Uniform Reporting Format:
Activities Implemented Jointly Under the Pilot Phase
POLAND/NORWAY COAL-TO-GAS CONVERSION - AIJ PILOT PROJECT
June 2001
List of
Projects
UNIFORM REPORTING FORMAT:
ACTIVITIES IMPLEMENTED JOINTLY UNDER THE PILOT PHASE
The same as in the previous report
A. Description of project
A. 1) Title of project: Poland/Norway Coal-to-Gas Conversion - AlJ Pilot Project
The objectives of the project as a whole are to stimulate technological and institutional changes to
demonstrate inter-fuel substitution and energy efficiency improvement as means to support the country
objectives. The total project aims at encouraging and introducing more rapid transition from coal to gas
and introducing more energy efficiency in residential buildings.
The total project has the following components:
- a coal-to-gas conversion component, involving investments in about 30 non-industrial small to medium
size heat plants (boilers) for their conversion from coal to natural gas. The projects are for residential
houses and public buildings; the project consists of the new technologies that include gas fired
cogeneration unit of heat and electricity, condensing boilers as well as conventional gas fired boilers;
- an energy efficiency component, involving investments in insulation of buildings and the installation
of energy efficient equipment in some hundred new residential units;
- a technical assistance component to project participants, including institutional training, project
management, environmental monitoring and nation-wide marketing.
The AIJ factor of the project is funded with a grant of 1.1 million USD from the Department of Natural
Resources and Environmental Affairs of the Government of Norway. Non-AIJ related financing of the project
includes grant of 25 million USD from the GEF and further 22 million USD from the Polish National Fund for
Environmental Protection and Water Management (National Fund, NF), Voivodeship Funds (VF), Environmental
Protection Bank (BOS) and private investors in Poland.
The funding of the Government of Norway was the reason, that this project functions as an Activities
Implemented Jointly - AIJ demonstration project, with the objective of assisting Parties to the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - UNFCCC in gaining experience on how the mechanism of
Activities Implemented Jointly might work. The project is administered by the BOS and the World Bank and is
related to other Bank operations in Poland. The GEF funding is separate from the AIJ financing.
The overall project has an estimated lifetime of 17 years and will give substantial reductions in
greenhouse gas emissions and at the same time reduce air pollution. It has been planned in a manner
consistent with national priorities for sustainable energy development.
A. 2) Participants/actors:
The donor country is the Government of Norway, represented by the Royal Norwegian Ministry of Foreign
Affairs (RNMFA), Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs. The host is the Government of
Poland, represented by the Ministry of Environment (MoE), Department of Servicing Foreign Assistance Funds.
The entity responsible for co-ordination and reporting on AIJ activities in Poland is the National Fund for
Environmental Protection and Water Management (NF), Executive Office for the Climate Convention, Joint
Implementation-Secretariat. The implementing agency is the Environmental Protection Bank (BOS). Within the
World Bank, the Department for Central and Eastern Europe is charged with management of the project, while
the Global Environment Department assists in development of the AIJ factor.
The host investors are the private boiler owners, public entities and self-governments.
Please fill in one table for each participant/actor. For individuals fill in as from item
"Function within activity".
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Please fill in if applicable
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Name of organisationa):
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Government of Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Name of organisation (English):
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Government of Norway, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Department:
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Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs
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Acronym:
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Acronym (English):
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Function with activity:
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Governmental authority responsible for committing financial resources for AIJ factor and approval
of AIJ project agreements and reports (foreign investor – AIJ)
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Street:
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Juniplassen / Victoria Terrasse
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Post Code:
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PO Box 8114
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City:
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N-0032 Oslo DEP 1
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Country:
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Norway
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Telephone:
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+47 22 24 36 03
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Fax:
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+47 22 23 27 82
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E-mail:
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WWW-URL:
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Contact Person (for this activity):
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Surname:
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Mr. Bjornebye
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First name, middle name:
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Erik
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Job title:
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Head of Division
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Direct tel:
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+47 22 24 36 19
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Direct fax:
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+47 22 23 27 82
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Direct E-mail:
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Erik.bjornebye@mfa.no
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- Organisation includes: institutions, ministries, companies, non-governmental organisations, etc.
involved in the activity, i.e. research institutes associated with the project, auditors, government agency
closely following the activity.
Please fill in one table for each participant/actor. For individuals fill in as from item
"Function within activity".
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Name of organisationa):
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World Bank
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Name of organisation (English):
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World Bank
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Department:
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Carbon Offset Unit
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Acronym:
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WB
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Acronym (English):
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WB
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Function within activity:
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Administration of project on behalf of World Bank - GEF and the Norwegian Government
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Street:
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1818 H Street, N.W.
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Post code:
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DC 20433
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City:
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Washington, DC 20433
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Country:
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USA
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Telephone:
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+1 (202) 473-4279
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Fax:
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+1 (202) 522-3256
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E-mail:
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environment@worldbank.org
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WWW-URL:
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http://www-esd.worldbank/aij
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Contact person (for this activity):
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Surname:
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Mr. Karani
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First name, middle name:
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Patrick
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Job title:
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Program Manager
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Direct tel:
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+1 (202) 473-4279
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Direct fax:
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+1 (202) 522-2130
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Direct E-mail:
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Pkarani@worldbank.org
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- Organisation includes: institutions, ministries, companies, non-governmental organisations,
etc. involved in the activity, i.e. research institutes associated with the project, auditors, government
agency closely following the activity.
Please fill in one table for each participant/actor. For individuals fill in as from item
"Function within activity".
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Please fill in if applicable
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Name of organisationa):
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Ministerstwo Srodowiska
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Name of organisation (English):
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Ministry of Environment
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Department:
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Department of Servicing Foreign Assistance Funds
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Acronym:
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MS
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Acronym (English):
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MoE
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Function within activity:
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Host country representative
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Street:
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Wawelska 52/54
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Post code:
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00-922
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City:
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Warsaw
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Country:
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Poland
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Telephone:
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(+48 22) 579-24-96, ext.496
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Fax:
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(+48 22) 579-27-95
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E-mail:
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WWW-URL:
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http://www.mos.gov.pl
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Contact person (for this activity):
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Surname:
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Mr. Malinowski
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First name, middle name:
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Andrzej
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Job title:
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Director of Department of Servicing Foreign Assistance Funds
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Direct tel:
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(+48 22) 579-24-96, ext.496
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Direct fax:
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(+48 22) 579-27-95
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Direct E-mail:
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andrzej.malinowski@mos.gov.pl
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- Organisation includes: institutions, ministries, companies, non-governmental organisations, etc.
involved in the activity, i.e. research institutes associated with the project, auditors, government agency
closely following the activity.
Please fill in one table for each participant/actor. For individuals fill in as from item
"Function within activity".
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Please fill in if applicable
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Name of organisationa):
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Narodowy Fundusz Ochrony Srodowiska i Gospodarki Wodnej
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Name of organisation (English):
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National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management
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Department:
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Executive Office for Climate Convention,
Sekretariat-Joint Implementation
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Acronym:
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NFOSiGW
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Acronym (English):
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NF
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Function within activity:
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National Focal Point, Reporting agency
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Street:
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Konstruktorska 3A
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Post code:
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02-673
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City:
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Warsaw
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Country:
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Poland
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Telephone:
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(+48 22) 849 22 80; 849 00 80
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Fax:
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(+48 22) 853 61 92
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E-mail:
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jolantak@nfosigw.gov.pl
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WWW-URL:
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http://www.nfosigw.gov.pl
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Contact person (for this activity):
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Surname:
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Mrs. Galon-Kozakiewicz, Ph.D
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First name, middle name:
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Jolanta
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Job title:
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Secretariat-JI
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Direct tel:
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(+48 22) 849 22 80; 849 00 80 ext. 504
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Direct fax:
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(+48 22) 853 61 92
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Direct E-mail:
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jolantak@nfosigw.gov.pl
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a) Organisation includes: institutions, ministries, companies, non-governmental organisations,
etc. involved in the activity, i.e. research institutes associated with the project, auditors, government
agency closely following the activity.
