Project

Energy efficient standards, certification, and labeling for appliances and equipment in Kazakhstan – EE S&L project in Kazakhstan under Global UNEP Platform

Lead country

Kazakhstan

Participating countries

Kazakhstan

Project status

Under implementation

Implementing period

From August 10, 2017 to July 4, 2022

SDGs addressed by this project

SDG targets

  1. 7.b Expand energy infrastructure, upgrade technology
  2. 7.3 Double global rate energy efficiency improvement
  3. 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

Project ID: 5703

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Technical team

  • Energy Programme

Technical area(s)

  • Energy efficiency

Sub-area(s)

  • Appliances

Landscape(s)

N/A

Transformed sector(s)

  • Other sectors

UNDP role(s)

  • Capacity development / Technical assistance
  • Institutional mechanism and system building
  • Policy advice

Strategy

  • Law regulation
  • Capacity building
  • Finance economy

Sub-strategy

  • Laws/ Policy/ Plan formulation
  • Standards/ Labeling/ Guideline
  • Institutional capacity building
  • Technical capacity building
  • Awareness raising
  • Green economy

Social inclusion

  • Women
  • Private sector

Gender equality

  • Women decision making
  • Women's cooperatives and groups
  • Awareness raising (on gender)

Gender result effectiveness scale

  • Gender responsive

Pathway(s)

  • People pathway
  • Systems pathway
  • Sci-tech pathway

Risk reduction target(s)

  • Hazard control/mitigation

SDG target(s)

  • 7.b Expand energy infrastructure, upgrade technology
  • 7.3 Double global rate energy efficiency improvement
  • 13.2 Integrate climate change measures into national policies, strategies and planning.

Conventions and protocols

N/A

Private sector(s)

N/A

Hot topic

  • Multi-stakeholder collaboration

About this project

Description

The project addresses the development challenge through integrated activities directed at these barriers. The core focus will be the implementation of minimum energy performance standards (MEPS), which have a growing track record of achieving large-scale savings throughout the world.

Objectives

To transform Kazakhstan"s markets to energy efficient appliances and equipment, thereby reducing electricity consumption and GHG emissions.

USD $3,600,000

Grant amount

USD $12,242,643

Leveraged amount (co-financing)

1

Source(s) of fund

Source(s) of fund

 

  • Global Environment Facility – Trust Fund ($3,600,000)

Implementing partner(s)

  • Government of Kazakhstan

Joint agencies

  • UN Environment

Project metrics

Outcome 1:

Transformation of the market for appliances and equipment in Kazakhstan, via creation and implementation of standards, labeling, regulations, and associated capacity building

 Indicators:

Average energy performance levels of new refrigerators, distribution transformers, and electric motors relative to baseline
Number of purchased refrigerators certified to comply with the new MEPS
Reduction in electricity consumption by refrigerators, distribution transformers, and electric motors, and other appliances and equipment subject to newly introduced EESL
Reduction in GHG emissions from electricity consumption by refrigerators, distribution transformers, and electric motors, and other appliances and equipment subject to newly introduced EESL
Status and required performance levels of minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for refrigerators, distribution transformers, and electric motors
Status and threshold levels of a national voluntary energy-performance label for refrigerators and at least one other consumer product in Kazakhstan
Availability of updated information on products and their compliance with standards and labels, via register and web portal
Dissemination volume of completed market snapshot studies, comparing actual performance of off-the-shelf appliances to stated specifications
Operational status of testing and certification laboratories in support of energy performance standards and labelling for refrigerators, distribution transformers, and industrial electric motors
Consumer awareness of energy efficiency, energy performance standards, and labels for refrigerators., as reflected in share of affirmative survey responses and broken out by gender
Number of consumers participating in rebate or coupon programs
Number of industrial motors replaced with a technical support from the project with new motors compliant with IE3 standard
Number of other supply-chain stakeholders, including waste handlers, trained in new requirements of MEPS, HEPS, labelling programs, and associated regulations
Share of domestically-produced distribution transformers compliant with new MEPS
Outcome 2:

A new, effectively operating regime of testing, certification, and information disclosure in support of implementation of EESL, carried out by properly equipped, trained, and certified laboratories
Outcome 3:

Enhanced capacity among citizens and industry in Kazakhstan to understand, afford, and procure EE appliances and equipment
Outcome 4:

Creation of new capacity among manufacturers and other supply-chain participants for appliances and equipment for compliance with new EESL.

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