4. A Representative Energy Efficiency Project

This chapter provides a qualitative description of a representative project including project initiation, identification, preparation, design, application, review, redesign, approval, implementation, evaluation, completion, and post-evaluation. The project Efficient Industrial Boilers (IBs) in China was selected from among the 49 completed Global Environment Facility (GEF) energy efficiency projects because it is typical of all GEF projects and updated information on its outcomes recently became available. This chapter provides a more detailed picture to readers of how the various GEF project stakeholders work together to implement project activities. Several unique lessons and experiences that are different from those of other energy efficiency projects are learned from this project. These are: (1) governments should develop clear national energy strategies and establish strong energy efficiency standards to support the operation of energy efficiency projects; (2) national energy efficiency standards and the standards of energy efficiency performance of individual firms should be consistent; (3) investments on tangible assets such as technological assistance and intangible assets such as capacity building are equally important for developing and implementing energy efficiency projects successfully.