Completed Projects
India: state of the environment 2001
February 1, 2000 to
May 9, 2001
@ Provide a foundation for improved decision-making at all levels@ Increase awareness and understanding of environmental trends and conditions
@ Facilitate the measurement of progress towards sustainability
Cost of unserved energy in India
July 15, 1998 to
April 10, 2001
@ Estimate the cost of unserved power in the agricultural and industrial sectors for the two Indian states, Haryana and Karnataka@ Assess costs incurred during specific outages or reductions in service quality
@ Assess the cost of back-up power or other mitigating measures
@ Assess the willingness to pay for reliable and uninterrupted power supply
ALGAS (Asia Least-cost Greenhouse Gas Abatement Strategy): Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) component
December 20, 1996 to
March 31, 2001
@ Conduct training and make available suitably qualified consultants to assist the DPRK study team that is implementing the project in the country@ Carry out activities for completion of the tasks under the project with the DPRK staff
@ Make arrangements for designated members of the DPRK study team to receive intensive training in suitable research institutions outside the country
Regulatory framework for water services in the state of Gujarat
April 17, 2000 to
February 28, 2001
@ Identify and suggest changes in the existing legislations to facilitate private investment@ Develop an enabling regulatory framework to facilitate private sector involvement
@ Suggest measures to promote competition
@ Develop a policy framework for tariff-regulation
@ Develop a framework to protect consumer interests
Energy Audit Study at Palmprint Textiles (India) Ltd.
September 1, 2000 to
January 31, 2001
To carry out a detailed performance evaluation of various equipments in a view to identigy areas for energy conservation, quantity of the extent of energy saving by performance improvement and to recommend various technically sound and economically viable measurements to improve and use efficiency.Conducting micro-survey of wind resources around selected wind monitoring stations
December 18, 1997 to
January 31, 2001
@ Estimate the mean annual wind speed and the wind power density by extrapolating the wind monitoring station data using the Wind Atlas Analysis and Application Programme model@ Prepare a master plan identifying the areas having wind potential using extrapolated data and taking into consideration land, grid availability, and accessibility
Eco-rating exercise: Indian Oil Corporation Jaipur Terminal (Rajasthan)
July 3, 2000 to
January 31, 2001
Analytical support in preparation of first national communication of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) member countries
August 11, 2000 to
November 30, 2000
1. Review the applicability of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change methodology for the preparation of national greenhouse gas inventories to OPEC member countries 2. Address several important issues for the preparation of the first national communications of OPEC countries (e.g. emission factors, gas flaring and venting and identify the pros and cons from the perspective of subsequent GHG reduction requirements.