Renewables, Partnership’sIII Phase, Dominican Republic, October 2009

Future EEP Forums

EEP Steering Committee 2007

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