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The International Center on Small Hydro Power (IC-SHP) welcomes all members to October's newsletter. In this edition:

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SHP News

The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines is willing to promote renewable energy

Peru looks set to engage further in the renewable energies sector if the efforts of the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines are any indication of the countries enthusiasm. Recent years have been witness to increased eagerness to strengthen Peru¡¯s renewable energy network, as the push for Rural Electrification has intensified. Wind and Hydro power remain key to such sustainable development in Peru and these were central issues last month during a Peru based dialogue consisting of Prof. Tong of INSHP, the Presidents of ten small hydro power equipment producing companies, the Peruvian Vice Ministry of Energy and Mines and Mr. Pedro Gamio Aita. During the dialogue all parties agreed to elaborate a wind map of Peru with the World Bank for the next year and to develop the Peruvian SHP potential in the future years.

http://intranet.minem.gob.pe/AppWeb/AppIntranet/Notihoy/notihoy_2957.pdf
Contact Ms. Erika Imhof for further details ¨C erikaimhof@inshp.org

The UNIDO Ministerial Meeting for Latin American countries was successfully concluded

Between the 26th ¨C 28th, September the UNIDO¡¯s Ministerial Meeting for Latin American countries was held in Montevideo, Uruguay. Fifteen ministries and several experts from different countries attended the event. This year¡¯s topic was: ¡°Energy Security in the Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) Region: Renewable Energy as a Viable Alternative. During the meeting Prof. Tong made a presentation about Latin American SHP situation and made a comparison and prospective with the Chinese experience.
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IC-SHP News

Expert mission to Cameroon, Burundi and Zambia

Although many African countries are endowed with rich energy resources for energy generation, the majority of people, especially those in rural areas still have no access to electricity. Cameroon has the second largest hydropower capacity among the African countries. However due to various barriers, only a small percentage of this potential has been developed. And 95% of its rural population remains without access to electricity. Many other countries like Burundi and Zambia are also faced with similar problems. The main obstacles of rural electrification include lack of information, know-how, technology and funds. IN-SHPhas sent experts to Africa for consultations and workshops several times since it was established. It has both established and or provided assistance to SHP stations in African countries as diverse as Ethiopia, Ghana, Mali, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Mozambique, and Tanzania. IN-SHP puts great emphasis on the support of African countries in this year¡¯s work as it always has previously. Recently IN-SHP decided to send experts to three Africa countries, Cameroon, Burundi, Zambia to provide technical consultation to some SHP projects from July 29 to August 10, 2006.
For further details, contact Mr. Wang Yansong (wangyansong@inshp.org)
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UNIDO General Director, Mr. Yunkella visited our HQ

Last month the UNIDO¡¯s General Director, Mr, Yumkella visited INSHP¡¯s headquarters in Hangzhou, China. During his visit he reaffirmed his commitment in the SHP development worldwide.
For further details, contact Gary Martin garymartin@inshp.org
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SHP and others renewable energy sources: Legal framework of the rural electrification in Peru Forum

During the Latin American official mission in September, INSHP specialists discussed rural electrification potential in Peru. This event was organized with the Peruvian Ministry of Energy and the Latin American Office of the NGO ITDG (Practical Action).
http://www.itdg.org.pe/archivos/energia/simposio/ponencias.htm
Contact Ms. Erika Imhof for further details erikaimhof@inshp.org
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Members' Forum

¡°Demonstration zone of water and energy efficiency¡± Ltd. launches its first Micro-Hydro Power Station in Kyrgyzstan

"Demonstration zone of water and energy efficiency¡± Ltd. has presented its first ¡°Baytoo¡± MHPS project in the village Saru of the Issyk-Kul Region (Eastern Kyrgyzstan). Implementation of the project has become possible within the Kyrgyz-Norway cooperation program. This program is designed for project developers and owners of small hydro power stations in remote and mountainous regions of Kyrgyzstan, including municipal service (water supply, sewage and energy supply systems), agriculture and processing industry areas.

The project was funded with the help of GEF/UNDP Small Grants Program, loans of Kyrgyz Agricultural Financial Corporation, Norwegian program and own resources of the project owner. The total cost of project was about 54 thousand USD and the consultative support in developing of the business plan, purchase of equipment and technical launch of the project was provided by the ¡°Demonstration zone of water and energy efficiency¡± Ltd.

The project consists of three aggregates which have been installed with 22 kWt power, allowing it to generate about 400-450 thousand kWh of energy per year. A special feature of this project is productive use of the generated energy. It will supply with power the greenhouse and dairy workshop. Thus the end product will be such products as plants, vegetables and dairy products rather than the energy itself, which significantly improves the economic features of the project.

Apart from economic and social benefits, this project involves an environmental aspect, which will help prevent illegal cutting of the neighboring forests and bushes; thus helping to curb desertification and land degradation processes. Mr. Sultanbekov S. U, State Secretary of the National Agency for Anti-Monopoly Policy and Development of Competition, emphasized that implementation of projects of this kind would reduce pressure over energy system of the Kyrgyz Republic through increasing efficiency and reduction of energy loss during transportation. The project provides an excellent basis for development of similar projects in future and can serve as successful practice of sustainable community development.

