Polish Energy Efficiency Motors Programme

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Summary of the Polish Energy Efficient Motors Programme (PEMP) in Poland, estimated to start June 1999.

The Polish Energy Efficient Motors Programme (PEMP) is a project supported by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) aiming to overcome barriers hindering the widespread adoption of energy efficient electric motors and related system improvements in Poland. Electric motors constitute a significant portion (30-40%) of Poland's total electricity consumption. A tentative analysis estimated the potential annual electricity savings from replacing old motors with energy-efficient ones and using variable speed drives at 6.3 TWh (18% of consumption), equivalent to approximately 1000 MW of saved capacity and an annual reduction of about 6.6 million tons of CO2 emissions. The project targets Polish industry and municipalities. While specific barriers were to be analyzed during the PDF B phase, the project is expected to implement measures including: (a) raising awareness among local industry and municipalities regarding available technologies and their economic/environmental benefits; (b) facilitating energy audits and advisory services; (c) ensuring proper standardization and quality control of new technologies; (d) developing local capacity to formulate 'bankable' investment proposals; and (e) developing and operationalizing appropriate financial mechanisms in cooperation with financing organizations. The project is structured around four main activities: 1) Building capacity and raising awareness through information and services; 2) Conducting demonstration projects to showcase technical and economic benefits; 3) Stimulating market transformation via financial incentives and targeted awareness; and 4) A policy component addressing institutional and information instruments at the national government level. The PDF B phase, with an estimated start date of June 1999 and a duration of 10 months, was funded by GEF (US$ 195,700) and co-funding (Cash: US$ 40,000, In-kind: US$ 50,000), totaling US$ 285,700. The requesting agency was UNDP, the executing agency was the Polish National Energy Conservation Agency S.A. (KAPE S.A.), and the implementing agency was the Polish Foundation for Energy Efficiency (FEWE), with the Polish Copper Promotion Centre S.A. providing co-funding. No specific compliance dates or regulation/statute names are mentioned for the full program.

FULL TITLE:
UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
Global Environment Facility
PROPOSAL FOR FUNDING
PDF BLOCK B
POLAND
Polish Energy Efficient Motors Programme
ACC/UNDP SECTOR AND SUB-SECTOR: Energy/Environment
GEF THEME
TOTAL FUNDING REQUIRED:
GEF FUNDING REQUESTED:
CO-FUNDING:
REQUESTING AGENCY:
EXECUTING AGENCY:
IMPLEMENTING AGENCY:
ESTIMATED STARTING DATE:
Climate Change
US$ 285,700
US$ 195,700
Cash: US$ 20,000 in 1999 and US$ 20,000 in 2000
(Polish Copper Promotion Centre S.A.)
In-kind: US$ 50,000
(Polish Copper Promotion Centre S.A.)
UNDP
Polish National Energy Conservation Agency S.A.
(KAPE S.A.)
Polish Foundation for Energy Efficiency (FEWE)
June 1999
None
BLOCK A GRANT AWARDED:
DURATION:
10 months
1. Summary Project Objectives and Description
The purpose of the full scale project to be developed with the PDF resources requested here is to
remove barriers to the improvement of energy efficiency of the electric motors and their operating
systems. The electric motors account for some 30-40% of the total electricity consumption in Poland.
In a tentative analysis conducted in 1992-93, the economic potential to reduce the electricity
consumption of the electric motors by replacing the old motors with new, correctly sized energy
efficient ones and, as applicable, by connecting them with variable speed drives was estimated to be
about 6.3 TWh per year (or 18 % of their total electricity consumption in Poland). In terms of
capacity, the estimated energy savings would correspond to roughly 1000 MW of saved production
capacity. The resulting reduction of Poland's greenhouse gas emissions was estimated to be about 6.6
million tons of CO2 annually. Poland's total greenhouse gas emissions in 1994 were 372.3 million
tons of CO2, of which the energy and transformation industries contributed some 60 %.
Despite the apparent economic and environmental benefits of introducing new energy efficient
motors and their operating systems in the Polish industry and municipalities, there are a number of
barriers that still prohibit the realization of this potential. A detailed analysis of these barriers and the
measures to overcome them will be undertaken during the proposed PDF B phase. Tentatively,
however, the project is expected to deal with measures such as (a) raising the awareness of the local
industry and municipalities of the available technologies and the associated economic and

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