1. Synergies between NDCs & SDGs; Integration into National Planning
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
Synergies between NDCs & SDGs; Integration into National Planning
Tea Avazashvili
Acting Consultant, senior specialist of first category at Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency division of Energy Policy Department
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia
21 May, 2018

2. Content of presentation
Pre 2020 activities in Georgia
Strategic Directions of Energy Policy
Ensuring security of energy supply and improving Georgia’s overall Energy security
RE and EE Supporting Policy Development
Key Aspects of NEEAP
Georgia’s first NEEAP Measures
Climate change
Main challenges of incorporating the NDC and SDG

3. Pre 2020 activities in Georgia
1994
Ratification of UNFCCC
2015
INDC submission to UNFCCC
June 2017
Ratification of climate change issues
By 2020
More ambitious NDC to be developed
2014
EU Association Agreement Signed
2015
New Energy Policy Implemented
2016
“Net Metering Regulation in Georgia” introduced
Energy Community Treaty signed

4. Strategic Directions of Energy Policy
EU Association Agreement Signed
2014
New Energy Policy
2015
implication on EE and RE development
Energy Strategy (member)
Net Metering & promotion small scale RE development
Energy Community Treaty
Signed 2016

5. Ensuring security of energy supply and improving Georgia’s overall Energy security
Steps:
Diversification of the energy supply resources, optimal utilization and reserve creation of the Georgian energy resources;
Efficient exploitation of renewable energy resources;
Gradual approach of Georgian legislation to EU legislation;
Georgian energy market development and improvement of the energy trade mechanisms;
Increasing the role of Georgia as a regional transit country;
Georgia – clean energy production and regional center for the energy trade;
Creation of unified approach on Energy Efficiency and its execution;
Consideration of the environmental issues while implementing energy projects;
Improvement of the service level and consumers rights protection.

6. RE and EE Supporting Policy Development
NET Metering Implemented;
Improvement of existing legislative framework by:
Finalization of first National Energy Efficiency Action Plan;
Elaboration National Renewable Energy Action Plan to be developed In compliance with EU Directives;
Elaboration first preliminary Energy Efficiency Law;
Renewable Energy Law.

7. Key Aspects of NEEAP Based on Energy Efficiency Directive 2012/27/EU;
In this NEEAP measures and budgets are described for , as well as longer term estimates - energy targets for 2020, 2025, and 2030.
The achievement of savings is dependent on three key factors (the most important ones):
a) The implementation of an ambitious policy agenda for EE
b) The availability of technical assistance for implementation
c) The availability of investment funds for implementation

8. Georgia’s first NEEAP – Measures
9 Horizontal measures which impact more than one sector (e.g. public and private) and / or are consistent with horizontal measures as laid out by the EU’s guidance on developing NEEAPs;
1 Building measure in private commercial and residential buildings;
9 Public sector measures which will be carried out at the level of central and non-central government
8 Industry sector measures which include 2 information gathering / refining measures and 6 investment measures
9 Transport sector measures including planned measures at the national and municipal levels
8 Energy sector measures related to energy transformation, transmission, and distribution.

9. Georgia’s first NEEAP – Measures
Overall 44 Sectoral EE Measures in: Energy, Industry, Transport, Buildings
Measures would lead to:
14% energy saving as compared to 2025 business as usual (BAU) projections
15% energy savings as compared to 2030 BAU projections – in compliance with goals according to NDC
As a result:
This would make up a significant portion of Georgia’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) target – a target which was submitted to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the COP21 in Paris at the end of 2015

10. Government of Georgia will establish Climate Change Committee
“Climate action plan ” is now under preparation
CAP is a set of strategies intended to guide country and community efforts for reducing GHG emissions
It will be finalized alongside the submission of the updated NDC.
Government of Georgia will establish Climate Change Committee
Will be composed of representatives from:
key ministries
representatives of civil sociaty
private sector
academia

11. Main challenges of incorporating the NDC and SDG
Transforming into open market economy while integrating ambitious climate protection policies into national development planning;
Limited necessary institutional, regulatory and financial capacities;
Lack of awareness;
Lack of human and institutional skills and know-how;
Economic characteristics of Georgia;

12. Thank you! E-mail: tavazashvili@moesd.gov.ge;
Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia