Evaluation of National policies in the field of Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Air Defence House (Tebarose), Cairo, Egypt 19 - 20 December, 2010

1. Workshop Recommendations

2. EErecommendations to RCREEE
1. Working groups for experience exchanges on specific topics,
including advanced and less advanced countries in the
topics (legal framework set up, strategy formulation, etc.)
2. Task forces of experts to work on specific fields in the region
such as standards, labels, incentives, etc.
3. Capacity building and assistance to policy makers to
develop their appropriate EE strategies
4. Help RCREEE countries to set up EE information systems
(national and regional)
5. Financial support to RCREEE members covering all sectors

3. EE recommendations to RCREEE
6. Enlarge RCREEE membership to other Arab countries
7. Help creating an association for appliances producers in the
region around labeling and standards of equipments
8. Preparation of regional pilot projects with other donors
(GEF, etc.) in the following fields:
• Appliances testing facilities
• Solar cooling and air conditioning
• New carbon market mechanism
9. Capacities building activities
• RCREEE Periodic newsletter on best practices exchanges between
countries of the region
• Workshops to decision makers on EE policies and strategies

4. EE recommendations to RCREEE
10. Carry out studies for the following topics:
• EE technology industrialization in the region and know how transfer
• Geothermal heat pumping in the region
• Practical guide books for energy audits for main sectors
• EE in transport
• EE and spatial planning with the contribution of MED ENEC project.

5. RE recommendations to RCREEE
• Harmonization of legislations and policies
between member countries
• Regular update of parameters (both
qualitative and quantitative parameters)
– For the ones used in the study
– New possible detailed ones
• Need for developing validation methodology
for the information in the matrix
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6. RE recommendations to RCREEE
• To discuss with RCREEE member countries
how to benefit from the study
• Further strengthening multiple networks
among the member countries on the
following:
–R&D
– Information
– Technology transfer
– Sharing experience
– Capacity building
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7. RE recommendations to RCREEE
• Further detailed regional studies are needed on
the area of RE:
– Feed in tariffs
– Standards and labels
– Poverty alleviation as related to RE
• To help member countries to further develop
their action plan
• To look into the implementation of the study
recommendations and current workshop
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