Green Empowerment as a Vehicle for Capacity Development and Knowledge Management 1

2 Topics Brief overview of GE and the Community-Based Model Discussion on capacity building at the micro-hydro level Review of regional capacity building efforts (HPNET) Opportunity for GE to amplify the tech & organizational capacity of the Myanmar practitioners

“Green Empowerment partners with in-country organizations and social enterprises to provide rural villages with access to clean water, electricity through renewable energy, and sustainable solutions.” 3 Mission “We prioritize integrated projects that serve the greatest human need, are sustainable over time, and have the possibility of broader impact beyond any one community.” Program Focus

GE Approach: The Community-Based Model 4 Engage community networks Identify or establish community-based organization Develop financing mechanisms Conduct feasibility studies Implement a pilot project

Capacity Building 5 Left: Indigenous trainees at the Center for Renewable Energy and Appropriate Technology (CREATE) fabricate a crossflow turbine outside of Kota Kinabalu in March Above: A crossflow runner is refined on a lathe at the African Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (ACREST) workshop in May 2012.

Capacity Building 6 Above left: Shan State MHP practitioner U Sai Htun Hla attends HPNET’s 2 nd Annual Gathering of Practitioners in February Left: Regional MHP practitioners share concrete turbine designs at the Trainers’ Training for Concrete Picohydro Turbines in April Above right: Supporting Document advocating an open-source solution to electronic load control.

Knowledge Sharing 7 All photos: Images from various aspects of the November 2014 Practice-to-Policy Micro-hydropower Workshop hosted by REAM and HPNET.

Opportunities for GE Support Work to map micro- and mini-hydro potential in each state where the technology is viable Identify and facilitate domestic and international tech transfer opportunities for eligible Shan State practitioners Facilitate discussions between REAM, SHPAM, and international actors around sustainable financing mechanisms Develop a two-year action plan for Myanmar partners including: – Retrofitting an existing micro-hydro system in Shan State to improve EM efficiency, as well as the service and long-term durability – Collaborating with other energy actors to develop a “pilot” village project in Shan State and at least one other sample location TBD – Designing and implementing an integrated watershed protection program utilizing micro-hydro as a foundation 8

Contact Patrick J. Pawletko Myanmar Projects Officer, Reuss Fellow Green Empowerment Mobile (USA): Mobile (Myanmar):

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