Please fill in one table for each participant/actor. For individuals fill in as from item
"Function within activity".
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Name of organisationa):
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Bank Ochrony Srodowiska SA
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Name of organisation (English):
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Environmental Protection Bank
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Department:
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Acronym:
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BOS
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Acronym (English):
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BOS
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Function within activity:
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Implementing agency
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Street:
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Jana Pawla II / 12
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Post code:
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00-950
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City:
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Warsaw
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Country:
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Poland
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Telephone:
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(+48 22) 850 88 05
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Fax:
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(+48 22) 850 88 89
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E-mail:
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gef@bosbank.pl
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WWW-URL:
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Contact person (for this activity):
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Surname:
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Mr. Urbala, Ph.D.
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First name, middle name:
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Stanislaw
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Job title:
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Director GEF Project
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Direct tel:
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(+48 22) 850 89 44
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Direct fax:
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(+48 22) 850 88 89
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Direct E-mail:
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gef@bosbank.pl
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a) Organisation includes: institutions, ministries, companies, non-governmental organisations,
etc. involved in the activity, i.e. research institutes associated with the project, auditors, government
agency closely following the activity.
A. 3) Activity:
All projects:
Technical data of following:
- 29 projects under Coal to Gas Conversion Component, updated 30th of November 2000,
- 11 projects under Energy Efficiency in New Residential Buildings Component, updated 31st of December
1999,
- 3 projects under Coal to Gas Conversion Component are specified in list of "stand-by"
projects.
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Please fill in if applicable
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General description:
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The same
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Type of project:a)
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Fuel conversion and energy efficiency measures.
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Location (exact, e.g. city, region, state):
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Both the Coal to Gas Conversion Component and the Energy Efficiency in New Residential Buildings
Components are located throughout Poland.
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Activity starting date:
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June 30, 1995
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Expected activity ending date:
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September, 2002
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Stage of activity:b)
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Mutually agreed / in progress / completed
29 individual projects, for which grant agreements have been signed and approved by MoE, to be
realized under the Coal-to-Gas Conversion component are at different stages of implementation:
- 16 projects were commissioned (3 of them during the statement period);
- 3 projects under realization;
- 1 project - negotiation of the "turn-key" contract for realization;
- 2 projects are after the bidding procedure (the bid evaluation reports have been transmitted to
the World Bank);
- 3 projects are after the biding procedure, during the bid evaluation;
- 1 project - the tender document has been prepared;
- 3 projects have been already prepared with the conceptual design;
3 next projects under the Coal-to-Gas Conversion component are in the stand-by group, approved by
DKNT and Ministry of Environment.
Under the Energy Efficiency in New Residential Buildings Component, 11 grant agreements were
concluded and these projects are at different stages of implementation:
- 10 projects are completed, the report on the monitoring of one of them is being prepared, for 3
of them the final amount of grant has not been calculated yet;
- 1 project is under construction.
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Lifetime of activity if different from ending date:c)
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17 years under Coal to Gas Conversion Component;
50 years under Energy Efficiency in New Residential Buildings Component.
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Technical data:d)
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(details are available in the appendixes)
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1. Financing plan
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25 million USD - GEF,
1.1 million USD – grant from the Government of Norway – AIJ component,
22 million USD - Poland (National Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (NF),
Voivodeship Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (VF), BOS, owner’s
contribution (Oc)
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2. Project costs
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48 million USD
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3. Project cost-effectiveness
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See description of each individual project (Appendix I, II, III)
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4. Planned environmental benefits
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260 590 tCO2/year - concerning 18 projects under Coal to Gas Conversion Component and 3
projects from the list of "stand-by" projects;
561 tCO2/year – concerning 11 projects under Energy Efficiency in New Residential
Buildings Component.
