Cement, Energy & Environment Jan-Mar 2002

NEDO has started working in two Model •!• Survey cooperation Projects in India: The Model Proj~ct for Waste Heat Recovery System of Cement Plant at India Cements •!• Human resources development cooperation Cooperative research Limited under the Ministry of Commerce and •!• The Model Project for increasing the Industry, Government of India. efficient use of energy an d environmental-friendly coal utilisation The Model Project for Utilisation of Sensible Heat from Blast Furnace Hot Store Waste Gas at the Tata Iron and Steel Company (TISCO), Jamshedpur, under the Ministry of Steel, Government of India. These first-of-their-kind Model Projects in GAP's objectives are to be achieved by: •!• Applying technology, expertise and knowledge in . Japan based on the national budget through METI, the source of funding India provide clean, environment-friendly •!• Sharing works and costs for achieving the objectives (joint collaboration); while Japanwill primarily bear the major costs based on the scope of work (work and cost sharing), the partner country too is expected to bear a portion of the costs, depending on the project. atmosphere and are implemented as part of the Green Aid Plan (GAP) which was concluded between Gol and METI in January 1995. Overview of GAP- The objectives of GAP (Green Aid Plan) under NEDO are to assist the self-help efforts of developing countries in coping with energy and environmental issues in the following four areas: •!• Prevention of water pollution Prevention of air pollution Waste management and recycling Energy conservation and oil alternative energy GAP participants comprise seven Asian Countries (alphabetically): China , India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam having official bilateral relations with Japan. The activities to be implemented under the GAP project/programme include: 36 Courtesy: The Bulletin on En ergy Efficiency, Feb. 2002, P-15. E-mail: winrock@vsnl.com Web: www.renewingindia.org Fax: 91-11-6146004 GLOBAL . ENVIRONMENT FACILITY SUPPORT FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROJECTS: A DEVELOPING COUNTRY PERSPECTIVE UNDP /GEF India, New Delhi-110003, Fax: 4627612, E-mail: Usha.Rao@undp.org Web: www.gefweb.org The Global Environment Facility (GEF) was constituted in late 1991 as an interim financing mechanismbefore the adoption of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ,...