About the project
ABOUT THE PROJECT
Background: Local Government action is imperative to the success of meeting national and international goals on energy sustainability and CO2 emissions reduction. ICLEI's international Local Renewables (LR) initiative steers LGs through a process of integrating increased energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) generation and use in all city activities, starting with an appropriate planning process resulting in the development of clear, goal-oriented, time-bound action plans which can achieve real and verifiable energy savings.
Both Indonesia and South Africa are at a stage where national policies on climate change mitigation have been formulated, and there is scope for cities to begin taking concrete action.
With an aim to promote knowledge exchange between cities in the developing world, the project cities of Ekurhuleni, South Africa and Yogyakarta, Indonesia will join ICLEI's Local Renewables (LR) network to increase the uptake of RE and EE at the local level. They will be guided by the city of Coimbatore in India, an established LR city. Funded by the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership, this new initiative will run from 2011 to 2013.
Fostering south - south cooperation between cities in India, Indonesia & South Africa: project goals
· To develop two model local renewables initiatives, one in Ekurhuleni Municipality in South Africa, and the other in Yogyakarta city in Indonesia while providing both with guidance from Coimbatore city in India, which has emerged an advanced LR city through its participation in the Local Renewables project from 2008 to 2010
· To facilitate the adoption of similar initiatives in other South African and Indonesian cities
Main activities and outputs
□ Assess each project city's carbon emissions inventory to identify priority interventions
□ Develop action plan for each city adopting RE and EE initiatives in line with national policy, involving a multi-tier stakeholder committee
□ Identify financial sources for implementation, and relevant demonstration projects
□ Implement a pilot project in each city and showcase the process and results to observer cities, disseminate via country workshops
□ Develop a local RE resource center for each city showcasing local initiatives and products
□ Develop a country-specific Solar Cities Guidebook to actively promote renewable energy
Expected impacts
□ Starting impetus provided for major cities in South Africa and Indonesia to work towards national and international EE and emission reduction goals
□ Long term action plans in place following an analysis of reduced energy use and emissions
□ Potentials identified for RE and EE to improve delivery of municipal services
□ Shortened learning curve for cities through the South - South exchange of experiences
□ Communities catalysed into adopting RE and EE initiatives at household level thanks to resource centres showcasing case studies
□ Potential for project cities to transform into “Solar Cities” as was the case in India
□ Strengthened ICLEI regional capacity to roll out this programme on a wider scale
Location
India, Indonesia and South Africa
Duration
2011-13
Funded by
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
Background: Local Government action is imperative to the success of meeting national and international goals on energy sustainability and CO2 emissions reduction. ICLEI's international Local Renewables (LR) initiative steers LGs through a process of integrating increased energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) generation and use in all city activities, starting with an appropriate planning process resulting in the development of clear, goal-oriented, time-bound action plans which can achieve real and verifiable energy savings.
Both Indonesia and South Africa are at a stage where national policies on climate change mitigation have been formulated, and there is scope for cities to begin taking concrete action.
With an aim to promote knowledge exchange between cities in the developing world, the project cities of Ekurhuleni, South Africa and Yogyakarta, Indonesia will join ICLEI's Local Renewables (LR) network to increase the uptake of RE and EE at the local level. They will be guided by the city of Coimbatore in India, an established LR city. Funded by the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership, this new initiative will run from 2011 to 2013.
Fostering south - south cooperation between cities in India, Indonesia & South Africa: project goals
· To develop two model local renewables initiatives, one in Ekurhuleni Municipality in South Africa, and the other in Yogyakarta city in Indonesia while providing both with guidance from Coimbatore city in India, which has emerged an advanced LR city through its participation in the Local Renewables project from 2008 to 2010
· To facilitate the adoption of similar initiatives in other South African and Indonesian cities
Main activities and outputs
□ Assess each project city's carbon emissions inventory to identify priority interventions
□ Develop action plan for each city adopting RE and EE initiatives in line with national policy, involving a multi-tier stakeholder committee
□ Identify financial sources for implementation, and relevant demonstration projects
□ Implement a pilot project in each city and showcase the process and results to observer cities, disseminate via country workshops
□ Develop a local RE resource center for each city showcasing local initiatives and products
□ Develop a country-specific Solar Cities Guidebook to actively promote renewable energy
Expected impacts
□ Starting impetus provided for major cities in South Africa and Indonesia to work towards national and international EE and emission reduction goals
□ Long term action plans in place following an analysis of reduced energy use and emissions
□ Potentials identified for RE and EE to improve delivery of municipal services
□ Shortened learning curve for cities through the South - South exchange of experiences
□ Communities catalysed into adopting RE and EE initiatives at household level thanks to resource centres showcasing case studies
□ Potential for project cities to transform into “Solar Cities” as was the case in India
□ Strengthened ICLEI regional capacity to roll out this programme on a wider scale
Location
India, Indonesia and South Africa
Duration
2011-13
Funded by
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
