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386-004
USAID MISSION: India
PROGRAM TITLE: Environmental Protection (Pillar: Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade)
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE AND NUMBER: Increased Environmental Protection in Energy, Industry, and Cities, 386-004
STATUS: Continuing
PLANNED FY 2002 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $13,650,000 DA; $3,000,000 ESF PROPOSED FY
2003 OBLIGATION AND FUNDING SOURCE: $16,700,000 DA; $10,000,000 ESF
INITIAL OBLIGATION: FY 1995 ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE: FY 2007Summary: USAID’s program to increase environmental protection includes the following three components—
- increase efficiency in electricity generation and promote non-conventional energy sources;
- promote widespread commercialization of energy-efficient technologies and services; and
- develop, package, and implement urban environmental infrastructure projects that improve access to basic services by the poor.
Inputs, Outputs, and Activities: USAID’s environmental protection portfolio includes three major activities—
- The Energy Conservation and Commercialization (ECO) activity aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through widespread commercialization of end-use energy efficiency technologies and services in India, and through technical assistance, training, and financial interventions on energy-efficiency policy and markets.
- The Greenhouse Gas Pollution Prevention (GEP) activity addresses the growing concern of global climate change due to increasing greenhouse gas emissions. This activity tackles the issue of greenhouse gas emissions in India by improving the efficiency of energy production, working with India’s largest coal-based electricity producing company, the National Thermal Power Corporation. The activity promotes year-round generation of power from renewable sources, such as biomass, by providing technical and financial support to selected sugar mills.
- The Financial Institutions Reform and Expansion (FIRE) activity works with local and state governments to develop, package, and implement urban environmental infrastructure projects that improve access to basic services by the urban poor.
FY 2002 Program: USAID will use FY 2002 funds for the following: (a) to develop the Energy Service Company (ESCO) industry, develop energy efficiency and ESCO projects in various end-use sectors, implement demand-side management and distribution loss reduction in electric utilities in Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh, build capacity and provide policy support to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, and develop non-sugar cogeneration projects; (b) to assist the ECO Loan Fund to provide financial incentives to implement demand-side management and other energy efficiency projects; (c) to provide technical assistance and training to improve power plant operation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and disseminate the results across the country; (d) to build the capacity of local stakeholders to develop policies and provide incentives to encourage clean technology projects; (e) to increase collaboration between Indian and U.S. academic and research institutions to study the impact of global climate change on India’s social and economic conditions; and (f) to institutionalize the delivery of commercially viable urban environmental infrastructure and services to the urban poor.
Planned FY 2003 Program: FY 2003 resources will be used for a planned new energy/environment strategic objective under the new India Country Strategic Plan for FY 2003–FY 2007. In addition to the ongoing activities, this new objective is expected to include a major focus on energy distribution reform as well as a new energy/water nexus program.
SUBMISSION OF THIS PROGRAM DATA SHEET CONSTITUTES FORMAL RENOTIFICATION OF USAID’S INTENT TO OBLIGATE FY 2002 RESOURCES FOR THE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED ABOVE. Performance and Results: By March 2002, USAID expects to have assisted in preventing the release of 5.28 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gas emissions. USAID assistance strengthens incentives for the adoption of energy efficient technologies; certified environment management systems; and capacity enhancement to incorporate such technologies and practices into private sector operations. As of September 2001, 33 firms had received ISO 14001 certification.
As of March 2001, USAID had helped prevent the release of 4.6 million tons of carbon dioxide equivalents of greenhouse gas emissions. With USAID’s technical assistance, the City of Kohlapur has awarded a Build-Operate-Transfer contract for the city’s solid waste management to a U.S. engineering firm, demonstrating private sector participation in city infrastructure service delivery. As of September 2001, 13 local governments/authorities were utilizing one or more of the urban environmental management tools. Under the Sustainable Cities Initiative, USAID is supporting the municipalities of Pune and Indore to institutionalize energy savings in their water supply and sewerage disposal systems. USAID, in collaboration with the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives, has launched the ‘Cities for Climate Protection’ program to help six cities develop an inventory of greenhouse gas emissions and then a strategy to reduce their emissions. Through the Development Credit Authority (DCA) mechanism, USAID is working to facilitate the flow of investment into small and medium municipalities in Tamil Nadu for water and sanitation projects. The DCA guarantee will provide credit enhancement for the issuance of municipal bonds through a pooling facility.
Principal Contractors, Grantees, or Agencies: The National Energy Technology Laboratory (prime); the United States Energy Association (prime); Louis Berger International (prime); TetraTech International (prime); Nexant LLC (prime); Industrial Development Bank of India Limited; ICICI Limited; the National Thermal Power Corporation; the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (sub); Winrock International (sub); Winrock International India (prime); the Environment Protection Training the Research Institute (sub); the Consumer Education Research Center (sub); the Communities Group Inc. (prime); the National Institute of Urban Affairs (prime); and the Housing and Urban Development Corporation of India.
US Financing in Thousands of Dollars
386-004 Increased Environmental Protection in Energy, Industry and Cities DA ESF Through September 30, 2000 Obligations 92,290 0 Expenditures 63,480 0 Unliquidated 28,810 0 Fiscal Year 2001 Obligations 8,288 0 Expenditures 12,447 0 Through September 30, 2001 Obligations 100,578 0 Expenditures 75,927 0 Unliquidated 24,651 0 Prior Year Unobligated Funds Obligations 0 0 Planned Fiscal Year 2002 NOA Obligations 13,650 3,000 Total Planned Fiscal Year 2002 Obligations 13,650 3,000 Proposed Fiscal Year 2003 NOA Obligations 16,700 10,000 Future Obligations 65,945 37,000 Est. Total Cost 196,873 50,000
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