Transcript Promoting Clean Technology Manufacturing

Promoting
Clean Technology Manufacturing:
Opportunities and Challenges for African
Countries
Tanja Faller, Energy Economist
Energy Environment and Climate Change Department
African Development Bank
25 June 2011
2011 CIF Partnership Forum
Cape Town, South Africa
Clean Technology Manufacturing:
Some -not only- methodological issues
 Common Misperception: Direct investment
will –automatically- lead to Technology
Transfer
 Lower versus Higher end of the value chain
Price-weighted local content of clean
technology installations over their life period
Opportunities for Clean
Technology Manufacturing
Strong and reliable local and regional demand through
ambitious country strategies backed by Climate Finance
and other IFI and donor sources.
Insufficient generation capacity as we speak
DEMAND
Affordable Labor
Local job creation for comparatively expensive clean
projects
Economically and politically viable
Challenges for African Clean
technology manufacturing
Way ahead
Foster National Innovation Systems in recipient countries to be
supportive of clean technology solutions :
Example: Integrated Approaches to local manufacturing
(Examples Egypt's Targeted calls )
Include Flexibility in Donor’s Procurement processes to allow for
local demand creation
Example: Prequalification criteria related to local content
Strengthen Support for Clean Technology Manufacturing to
ensure sustainability of RE in Africa
Major investments in RE can only be politically sustainable if local
higher end jobs are created
AfDB stand ready
Grant support
Knowledge
work
Sovereign
Lending
Policy-based
lending
Private Project
Financing
Equity
More questions?
Tanja Faller
Energy Economist
Email: [email protected]
Energy Environment and Climate
Change Department
African Development Bank