India: Partnership with Australia

As part of the  Asia- Pacific Partnership on Clean Development and Climate, India and Australia have started a project to identify and address policy barriers that limit investment, development and deployment of clean technologies. The findings of the project will serve to develop practical solutions to addressing clean energy and climate goals by accelerating the development, transfer, and deployment of clean technological solutions between the two Partner countries.

India: Energy Policy

This policy outlines the  challenges that India faces as it develops and must generate and provide increasing amounts of energy. Measures include adressing energy security by acquring abundant supplies of coal and gas,  and increasing hydro and nuclear power.  India seeks to improve energy efficiency by reducing energy intensity across many sectors including mining, electricity distribution, transportation, industry and building construction. The policy also outlines methods to promote renewable energy and increase R&D.

Turkey: Appliance labeling

The Ministry of Industry and Trade requires energy labeling of refrigerators, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers and lamps.

Date Implemented: 2003

Status: In Force; Mandatory

References: IEA

Turkey: 8th Five-year Development Plan

Turkey: Regulation on increasing of efficiency in the energy consumption of industrial establishment

These regulations are aimed at increasing energy efficiency in the Turkish industrial sector, requiring establishments with annual consumption above 84 terajoules to take measures to streamline and reduce consumption, including establishing an internal energy management system, conducting energy audits, and appointing an energy manager.

Date Implemented: 1995

Turkey: Energy-Environment in Turkey

Studies for the project on “Energy-Environment in Turkey” with the WB began in 2000. These studies were to analyze alternative scenarios for reducing GHG emissions. CO2 emissions for a base case scenario were estimated, and various alternatives were explored, including increasing energy efficiency, improving technologies, inter-fuel substitution, reducing transmission and distribution losses, and improving fuel quality.

Date Implemented: 2001

Turkey: Street lighting & government buildings

Power saving measures are imposed on government buildings and street lighting is reduced.

Date Implemented: 2000

Status: Mandatory

References: IEA

Turkey: Heat Insulation Standards

Energy efficiency standards for buildings: In the residential/commercial sector, more than 80% of the energy consumed is used for heating. While older buildings require 200-250 kWh/m2, the new standards should bring heating energy requirements down to 100-150 kWh/m2.

Date Implemented: issued 1999; effective June 2000

Status: In Force; Mandatory

Turkey: Automobile Standards

The Ministry of Environment and automobile manufacturers reached an agreement on environmental performance standards in new cars.  Starting in 2000, all imported and locally produced new automobiles are to be equipped with catalytic converters.

Date Implemented: 1993

Status: In Force; Mandatory

Thailand: Energy Conservation Program Fund

Part of the Energy Conservation Promotion Program (ENCON) under the Energy Conservation Promotion Act.

Date Implemented: 1995

Status: In Force; Voluntary

Funding Information: funded from a tax on petrol