1. Florian Sauter-Servaes
Project Overview
Florian Sauter-Servaes
Team Leader
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2. Project Background Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), 2008
Barcelona Process since 1995
Market Integration in particular of energy markets
Mediterranean Solar Plan (MSP)
MSP is one of the six major projects of the UfM
RES (solar, wind) for power generation on a large scale
Electricity interconnections
Energy Efficiency

3. Project Objectives
Promotion of conditions conducive to a greater use of RES (solar) for power generation in Mediterranean Partner countries
Progress in the establishment of harmonized legislative and regulatory frameworks for RES power
Improvements in transfer of knowledge and capacity building
Appropriate institutional setting for RE and EE
Support to investment

4. Key Figures of PWMSP Project
Duration: 3 years
Location: Project office in Cairo (Team Leader)
Satellite office in Morocco (Deputy Team Leader)
Project activities implemented in 9 Mediterranean Partner Countries
Country Coordinator (part time) in each partner country
Financial expert (half time)
1,200 working days of specialised international experts

5. Presentation of Consortium
MVV decon, German Consulting Firm (Consortium Leader)
ENEA, Italian Energy Agency
RTE-I, Consulting arm of French transmission system operator
Sonelgaz, Algerian electricity and gas company
TERNA, Italian transmission system operator

6. Task 1: Legislative and Regulatory Framework
Activity 1.1: Benchmarking of MP practice against EU Norms
Best practice can be achieved in different ways
Include Regulation affecting EE and RES
Management and Regulation of Networks
Pricing of Network Services
Grid Connections
Congestion Management
Use of Interconnectors

7. Task 1: Legislative and Regulatory Framework
Activities 1.2, 1.3 and 1.5: Road Maps for Regulatory Convergence
Recommendations for Change based on results of benchmarking (country specific, including targets)
Importance of adequate provisions to attract private capital
Proposal for Schedules of Change (stepwise till 2020)
Sub-regional workshops on Draft Road Maps
Further consultations with stakeholders at national level
Discussion of revised road maps in regional seminar

8. Task 1: Legislative and Regulatory Framework
Activity 1.4: Definition of Infrastructure Needs
Collection of Data on existing network to assess bottlenecks
Assessment of the needs for grid development
Recommendations on charging and usage protocol of interconnections

9. Task 2.1: Transfer of Knowledge
2.1.1: Inventory of opportunities for cooperation through centres of expertise (EE and RE) in the region
2.1.2: Establish contacts between 9 centres in MPs with 4 centres in the European Union and develop a plan for cooperation (road map) based on common interest
3 sub-regional seminars in MPs plus international seminar in EU
Follow up support and update

10. Task 2.2: Capacity Building
2.2.1: Clean Technology Platform
Data Base of good practice in clean technology
2.2.2: Strategic Research Agenda
Relevant experience made in EU member states
2.2.3: Training Programmes
Develop user friendly training platform based on existing e-learning courses
Present learning programmes in national events
Multiplier effect through replicability

11. Task 3: Support to Sustainable Energy Policies
Task 3.1: Institutional Setting for RE
3.1.1: Benchmarking
Database on policy measures in 9 MPs
Establishment of network for continuous updating
3.1.2: Road maps to best practice
National time schedules for policy development
3.1.3: Country missions and 3 sub-regional meetings
3.1.4: Revision of policy road maps
Regional seminar on policies for sustainable energy

12. Task 3.2: Policies for RE deployment
3.2.1: CDM projects
Compilation of CDM projects and institutional arrangements in 9 MPs
Regional seminar
3.2.2: Establish a scheme for certifying the origin of RE electricity and for maintaining a register (to be discussed at a regional seminar)
3.2.3: Instruments for grid connected renewables
Review of policy instruments
Recommendation on how to achieve best practice

13. Task 4: Investment Support
Support to the roadmap for implementation of an MSP and Master Plan.
Activities enhancing a more favourable private energy business environment.
Analysing cost-sharing formula for investment in RE and EE.
Promoting the development of contractual, regulatory and legislative issues favourable to investments in RE/EE.
This activity will involve close collaboration with IFIs/other Financing Institutions and project promoters.

14. Horizontal Tasks: Mediterranean Electrical System – Development Needs
Evaluation of the adequacy of infrastructure investments given the prospective renewable energy generation on the basis of:
Existing studies and pipeline projects;
Experience of the consultants.
Assessment of :
state of the play of the electrical infrastructures;
Reinforcement needs of Mediterranean and European electrical Backbone;
Refurbishment of existing infrastructures;
Access to network and possible technical congestion.

15. Horizontal Tasks – Proposed activities
Task A – Mediterranean grid and Electrical European Backbone Evaluation
Sub Task A.1: Assess electrical infrastructure state of play.
Sub Task A. 2: Assess network access and possible technical congestion.
Sub Task A.3: Define refurbishment need of existing infrastructures given time span of system and components
Task B – Data and Information Collection for the Implementation of MSP Master Plan
Sub Task B.1: Define generation adequacy with and without exchanges with neighbouring countries.
Sub Task B.2: Conceptual Design of reference rural application project
Sub Task B.3: Assess state of play of storage technologies and define guidelines for application to South Mediterranean Countries.

16. Project Schedule Sept. – Dec. 2010: Inception Phase
Feb – May 2012: Legislative and Regulatory Framework
March 2011 – August 2012: Transfer of knowledge
March 2011 – August 2012: Capacity building
June Feb. 2013: Policy development and advice
June 2011 – June 2013: Investment framework
March 2011 – May 2012: Horizontal Task A
July 2011 – May 2012: Horizontal Task B