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NS-325 - Samoa Transport Sector NAMA

Samoa

NAMA Seeking Support for Implementation

  • A Overview
    • A.1Party
      A.2Title of Mitigation Action
      A.3Description of mitigation action

      The Samoa Transport Sector NAMA is in line with the Samoa’s Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and aim to achieve economy‐wide emissions reduction conditional on external international assistance and increase use of renewable energy with in the economy.  This NAMA also supports Transport Sector Plan (TSP) and one of the key outcomes of Strategy for the Development of Samoa (2016-2017) i.e. “Transport Systems & Networks Improved” with a vision of “A sustainable, safe, secure and environmentally responsible transport network that supports Samoa’s economic and social development”.  

      The NAMA will reduce direct GHG emissions by replacing the fossil fuel with bio-diesel and introducing electric vehicles (Cars, Mini-buses and buses) in the country. The NAMA will not only support the decarbonisation of Samoa’s transport sector but will also have economy wide impact by reducing the national fuel import bill, higher private sector participation and other sustainable development (SD) benefits, such as improvement of the situation of groups with specific vulnerabilities, women and the poor. 

      The NAMA covers three interventions. Under Intervention 1-Scaling-up bio-diesel use in diesel vehicles; the proposed NAMA intervention 1 will trial using biodiesel in 25 large trucks, 25 vans and 25 small trucks owned by government and private owners in Samoa. The funding for the NAMA will cover the capital costs for installation of 10,000 LPD biodiesel production plant, supply chain including sales and monitoring and to cover the initial subsidy component to make biodiesel economic and then for monitoring the project over a number of years.

      Intervention 2 - Introduction of electric cars: For this NAMA intervention 100 electric cars will be operated and trialled as taxis as a pilot phase. Similar to other NAMA interventions worldwide, the aim of pilot phase is to check upscaling viability and acceptability, generate awareness about electric cars including highlighting its importance for the transport sector and to provide support and maintenance facilities for the vehicles. The funding for this phase of the NAMA Intervention 2 will cover the capital costs for 100 electric cars, charging stations and capacity building measures.

      Intervention 3 - Introduction of electric buses for public transport: Under this intervention 10 electric buses (2 Large and 8 Mini buses) will be trialled in Samoa for public transport. Similar to other interventions, the aim of pilot phase is to check upscaling viability, support needed and acceptability. In addition to generate awareness about electric buses for public transport including highlighting its importance for the transport sector.  The funding for this phase of the NAMA Intervention 3 will cover the capital costs for electric buses, charging stations spares and capacity building measures.

      In its pilot phase, the Samoa transport sector NAMA will provide the sustainable transport services to the Upolu and Savai’i Islands of Samoa. Over the 15-year lifetime of the NAMA, emission reductions will reach around 61,305 tons of CO2e. Another important component will be financial and technical support during the identification and implementation of the private sector, as the aim is to create investment environment for sustainable transportation and low carbon technology in Samoa. 

      Capacity-building will be a key component in the implementation of the NAMA.  Special emphasis will be given to identifying and supporting the private sector participation in implementation of NAMA interventions in Samoa. The development and implementation of the Samoa Transport NAMA will require capacity building and training of the institutions involved, government ministries and institutions as well as various stakeholders like private bus operators, taxi owners and operators, ancillary service providers, financial institutes, NGOs etc. It will also need the development of outreach programs in order to incite interest within the private sector for the NAMA along with promotional campaigns marketing the interventions to generate awareness and interest in the adoption and utilization of electric vehicles within the country. 

      The baseline scenario for this NAMA consists of two components, a GHG baseline and a sustainable development (SD) baseline. Setting the baseline scenario in this way allows all effects to be properly assessed and quantified through the monitoring activities described in the Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system. In the MRV, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change's (UN-FCCC)" Small-scale Methodologies: AMS-III.AK: Biodiesel production and use for transport applications and AMS-III.C: Emission reductions by electric and hybrid vehicles will be used to monitor GHG emission reductions. The sustainable development indicators have been identified using the Sustainable Development Evaluation Tool (SD Tool) developed by UNDP and monitored by the defined MRV protocol.

      The total cost of the NAMA is estimated at around US$11.62 million. This includes support to cover the investment costs of the three interventions as well as extensive capacity-building efforts. The transport sector NAMA interventions selected for Samoa are cost intensive and given a limited financial capacity of Government of Samoa and private sector in the country, the NAMA financing is expected to come from NAMA donors. However, Govt of Samoa would provide the supportive structure and enabler policies to successful implementation of NAMA.   

      Implementation of the NAMA will be led by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) as the NAMA Coordinating Authority (NCA). The National Energy Coordination Committee (NECC) will act as National NAMA Approver and Focal Point (NA) and Focal Point to the UNFCCC. The role of NAMA Implementing Entity (NIE) will be taken by the Energy Policy and Coordination division, Ministry of Finance will take up the role of NIE in association with LTA and MWTI. 

      A.4Sector
      A.5Technology
      A.6Type of action
      A.7Greenhouse gases covered by the action
  • B National Implementing Entity
    • B.1.0Name
      B.1.1Contact Person 1
      B.1.2Address
      B.1.3Phone
      B.1.4Email
      B.1.5Contact Person 2
      B.1.6Address
      B.1.7Phone
      B.1.8Email
      B.1.9Contact Person 3
      B.1.10Address
      B.1.11Phone
      B.1.12Email
      B.1.13Comments
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  • C Expected timeframe for the implementation of the mitigation action
    • C.1Number of years for completion
      C.2Expected start year of implementation
  • D Currency
    • D.1Used Currency
      Conversion to USD: 1
  • E Cost
    • E.1.1Estimated full cost of implementation
      Conversion to USD: 11,621,743
      E.1.2Comments on full cost of implementation
      The full cost of implementation includes extensive capacity development support and capital investment for interventions. 
      E.2.1Estimated incremental cost of implementation
      Conversion to USD: 0
      E.2.2Comments on estimated incremental cost of implementation
  • F Support required for the implementation the mitigation action
    • F.1.1Amount of Financial support
      Conversion to USD: 11,621,743
      F.1.2Type of required Financial support
      F.1.3Comments on Financial support
      The implementation shall be started within 6 months of financial assistance. 