Update from Norway

Good news from Norway, a recent update from our members there informs us that Small hydro schemes are continuing to increase. Figures just released from the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) show that during 2005; 15 new Small Hydro Power schemes larger that 1MW were commissioned and a further 20 new Mini and Micro schemes were also commissioned. The total installed capacity for the above schemes is 300,6 MW and mean annual production is expected to reach 875 GWh. In response to growing demands placed on it through increasing numbers applications the NVE is expanding its capacity to process applications. Furthermore the application procedure for mini and micro systems is being simplified in an effort to hasten the licensing process.
For further details: Erik Juliussen eju@nve.no


Funding Opportunities

The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World

Established in Trieste, Italy in 1983 TWAS principally aims to promote scientific capacity sustainable development in the South. The Academy currently has more than 700 Fellows including some of the world¡¯s most distinguished scientists. It has supported scientific research in over 100 countries in the sough in a variety of programs. TWAS offer several different grants on an ongoing basis:

Research grants of up to US$10,000 each are offered to scientists from developing countries of proven ability for research projects in Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics and Physics. The Grants are intended to cover the costs of specialized equipment, essential consumable material, and scientific literature. Deadlines: 1 July and 1 December each year.

Spare Parts for Scientific Equipment-- The Academy provides funds for covering the cost of small items of spare parts for scientific equipment in Third World institutions, up to a maximum of US$1,000 each. Deadline: none.

ICTP-TWAS electronic Journals Delivery Service-- This program is geared to facilitate the access to current scientific literature for free, by distributing individual scientific articles via e-mail to scientists in institutions in the South that do not have sufficient bandwidth to download material from the Internet in a timely manner and/or cannot afford the connection. Deadline: none.

Support for International Scientific Meetings-- The Academy encourages the organization of international scientific meetings in Third World countries by providing financial support in the form of travel grants for principal speakers from abroad and/or participants from the region. Deadlines for applications: 1 June for meetings to be held during January-June of the following year, and 1 December for meetings to be held during July-December of the following year.

For Details of any of the above funding opportunities visit http://www.twas.org

Sustainable Development Fund Grants

A limited number of grants for Sustainable Energy Business Planning, Sustainable Energy Demonstration and well as other initiatives designed to promote renewable energy are available. Most successful grants receive around $25,000. Up to 75% of the cost of any one project may be covered in a single grant. Applications are accepted throughout the year on quarterly deadlines on the 15th of February, May, August and November. Applicants should electronically submit the Grant Application Form to sdf@trfund.com. Contact: Roger Clark at 215-574-5814 or email clarkr@trfund.com or visit their website:http://www.trfund.com/sdf/grants.html

The Ashden Awards for sustainable energy

Award winners use local renewable energy to reduce poverty, improve people¡¯s health, wellbeing and economic prospects, and at the same time tackle climate change and other environmental threats, notably deforestation. There are five international awards in total, each with a first prize of ¡ê30,000 and a second prize of ¡ê10,000. Timetable for application and delivery of awards are as follows:

Tuesday 14 November 2006 - deadline for receipt of concept note applications
Thursday 4 January 2007 - deadline for receipt of full applications
April 2007 - finalists selected
Mid-June 2007 - Awards ceremony in London.Further detail and application forms can be downloaded from the website http://www.ashdenawards.org/aboutint


Upcoming Events

1. Hydropower Financing and Project Economy (HEC2006)
October 23-28, 2006 - Trondheim, Norway
The International Centre for Hydropower (ICH) based in Norway announces The Hydropower Financing and Project Economy Training Programme.
 Contact: line.fjellvar@ich.no, web: www.ich.no.

2. The great wall world renewable energy forum and exhibition 2006
October 24-28, 2006. Beijing. China
The Great Wall World Renewable Energy Forum (GWREF) is a high level symposium, which is being organized in accordance with United Nations community cooperation principles for global renewable energy development.
More Info: http://www.gwref.org/eng/main.asp.

3. Legal Framework in Hydropower Development
November 20-24, 2006 - Trondheim, Norway
The International Centre for Hydropower (ICH) based in Norway announces The Legal Framework in Hydropower Development Training Programme.
Contact: line.fjellvar@ich.no, web: www.ich.no.

4. Worldwide Use of Hydropower in the Future ¨C Vienna Conference
November 22-24, 2006 - Vienna, Austria
It will comprise the following topics: Hydropower potential, Use of Energy worldwide and legal framework ; New technologies, Design and research of hydraulic components ; Production methods and materials ; Sustainability and social impacts of Hydropower plants ; Projects and Plant.
Contact: Mr Eduard Doujak at eduard.doujak@tuwien.ac.at.

5. First Annual Conference Sustainable Energy Europe Campaign
November 28-29, 2006 - Brussels
Sustainable Energy Europe 2005-2008 is a European Commission initiative in the framework of the Intelligent Energy - Europe (2003-2006) programme, which will contribute to achieve the European Union¡¯s energy policy targets within the fields of renewable energy sources, energy efficiency, clean transport and alternative fuels.
Contact information: http://www.sustenergy.org/tpl/page.cfm?pagID=16.

If you have any comments, contact us!
Erika Imhof: erikaimhof@inshp.org
Gary Martin: garymartin@inshp.org

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IN-SHP Member Survey

In order to build a clearer idea about what type of assistance IN-SHP members need IC-SHP to provide, we have recently sent survey to all IN-SHP members. If you have not sent your response to us yet, please do so. If you have not yet received the survey from IC-SHP or if you have any questions, please contact Mr. Wang Yansong at hic@mail.hz.zj.cn

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