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UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report:Focus on Bioenergy

Gianluca Sambucini

Sustainable Energy Division

Group of Experts on Renewable Energy (GERE)

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

2016 GBEP 4th Bioenergy Week: Bioenergy Development and Regulatory Frameworks in Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Budapest, 21 June 2016

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

•The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) is one of five regional commissions of the United Nations

•Brings together 56 countries located in the European Union, non-EU Western and Eastern Europe, South-East Europe and Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and North America

•Major aim is promoting pan-European economic integration

UNECE

Platform

UNECE Group of Experts on Renewable Energy (GERE)

• Ensure reliable data and allow tracking

progress in the entire UNECE Region

• Facilitate exchange of know-how, best

practices and lessons learned

• Promote consideration of RE within

future energy systems

GERE

Direction

of Work

UNECE Group of Experts on Renewable Energy (GERE)

• SE4ALL - one of the 3 objectives: Doubling

the share of renewable energy in the global

energy mix

• SDG 7 on Energy: Affordable, reliable,

sustainable, and modern energy for all

• Hammamet Declaration of the Executive

Secretaries of the 5 UN Regional

Commissions and Statement of Common

Action to render the declaration operational

• GERE Work Plan 2016-2017

GERE in

Global

Processes

• Status of RE in selected 17 UNECE countries

• Building on existing process: UNECE Group of Experts on Renewable Energy (GERE)

• Established REN21 global data: collection from formal andinformal sources

• Objective: reliable data baseline

• Strong Involvement of keystakeholders

REN21 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report

REN21 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report

Focus on Bioenergy Representation

Big variations from country

to country

Nascent stages of

deployment

Large resources but partial

utilization

Transition from traditional

to modern biomass heating

REN21 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report

Bioenergy within Energy Portfolios

Share of renewable energy in total final energy consumption, 2012

REN21 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report

Focus on Bioenergy RepresentationRenewable power installed capacity, by country, 2014

REN21 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report

Focus on Bioenergy RepresentationBiomass Across Nations: Policies, Programs, and Incentives

REN21 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report

Focus on Bioenergy RepresentationPrivate Participation in Renewable Energy Projects in selected countries (projects with financial closure), 2007-2012

Private: 25 projects

covering more than

hydropower

- USD 1.4 billion total

investment

Public: The World Bank

and UNDP

- USD 178 million

- USD 36 million of

GEF support

Public: International

donors and banks

• Investor Security and Experience

• Unstable Political Situations

• Experience in and Operation of

Infrastructure

• Cost of Switching to Renewables

• Supportive Regulatory Policies

Challenges

to

Bioenergy

Growth

Bioenergy Within Future Energy Systems

Thank you!

• Gianluca Sambucini

• For more details on GERE, please contact:

• gianluca.sambucini@unece.orghttp://www.unece.org/e

nergy/se/gere.html

http://www.unece.org/energy/se/gere.html