      Out of the total amount of financial support (USD 11,621,743 shown in the table below), USD 8,828,743 is sought as the technological support and USD 2,793,000 is for capacity building support.

      S.No.

      Samoa Transport Sector NAMA Intervention

      Cost (US $)

      1

      Scaling-up the Bio-diesel use in Diesel Vehicles

      2,146,368

      2

      Introduction of electric cars

      5,614,125

      3

      Introduction of electric buses for Public Transport

      3,861,250

      Total Cost

      11,621,743

      F.2.1Amount of Technological support
      F.2.2Comments on Technological support
      The Technology Cost (USD 8,828,743.00) includes the cost of intervention and O&M for the pilot phase. The technology support cost is already included in the Financial Support need as mentioned above in F.1.1 
      F.3.1Amount of capacity building support
      Conversion to USD: 0
      F.3.2Type of required capacity building support
      F.3.3Comments on Capacity Building support

      The technology support cost (USD 2,793,000.00) is already included in the Financial Support need as mentioned above in F.1.1. 

      Capacity-building will be a key component in the implementation of the NAMA.  Special emphasis will be given to identifying and supporting the private sector participation in implementation of NAMA interventions in Samoa. The development and implementation of the Samoa Transport NAMA will require capacity building and training of the institutions involved, government ministries and institutions as well as various stakeholders like private bus operators, taxi owners and operators, ancillary service providers, financial institutes, NGOs etc. It will also need the development of outreach programs in order to incite interest within the private sector for the NAMA along with promotional campaigns marketing the interventions to generate awareness and interest in the adoption and utilization of electric vehicles within the country.

  • G Estimated emission reductions
    • G.1Amount
      G.2Unit
      G.3Additional imformation (e.g. if available, information on the methodological approach followed)

      S.No.

      Samoa Transport Sector NAMA Intervention

      Emission Reductions (tCO2e)

      1

      Scaling-up the Bio-diesel use in Diesel Vehicles

      1,347

      2

      Introduction of electric cars

      2,638

      3

      Introduction of electric buses for Public Transport

      102

      Total Annual GHG Emission Reduction

      4,087

      GHG Emission Reduction for 15 years

      61,305


      The GHG emission reductions from the NAMA interventions are based on the UNFCCC approved Small Scale Methodologies.

      The GHG emission reduction from intervention 1- scaling up the bio-diesel use in diesel vehicles shall be calculated as per the Clean Development Mechanism approved small scale, baseline and monitoring methodology, “AMS-III.AK: Biodiesel production and use for transport ap-plications”. 

       The GHG emission reduction from intervention 2 and intervention 3 shall be calculated as per the Clean Development Mechanism approved small scale, baseline and monitoring method-ology, “AMS-III.C: Emission reductions by electric and hybrid vehicles”. This methodology was found to be most suitable and appropriate to determine the emissions in baseline as well as NAMA scenario.
  • H Other indicators
    • H.1Other indicators of implementation
      The coordination and management of the NAMA requires an institutional structure, which shall meet the following requirements. 
      • It must be embedded in national and sectoral policies and strategies. 
      • It must be capable of effective communication and reporting as required by international agencies, such as the UNFCCC. 
      • It must provide an interface to international bilateral and multilateral NAMA funding entities, such as the Green Climate Fund. 
      • It must be able to ensure proper management of financial flows between the NAMA funding entities and the recipients. 
      • It must be able to ensure the achievement of NAMA targets in terms of electrification, GHG mitigation and sustainable co-benefits. 
      • It must be able to allow transparent monitoring of GHG emission reductions and the Sustainable Development indicators. 

      The recommended institutional structure of the NAMA is based on the following principles. 

      • Ensuring the strong involvement of national stakeholders to create country ownership and political commitment. 
      • Using existing and experienced entities organizational systems which are already in place and allow for prompt and smooth implementation of the NAMA. 
      • Ensuring that the institutional structure is appropriate for the receipt of international private and/or public donor funding. 
      • The institutional structure for the NAMA shall include the following institutional bodies at the country level: i) a National NAMA Approver and Focal Point (NA); ii)a NAMA Coordinating Authority (NCA); iii) a NAMA Implementing Entity (NIE) and iv) NAMA Executing Entities (NEEs).


  • I Other relevant information
    • I.1Other relevant information including co-benefits for local sustainable development
      In addition to GHG emissions, the MRV system for this NAMA will monitor the impact of the NAMA interventions on selected Sustainable Development (SD) indicators. 

      The selection of the SD indicators was done using the Sustainable Development Evaluation Tool (SD Tool) developed by UNDP (UNDP, 2014d). The SD Tool divides the SD indicators into four different domains: environment; social; growth and development; and economic.
  • J Relevant National Policies strategies, plans and programmes and/or other mitigation action
    • J.1Relevant National Policies
      Strategy for the Development of Samoa (2016-2020), Samoan Transport Sector Plan (TSP) 2014-2019, Samoa Energy Sector Plan(2017-2022) and the National Environment Sector Plan (2017-2021)
      J.2Link to other NAMAs
  • K Attachments
  • L Support received
    • L.1Outside the Registry
      L.2Within the Registry
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