The catalog of investment projects (hereinafter referred to asCatalog’) is document, which allows expanding the city potential in attracting investments from various sources (10 potential financing sources are provided for SEAP in Ivano-Frankivsk).

Information in the Catalog is presented by municipal sectors:

1) civil buildings;

2) residential buildings,

3) lighting;

4) transport;

5) water supply and sanitation;

6) heat supply etc .

Each municipal sector received a list of project proposals. All financial indicators of the projects were estimated on the basis of 15-year planning horizon. Price forecast for energy resources and energy services were used for assessment of financial flows. Eachprojectproposalalsohasascopeofinvestmentsandcost-and-savingfactor.

A diagram with distribution of financing by sectors is presented below. The total financing of the investment projects in the period to 2020 was 1 443,7 M UAH.

SEAP Projects and  Programs Financing in 2015-2020 (M UAH)


HEAT SUPPLY

It is provided to finance 9 proposed projects for 442 M UAH, average payback period is 3 years.

Heat supply services in the city are provided by two organizations: a municipal enterpriseIvano-Frankivskteplokomunenergo and JSC Combined Heat and Power Company. These two enterprises operate 36 gasboilers, boilers using waste wood, 28 central heat points, 155,8 km of  heating networks for heating and hot water supply. Gross installed capacity of the city boilers is 628 Gcal/hour, calculated supplied load is 265 Gcal/h, which is 2.4 times less than the installed capacity. Electricity consumption per one unit of heat energy is on average 36.8 kWyear / Gcal and by 20% higher than the average for Ukraine.

For several years the municipal enterprise Ivano-Frankivskteplokomunenergo has been working on the project Reconstruction and modernization of central heat supply in Ivano-Frankivsk city  implemented in Ukraine jointly with the EBRD and SIDA. According to this program, it is expected to attract a long-term loan from the EBRD (€ 7,200 thousand.), an investment grant from SIDA (€ 3,600 thousand.) and municipal budget contribution in the amount of €1 000 thousand to organize a modern system of heating and hot water supply for Ivano-Frankivsk residents in the neighborhoods in Doroshenko street, Trolleybus street and Military Veterans street. The project provides for step by step replacement of network pipes, reconstruction and modernization of boiler equipment, replacement of old gas boilers with new ones with higher efficiency, installation of biofuel boilers, implementation of a modern automation of the technological cycle for heat production, installation of individual heat points.

The total economic effect after the project implementation only in the first year will amount to € 1 million 428 thousand. In the coming years savings are expected to increase: natural gas by 6,680,000 m3/ year, electricity by 979 MWh/year. CO2 emissions are expected to reduce by15,450 t/year. Energy savings due to the replacement of the heating network will be 5,550 Gcal/year.

The municipal enterprise Ivano-Frankivskteplokomunenergo operates  32 boilers, 5 of which use  alternative fuels. In the near future the enterprise is planning to transfer another 4 boilers (in Trolleybus street, 40, Medychna street 17 and Chornovil street 47 and 130) on the alternative fuel.

The projects included into the Catalog provide reconstruction and modernization of the centralized heat supply system, implementation and use of heat pump technology, installation of individual heat points in multistory apartment houses and budget iorganizations of the city, replacement of heat network pipelines using pre-insulated pipes, installation of boilers on biofuel.

With the implementation of all activities in the heat generation and transport sector it is possible to achieve reduction of СО2 emissions by 22,426 t/year or 3.93%  of the baseline. The total annual reduction in energy consumption is expected in the amount equivalent to 13 428 thou m3 of natural gas.

WATER SUPPLY AND SANITATION

It is provided to finance 11 proposed project for 262,9 M UAH, average payback period is  6,1 years.

Centralized water supply and sanitation activities in the city are vested with the public enterprise Ivano-Frankivskvodoekotekhprom. The enterprise operates two water catchment areas of total capacity 90 thou m3, a water treatment plant with capacity of 90 thou m3/day, 524,5 km of water supply network and 270.2 km of sewage network, 179 km of rain network and 9 reservoirs of various types, 24 water supply pumping stations and 8 sewage pumping stations together with the base pumping station, aeration plant of 145 thou m3 capacity,  7 fountains. It is worth mentioning the downward trend in water consumption for the period of 2009-2011. 

Recently the enterprise participated in the Benchmarking Project implemented in 2016 within the Danube Water Program (jointly with the World Bank, International Association of Companies on water supply from the Danube basin area, the Government of Austria in cooperation with the Ukrainian Association of Water Supply and Sanitation Enterprises Ukrvodokanalekologiya) and won a grant of €40 thou. The grant is planned to spend on improving performance of the enterprise and on confirmation of the international quality standard ISO 9001.

The project proposals provideconstruction and reconstruction of existing pumping stations, laying of new water supply pipeline, development of water supply network, construction of sewage collector, installation of current frequency converters for water pumping stations, installation of house water consumption monitoring system, reconstruction of sludge pumping stations of primary and secondary water sedimentation tanks at the aeration station, replacement of blower installations at the pumping stations. 

With the implementation of all activities in the water supply and sanitation sector  it is possible to achieve reduction of CO2  emissions by 12 213 t/year or 2,14 % of the baseline. The total annual reduction in energy consumption is expected in the amount equivalent to 10 529 MWyear of electric energy during a year.

OUTDOOR LIGHTING

It is provided to finance theproposed project for 7,6 M UAH, average payback period is  years.