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5. Achieved environmental benefits
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38 930 tCO2/year – concerning 11 completed projects under Coal to Gas Conversion
Component.
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a) For example, using Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) classification: energy
efficiency; renewable energy; fuel switching; forest preservation, restoration or reforestation;
afforestation; fugitive gas capture; industrial processes; solvents; agriculture; waste disposal or bunker
fuels.
b) Circle the appropriate option.
c) Methodological work will be required to define lifetime of activities.
d) Methodological work will be required to determine for each types of activity what the minimum
data requirements are.
A. 4) Cost (to the extent possible):
The same
A. 5) Mutually agreed assessment procedures:
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Describe the procedures, including name of organisations involved a):
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5.1) General Agreement
The same
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a) Please ensure that detailed contact information for all organisations mentioned is reported
under section A.2 above.
5.2) Monitoring
The same
B. Governmental acceptance, approval or endorsement
B.1) Letters of endorsement will be sent accordingly.
B. 2) This report is a joint report:
B. 3) General short comment by the government(s) if applicable:
The same
C. Compatibility with and supportiveness of national economic development and socio-economic and
environmental priorities and strategies
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Describe (to the extent possible) how the activity is compatible with and supportive of national
economic development and socio-economic and environment priorities and strategies.
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The same
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D. Benefits derived from the activities implemented jointly project
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Item
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Describe environmental benefits in detail:
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The same
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Do quantitative data exist for evaluation of environmental benefits?
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Yes
Planned environmental benefits:
260 590 tCO2/year - concerning 18 projects under Coal to Gas Conversion Component and 3
projects from the list of "stand-by" projects;
561 tCO2/year – concerning 11 projects under Energy Efficiency in New Residential
Buildings Component.
Achieved environmental benefits:
38 930 tCO2/year – concerning 11 completed projects under Coal to Gas Conversion
Component.
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E. Calculation of the contribution of activities implemented jointly projects that bring about real,
measurable and long-term environmental benefits related to the mitigation of climate change that would not
have occurred in the absence of such activities
The same
E. 1) Estimated emissions without the activity (project baseline):
The same
E. 2) Estimated emissions with the activity:
The same
Fill in the following tables as applicable:
E.2.1) Summary table: Projected emissions reductions for Coal to Gas Conversion Component (29
projects + 3 projects from the list of "stand-by" projects):
According to the baseline
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GHG
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1997
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1998
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1999
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2000
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A) Project baseline scenario
(new coal fired boilers)
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CO2 [Mg]
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799
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799
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29910
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118539
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NOx [Mg]
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3,6
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3,6
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117
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222
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SO2 [Mg]
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7,64
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7,64
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281,01
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1066,51
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Dust [Mg]
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96,42
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96,42
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2968,78
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3460,78
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B) Project activity scenario a
(new gas fired boilers)
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CO2 [Mg]
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365
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365
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15172
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48634
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NOx [Mg]
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0,2
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0,2
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7,3
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85,8
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SO2 [Mg]
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0,0
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0,0
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1,2
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2,7
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Dust [Mg]
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0,1
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0,1
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0,3
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0,3
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C) Effect ( B-A )
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CO2 [Mg]
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434
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434
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14738
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69905
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NOx [Mg]
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3,5
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3,5
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109,9
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136,4
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SO2 [Mg]
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7,6
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7,6
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279,8
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1063,8
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Dust [Mg]
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96,3
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96,3
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2968,5
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3460,5
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D) Cumulative effect
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CO2 [Mg]
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434
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868
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15606
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85511
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NOx [Mg]
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3,5
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6,9
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116,8
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253,2
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SO2 [Mg]
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7,6
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