Development of a Sustainable Bioenergy Market in Serbia

Development of a Sustainable Bioenergy Market in Serbia Dr. Thomas Michel, GIZ-DKTI Programme Serbia Seite

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) Gmb. H Ø GIZ is a German federal non-profit enterprise; owned by the Federal Republic of Germany; organised as a private-sector entity Ø Operates in more than 130 countries worldwide (17000 employees) Ø Business volume of around 2, 1 billion Euros in 2013 Ø Cooperates with national, European and international organizations and institutions Seite 2

GIZ Energy Sector – Regional Distribution of projects related to the energy sector - 2013 Project portfolio: 81 activities in 42 countries (Vol. : 230 million €) • Asia / Pacific: 36% • Africa: 26% • Latin-America & Caribbean: 24% • Southeast Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia 10% • Mediterranean & Near East: 4% running bioenergy component planned projects Seite 3

GIZ DKTI Programme „Development of a Sustainable Bioenergy Market in Serbia“ Objective: To strengthen capacities and create an enabling environment for sustainable use of bioenergy in Serbia Funded by: German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) Duration: March 2013 – December 2017 Political partners: Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection & Ministry of Mining and Energy 03. 11. 2020 Seite 4

Structure of the GIZ DKTI Programme Synergy Approach Policy advice • • Harmonization of laws and regulations to the EU standards Improvement of the institutional and regulatory capacities Biomass supply for the toplanas KFW: Facilitating investments in district heating companies for the fuel switch GIZ: Creating the sustainable biomass supply chain infrastructrure for the fuel-switch of the toplanas Project development Firewood use in the households • Promotion of the efficient utilization of wood fuels and wood-based technologies • Development of the sustainable market for wood fuels and woodbased heating and cooking technologies • Providing advisory services for the implementation of cost efficient and innovative bioenergy projects • Technology and knowlege transfer Business matchmaking • Cross-cutting issue: Sustainability Seite 5

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