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GTZ - ProklimaPerspective on Sectoral Strategy
in the RAC Servicing SectorHPMP Sectoral
Working Groups Meeting24 September 2009, Vigyan
Bhawan, New Delhi
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GTZ Vision Mission

• Vision
• We successfully promote international
  cooperation which contributes to sustainable
  development throughout the world.
• Our company is strengthening its position on
  the global market for international cooperation
  services.

• Mission
• We are a government-owned corporation with
  international operations.
• We implement contracts for the German Federal
  Government and other national and international
  public and private-sector clients.
• We further political, economic, ecological and
  social development worldwide, and so improve
  peoples living conditions.
• We provide services that support complex
  development and reform processes.

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Tunesia
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Proklima Mandate
Start in 1996, mandated by the German Federal
Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development
(BMZ). Proklima advises governments of partner
countries on drafting local regulations and
setting policies that will comply with all
international environmental agreements.
Proklima assists companies in replacing ozone
depleting technologies with environmentally
friendly and economically attractive
alternatives. Proklima ensures that promoted
replacement technologies comply not only with the
obligations under the Montreal Protocol but also
with other international environmental
agreements, such as the Kyoto Protocol.
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GTZ Proklima has implemented over 150 projects in
more than 40 countries since 1996, with an
overall volume of close to US 40 million. It is
thus the biggest bilateral programme to be
associated with the Multilateral Fund for the
Implementation of the Montreal Protocol.
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Role of bilateral agencies in CFC Phase-out
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ECOFRIG (1992-2002)

• 1992 ECOFRIG project launched as an
  Indo-Swiss-German collaboration.
• Goal Contributing to a timely, self-reliant
  and sustainable phase-out of CFCs in the Indian
  domestic and commercial refrigeration sector.
• Approach Promotion of low GWP hydrocarbon
  refrigerant as replacement for CFC refrigerants.
• 1st Phase Application of low GWP cyclopentane
  foam technology as a replacement of CFC-12,
  avoiding the transitional HCFC-141b route.
• 2nd Phase Godrej Boyce Mfg Co Ltd. Appliance
  Division converted to hydrocarbon blend
  refrigerant. The full size conversion project was
  implemented with support from the Multilateral
  Fund to the Montreal Protocol in 2001/2002).
• Total investment by Switzerland and Germany
  approx. 10 million USD (the industry contribution
  exceeded this investment).

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HIDECOR (2001-2004)
Human and Institutional Development in Ecological
Refrigeration

• 2001 HIDECOR project launched as an Indo-Swiss
  collaboration.
• Goal Providing training on good servicing
  practices and hydrocarbon based retrofit to
  service technicians in the Refrigeration and
  Air-Conditioning (RAC) sector.
• Geographic focus
• Initial states Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Andhra
  Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujrat, Delhi and West
  Bengal
• States added later Punjab, Haryana, U.P.,
  Rajasthan and Kerala (in anticipation of NCCoPP).

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NCCoPP (2004-2010)
National CFC Consumption Phase-out Plan

• 2004 NCCoPP project launched based on the
  Agreement between India and the Executive
  Committee of the Multilateral Fund.
• Goal Providing training on good servicing
  practices and to service technicians in the
  Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning (RAC) sector.
• Geographic focus All over India.
• Funding 6.3 million USD

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Role of Key Players / Implementing Agencies

• Overall project management (Lead implementing
  agency), Co-financing of training, ESS
  facilitation and distribution,

• Training component

• Equipment support (ESS), Foam sector,
  Refrigeration (manufacturing) sector

• Awareness component, Customs Policy training
  component

• Transport refrigeration sector

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Training infrastructure under NCCoPP
New Training Cells (by NCCoPP)
HIDECOR Training Cells
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Access Routes
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Improvement of Service Practices
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Marjor Achievements of HIDECOR NCCoPP

• 20,000 technicians trained.
• Remote areas of the country accessed (60
  programmes were outside the major cities).
• Knowledge about CFC Phase-out and Good Service
  Practices is now wide-spread amongst small firms
  in covered areas.
• Training infrastructure and methodology available
  for HCFC phase-out but we need to maintain the
  momentum.
• More than 1,000 EC units, recovery machines etc.
  distributed
• EcoCool newsletter regularly distributed to
  20,000 technicians updating on new technological
  developments and good servicing practices
• Enforcement agencies and customs officers are
  aware of CFC phase-out

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Relevance of Service Sector for HCFC Phase-out

• Significant share of total HCFC consumption
  (gt20)
• Probably more than 20,000 enterprises involved
• Huge variety of applications
• Most appliances serviced by technicians from
  informal sector after warranty period
• Informal sector not covered by OEM training
  infrastructure
• Sustainable phase-out needs to include service
  sector due to risk of reverse conversions

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Steps for Developing the Sector Strategy

• Develop a comprehensive service sector profile
  (e.g. of service enterprises concentration,
  HCFC consumption per subsector, skill levels,
  servicing practices)
• Prioritisation of subsectors (low hanging fruits
  high impact)
• Identifying all requirements for phase-out of
  HCFC in the servicing sector (awareness,
  training, equipment support)
• Assess scope for regulation and policy measures
• Layout of support structure (building on NCCoPP)
• Estimation of funding requirements for
  implementation
• Impact of the planned phase-out activities in ODP
  tonnes
• Develop monitoring and verification methodology

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GTZ ProklimaPublication on options and
implications of replacing HCFCs with natural
refrigerants
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OBJECTIVES of this publication

• Main objective to highlight advantages and
  encourage consideration of natural refrigerants
  as replacements for R-22
• Further objectives
• To present legislative implications of
  accelerated HCFC phase-out, and related issues
• Address possible natural alternatives
• Introduce and means of overcoming main hurdles,
  e.g., safety
• Provide technical assessments of options
• Give examples and case studies of use of natural
  refrigerants in systems previously using R-22

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• Thank you for your kind attention!