1. INOGATE Work Programme 2009-2010 Project achievements in Belarus and Eastern Europe Mr. Kyriakos Morfis INOGATE Technical Secretariat INOGATE Information Event Minsk, December 11, 2009

2. Overview The presentation gives a brief review of some key achievements by the INOGATE projects in Belarus and the Eastern Europe region in their 2009/2010 Work Programme, grouped according to the key ‘road map’ objectives These are just some of the outputs; they are a sample of the work in progress of the INOGATE programme as a whole

3. Priority area #1 Market Convergence Project: “Harmonisation of gas and oil technical standards and practices in Eastern Europe and Caucasus” (ongoing)  Establishment of working groups and technical committees  Three inter-regional meetings held  Translations commenced of international standards Project: “Support to Energy Market Integration and Sustainable Energy in NIS (SEMISE)” (ongoing)  As per presentation Project “Capacity Building of Energy Regulators in Eastern Europe and Central Asia” (ongoing)  Training and ‘peer review’ process

4. Priority area #2 Energy Security  Project: “Safety and security of main gas transit infrastructure” (ongoing)  identified European methodology and practices for estimation of gas losses (Marcogaz)  collected data on methodologies and practices for estimation of gas losses  Introduction of principles of Pipeline Integrated Management System (PIMS)  Training needs analysis conducted for participating countries  Main reason for disruption of the main pipelines established (corrosion, ground movement & third party intrusion)

5. Priority area #3 Renewable Energy/Energy Efficiency  Project: “Support to Kyoto Protocol Implementation (SKPI)” (ongoing)  Web portal for EE experts established  First Clean Development Mechanism Training conducted  Primer on Legal Status of carbon contracting prepared  First adaptation training workshop conducted  KP/UNFCCC* Primer completed and disseminated (Kyoto Protocol terms in Russian and in English) *United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

6. Priority area #4 Investment Attraction  Project: ‘Support to Energy Market Integration and Sustainable Energy in NIS (SEMISE)’ (ongoing)  As per presentation

7. INOGATE Annual Report The first INOGATE Annual Report, covering the year 2009, will be published early in 2010 and will contain details of the INOGATE Programme’s activities and principal achievements.

8. More information INOGATE web portal www.inogate.org contains information on INOGATE projects past and present, together with online energy library, and news on INOGATE events and actions

9. Contact us INOGATE Technical Secretariat Kiev office: Kudriavska Str. 26/28, Kiev 04053, Ukraine Tel. +380-44-2302754 Fax +380-44-2302753 e-mail: secretariat.kiev@inogate.org Tbilisi office: Georgian Oil and Gas Corporation (GOGC) Kakheti Highway, N21, Tbilisi, 0190 Georgia 4th floor. Room 402 Tel: + 99532 24 40 50; + 99532 24 40 50 Fax: +99532 24 40 50 E-mail: k.mirianashvili@inogate.org Thank you for your attention!