PACIFIC GEOTHERMAL INITIATIVE 6th MEETING OF THE PACIFIC ENERGY ADVISORY GROUP NOVEMBER 2015 SPC, NABUA

Context Geothermal potential identified in: Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, American Samoa, Marianna Islands and Tonga Various stages of national and regional geothermal activities since the Mid 90s  Regional geothermal survey  Feasibility studies and to some extent some exploratory drilling for some of the identified PICTs 2

Rationale Regional vision of “an energy secure Pacific” and working towards the goal of a “secured supply, efficient production and use of energy for sustainable development FAESP 2010 – 2020 has identified geothermal energy as one of the potential renewable energy sources under Theme 3 – Energy Production and Supply Geothermal exploration is most of the PICTs is covered under the Minerals and/or Geological related legislations Many PICTs are of volcanic origin and therefore present a significant potential of economically viable geothermal resources.

Rationale Detailed scoping of geothermal potential and supporting each PICT strengthen their respective institutional capacities:-  policy and regulatory enabling environment  geo-scientific disciplines in general and  geothermal energy projects  SPC – GSD currently hosts the Pacific Geothermal Working Group that includes PNG, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa, American Samoa and the Marianna Islands 4

CHALLENGES FOR GEOTHERMAL DEPLOYMENT Absence or the lack of adapted legislation/policy Risk managementLand issuesLimited human resources Lack of awareness on geothermal Dependence on development assistance

IRENA-GGA’s Proposal: Pacific Geothermal Initiative Capacity building and technical assistance initiative for geothermal development in the Pacific: “Pacific Geothermal Initiative” Activities implemented through national steering groups in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC-GSD, EDD) IRENA, the Global Geothermal Alliance, and other partners to support activities implementation

A recommended two phased approach Phase II: Direct technical assistance and training activities Building capacity at the Institutional, technical expertise and enterprises levels for an enabling environment Definition of pilot projects and building of skills to manage enabling policies and regulations Geothermal mining operations, hydro-geological as well as geothermal research and project implementation Phase I: Setting-up of steering processes and scoping of needs Institutionalizing national and regional energy technical committees with the mandate and the institutional capacity to lead the assessment of needs at the policy, technological and capacity levels.

Simultaneous actions at the regional and national levels Regional perspective Promotion of bilateral and multilateral partnerships regionally and internationally Policy consensus and capacity building National perspective Technical assistance and capacity building to national institutions and industry partners Advanced level of geothermal awareness, site identification, exploration and drilling abilities

Pacific Geothermal Initiative – Actions Action 1: Strengthening the National Steering processes Action 2: Strengthening the regional steering processes Action 3: Policy, Technical and Capacity needs assessment and partnerships setting Action 4: Prefeasibility analysis and regional geothermal implementation plan Action 5: Institutional technical support to governments Action 6: Education and Training 9 Phase 1 Phase 2 Q Q Q Q – Q4 2017

The Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA) The Global Geothermal Alliance (GGA) brings together leading geothermal countries as well as several private and public partners GGA to help with the coordination of global efforts for the improvement of:  Geothermal exploitation  Mitigating risks  Addressing the awareness  Targeted capacity building  Project identification and support needed by countries IRENA hosts the GGA secretariat IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS

GGA MEMBERSHIP AS OF 12 NOVEMBER 2015 MEMBER COUNTRIES Africa: Burundi, Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines Europe: France, Iceland, Poland, Turkey America: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru Small islands: Fiji, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu PARTNER INSTITUTIONS Development partners: African Development Bank (AFDB), African Union Commission (AUC), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Eastern Africa Power Pool, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Nordic Development Fund, Southern African Power Pool, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Bank – Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) Industry: European Geothermal Energy Council, International Geothermal Association Geothermal research institutions and academia: Andean Geothermal Centre of Excellence of Chile, Serbian Geological Society, Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar MEMBER COUNTRIES Africa: Burundi, Djibouti, Egypt, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines Europe: France, Iceland, Poland, Turkey America: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru Small islands: Fiji, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Tonga, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu PARTNER INSTITUTIONS Development partners: African Development Bank (AFDB), African Union Commission (AUC), Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Eastern Africa Power Pool, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), Nordic Development Fund, Southern African Power Pool, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Bank – Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) Industry: European Geothermal Energy Council, International Geothermal Association Geothermal research institutions and academia: Andean Geothermal Centre of Excellence of Chile, Serbian Geological Society, Energy Institute Hrvoje Pozar

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