Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/332/REV.1 |
S-IV§32 |
Maldives |
2016 |
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Energy |
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In 2014, a government taskforce identified significant potential for supply- and demand-side energy efficiency through measures such as development of equipment codes and standards, measures for public buildings, and generator upgrades. As of end-October 2015 the authorities had undertaken only sensitization campaigns, and they were working on an energy rating and labelling system for electrical appliances as well as the replacement of incandescent with candescent lamps.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/333 |
G-IV§66 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2016 |
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Non-monetary support |
Services |
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Saudi Arabia has adopted five public transport projects in different major cities: Riyadh, Jeddah, Makkah, Dammam and Madinah. The projects will provide the cities with a giant public transport system (metro and buses) to meet their existing and future demand and will be of great benefit to the cities' traffic, economy, society and environment. Currently, the King Abdulaziz project for Riyadh public transport is under construction, and is expected to be finished over the three coming years.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/333 |
G-VI§8 |
Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of |
2016 |
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Non-monetary support |
Energy, Other |
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As for Water desalination: KACARE has started working on a feasibility study for using renewable energy resources for water desalination. The aim of this project is to capitalize on the renewable resources available to reduce Saudi Arabia's high oil consumption for water desalination.
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Renewable
Energy
Natural resources
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/335 |
G-II§33 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Forestry |
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The Department of Forestry has embarked on various afforestation, forestry conservation and management programmes with all relevant stakeholders towards enhancing sustainable forestry sector development in the country, including deployment of security in protected areas, intensifying annual afforestation campaigns, community-based forest management services.
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Forest
Conservation
Sustainable
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/335 |
G-II§44 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Services |
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In an effort to address the challenges, the Government developed a Strategic Plan that will guide the development of the sector in the next five years (2016-2020). Implementation of the National Tourism Policy which provides an overall guide on how the sector should be developed including: improving transportation links to tourism destinations; increasing attractiveness of national parks for tourism and eco-tourism; and improving tourism marketing regionally and internationally. It recognizes that tourism is a cross-cutting sector touching on areas of transport, health and safety, environment, and telecommunication among others. The policy, therefore, recognizes this multilayer network of stakeholders and outlines the areas in which they can support the sustainable development and promotion of tourism.
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Environment
Sustainable
Eco
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/335 |
G-II§60 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Energy |
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In an effort to meet the projected demand in the country, the Government undertook hydropower plant feasibility studies at Chasombo and Chizuma in the 2012-13 financial year. Furthermore, the Government is undertaking hydropower feasibility studies at Lower Fufu, Kholombidzo, Cimgonda and Mpatamanga sites. The studies are underway and the preliminary results show that it is both feasible and economically viable to generate hydropower from these sites. In addition to this, Kapichira Phase II was commissioned in December, 2013, adding 64MW to the national grid. Furthermore, plans are at an advanced stage to interconnect the power system in Malawi to that of the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP) Grid to allow Malawi to participate in power trade in the region.
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/335 |
G-II§64 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Energy |
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The Department of Energy through MAREP (Malawi Rural Electrification Programme) is implementing Village Electrification Projects by using Sola-Wind (Hybrid) Systems. The main thrust of this project is to experiment on the suitability of stand-alone renewable energy technologies for rural electrification in order to increase access to modern energy services by the rural communities. This is expected to transform the communities who are far from the national grid. The Ministry through the Department of Energy Affairs has installed various renewable energy technologies such as solar/wind hybrid system for electricity generation and water pumping. Biogas technology for cooking and construction has been completed. The renewable energy technologies have been installed at the Department of Energy Affairs offices behind Natural Resources College. The objective is to demonstrate how best and efficient the renewable energy technologies can be utilized. The centre was funded by the UNDP
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Government TPR |
WT/TPR/G/335 |
G-II§65 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Energy |
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In an effort to increase the reliability and quality of electricity supply in the major load centres in Malawi, the Government, with support from World Bank, started implementing the Energy Sector Support Project. The project intends to achieve this objective by strengthening the existing electricity network, performing generation and transmission feasibility studies for hydropower improvements, improving demand side management and energy efficiency measures, and building capacity of the energy sub-sector through technical assistance.
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/335/REV.1 |
S-IV§51 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Forestry |
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(...) Deforestation is a serious problem. Forest coverage has fallen from 4.4 million hectares in 1972 to less than 3.1 million hectares in 2013. Total forest cover is estimated to be declining at an annual rate of 1.0% to 2.8%. Deforestation is driven by high population pressure and agricultural expansion; food insecurity leading to unsustainable management of forest resources; the population's heavy dependence on fuel wood as a source of energy for cooking and heating; the use of wood for drying tobacco leaves; and the lack of secure land tenure. The Government is trying to address deforestation through tree planting in state-owned forests and by exploring alternatives to using firewood.
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Forest
Sustainable
Natural resources
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Secretariat TPR |
WT/TPR/S/335/REV.1 |
S-IV§65 |
Malawi |
2016 |
Sectors |
Non-monetary support |
Energy |
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In order to increase power supply, the Government has been undertaking feasibility studies for additional hydropower projects, which should be undertaken by independent power producers or public-private partnerships. In addition, it plans to restructure the power market. This will involve the separation of electricity generation from transmission and distribution. This should level the playing field with a view to attracting independent power producers.
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