Supporting low-emission development pathways in South East EuropeDecarbonisation of the electricity and residential building sectors of Albania, the Former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia

September 16, 2016Mercure Hotel Wien City, Hollandstraße 3, Vienna, Austria

Background

The project “Support for Low-Emission Development” (SLED) addresses future development paths for the electricity and building sectors in Albania, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia. Options for low-emission development in the electricity sector were identified and assessed, and policy options were analysed for improving energy efficiency of residential and public buildings by modelling various decarbonisation scenarios. The time horizon for the scenarios is 2030.

The project is being implemented by the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) with the support of the Austrian Development Agency, the Operational Unit of the Austrian Development Cooperation, and the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management. The electricity sector modelling was performed in close cooperation with the Regional Centre for Energy Policy Research (REKK). The Budapest University of Technology (BMI) and the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM) were involved in the modelling of the building sector.

Through the modelling of low-carbon pathways for electricity and building sectors, the project provides high-quality input data for the development of sectoral low-emission strategies, identification of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Measures (NAMAs) and evidence-based climate policy making in the targeted countries.

Main objectives

The main purpose of the event is to present the SLED project results to key stakeholders of the involved countries, the donor community, and EU institutions in order to raise their awareness of low-carbon development opportunities in the building and electricity sectors, and to discuss findings of the performed research and their relevance to evidence-based policy making in these sectors. In addition, the meeting is expected to facilitate discussions of involved stakeholders on climate policy needs in the South East Europe, climate and energy priorities of the involved countries, and potential follow up activities aimed at supporting low-carbon pathways in the region.

Further information: Office of the Executive Director of the REC, Email: EDOffice@rec.org

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Draft programme

09:00 - 09:30 RegistrationOpening SessionChair: Ms. Marta Szigeti Bonifert, Executive Director, REC09:30 - 09:45 Welcome addresses by:

Ms. Marta Szigeti Bonifert, Executive Director, REC Ms. Gertraud Wollansky, Senior Advisor, Environment & Climate, Federal Ministry

of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, Austria Mr. Erwin Künzi, Head of Unit, Themes and Quality, Austrian Development Agency Representative of the Federal Ministry for Europe, Integration and Foreign Affairs

09:45 - 10:00 Keynote speech establishing the main underlying theme of the meeting: Ms. Gabriela Fischerová, Acting Director General of the Directorate of Climate

Change and Air Protection, Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic Mr. Goran Svilanovic, Secretary General, Regional Cooperation Council

10:00 - 10:30 Statements by: Mr. Janez Kopač, Director, Energy Community Secretariat Ms. Ivana Vojinovic, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Sustainable Development and

Tourism, Montenegro Mr. Koli Bele, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy and Industry, Albania Ms. Stana Bozovic, Head of the Negotiation’s group for Chapter 27, Environment

and Climate Change, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Republic of Serbia Representative of the Government of the Former Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia 10:30 - 10:45 General introduction of the SLED project: key objectives, scope and main results

Ms. Gordana Kozhuharova, Regional Director for South Eastern Europe, REC Mr. Shkipe Deda-Gjurgjiali, Environment, Energy and DRR Portfolio Manager,

UNDP Kosovo10:45 - 11:00 COFFEE BREAKSession 1 SLED project: key findings and main results in the electricity sectorsChair: Ms. Zsuzsa Ivanyi, Senior Expert, Climate Change and Clean Energy, REC11:00 - 11:45 Methodology and scenarios for transforming the electricity sectors in the SEE region:

costs and benefits of low-carbon development, investment options and synergies from cross-border cooperation Mr. Laszlo Szabo, Regional Center for Policy Research (REKK)

11:45 - 12:15 Interventions from the Governments of South East Europe and discussion12:15 - 13:15 LUNCH BREAKSession 2 SLED project: key findings and main results in the building sector Chair: Mr. Eduardas Kazakevicius, Senior Expert, Climate Change and Clean Energy, REC13:15 - 13:45 Building classification and retrofitting methodologies in the SEE region

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Mr. Tamas Csoknyai, Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BMI)

13:45 - 14:15 Scenarios for the improvement of energy efficiency in the building sectors of South East Europe Ms. Aleksandra Novikova-Rodi, Institute of Climate Protection, Energy and

Mobility (IKEM)14:15 - 14:40 Interventions from the Governments of South East Europe and discussion14:40 - 14:50 COFFEE BREAKSession 3 The way forward Facilitated by Ms. Marta Szigeti Bonifert, Executive Director, REC 14:50 - 16:20 Brief presentations by representatives of the Governments of South East Europe

on their climate and energy priorities, needs and potential follow-up activities. Albania: Mr. Gjergji Simaku, Ministry of Energy and Industry Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Ms. Teodora Obradovikj

Grncharovska, Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning Montenegro: Mr. Dordije Vulikic, Ministry of Sustainable Development

and Tourism Serbia: Ms. Danijela Bozanic, Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental

protection Discussion on the use of the SLED project results and future cooperation

opportunities. Summing up of the discussion

16:20 - 16:30 Closing

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