Current repairs, reconstruction, capital repair of electrical networksof outdoor lighting in the city are vested with the public enterprise Ivano-FrankivskmisksvitloThe total lengt hof outdoor lighting power supply network serviced by enterprise is 387,9 km. Total length of the city automobile roads is  222,6 km (their total areais 1787,1 thou m2), of pavements – 376,2 km (S=756,2 thou m2), 598,8 km in total (S=2543,3 thou m2). This big difference in metrics requires additional verification of the lighting quality for all objects in the city.  The average period of cable lines operation is 35 years

The city completes implementation of the project Street Lighting in Ivano-Frankivsk CityIt is anticipated that implementation of its activities will allow the public enterprise Ivano-Frankivskmisksvitlo to reduce the electric energy consumption by 628 thou kW·year, thereby saving about 620 thou UAH. Inaddition, costofmaintenanceofthelightingpowersupplynetworkwill go down by 370 thou UAH. СО2 emissions will reduce by 500 t/year. During first half of 2016 th efollowing was implemented: outdoor lighting network was reconstructed, the outdoor lighting network was installed in the public garden of the Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University and in the Adam Mickiewicz public garden using the park decorative pillars and LED lamps. It is planned to finish the work on the construction of lighting network in the public gardens in summer 2016.

The Catalog of investment projects providesfurther activities for improving the energy efficiency of outdoor lighting: complete replacement of incandescent lamps with LED street lamps.

With the implementation of all activities in the outdoor lighting sector  it is possible to achieve reduction of СО2emissions by 789 t/year or 0.14%  of the baseline. The total annual reduction in energy consumption is expected in the amount equivalent to 676 MWyear of electric energy during a year.

CIVIL BUILDINGS

It is provided to finance proposed projects for 249,4M UAH, average payback period is 6years.

More than 80 civil buildings are located in the territory of Ivano-Frankivsk City including 28 pre-schools, 44 secondary schools, 11 health facilities and other administrative buildings. Typical heat consumption of pre-schools is about 400-500 Gcal, secondary schools - 500-800 Gcal. Basic  power consumption of municipal buildings is 133,885 MWh (115,120 Gcal) for heating and 4,907 MWh for electric supply (lighting, office equipment, cooking). Data of the energy audits indicate the following typical features for most standardized buildings of the public sector: poor heat energy consumption management or a lack of it, Insufficient heat protection of walling, outdated heating systems, absence of mechanical ventilation and heat recovery, the use of incandescent lighting systems; insufficient heating in some facilities, incompliance of a lighting level with the standards; imbalance of the in-housel heating systems.

In 2016 the city completes its participation in the GIZ project Energy Efficiency in Communities.  Currently the corresponding department of the city council implements monitoring of the performance and financing of heat insulation of the second building of the Central Clinical Hospital implemented under the project

The city participates in the project Energy Performance in Budget Organizations of Ivano-Frankivsk City. During 2016 it is planned to implement the first stage of the project covering 13 buildings. The experts of the USAID Project conducted energy audit in 10 of them in December 2014.The total cost of the first stage activities is €1,55 M, of them €1 is NEFCO credit, €470 thou are grant from the  Eastern Europe Energy Efficiency and Environment Partnership (E5P Fund),  €80 thou are from the municipal budget.  The total economic effect afte the first stage implementation is about €137,8 thou during the first year of the full-fledged operation. Annual savings are expected to grow in the next years.

Project proposals for civil buildings provide energy efficiency measures in budget organizations, implementation of the target energy efficiency programs in the educational, health, cultural and administrative facilities, integrated heat insulation modernizations in 5 educational institutions, implementation of energy-saving lighting in the public places. 

With the implementation of the project proposals in the sector of civil buildings it is possible to achieve reduction of СО2emissions by about 7 864 t/year or 1,38%  of the baseline. The total annual reduction in energy consumption is expected in the amount equivalent to 3 022  thou m3 of natural gas and 981 MWyear of electric energy during a year.

RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS

It is provided to finance 2 proposed projects for 347,4 UAH, average payback period is 9,5 years.

Residential building system is represented mostly by the multi-storey housing. Buildings with lifetime of 30 to 40 years are mainly panel houses with very low thermal resistance, therefore their thermal insulation will have significant economic and energy-saving effect. Centralized heating operates in 1064 houses in the city while the rest of the housing stock (most of it are private households) is heated from individual sources. Typical heat consumption for residential buildings is 400-600 Gcal. Total baseline heat consumption of residential buildings is 466 703 MW ∙ h (401,292 Gcal).

Typical heat consumption of residential buildings is 400-600 Gcal. Basic power consumption of residential buildings is 466 703 MWyear (401 292 Gcal).

The catalog of investment projects in the residential sector provides energy saving activities in the residential buildings during current and capital repairs: 251 buildings (installation of individual heat points regulated depending on the weather, implementation of automatic energy monitoring system, pipelines thermal insulation and balancing of the heating systems, partial increase of walling thermal protection (replacement of windows and heat insulation of roof); capital repair and reconstruction of 13 condominium residential buildings, including full heating rehabilitation of  2 building on tender basis (heat insulation of outdoor fencing - additionally).

Several city energy efficiency programsare working in the city. In particular, this is the program of heat insulation of buildings. It works in three areas. The first is the replacement of windows in the entrance and staircases of the apartment buildings. Already 255 entrances are done and another 150 arepending. At the beginning these activities were funded in the proportion of 90% budget money and 10% - at the cost of co-owners. Now the proportion is 70%/30%. The second area is heat insulation of the buildings. Full reconstruction and renovation of the buildings are in priority. Five buildings were renovated in 2015. In 2016 it is planned to renovate another 6 buildings on condition of 50% / 50% co-financing.  The third area is new one and has been operating since April 2016. It provides replacement of the lighting in the entrance and staircases of the apartment buildings for energy-saving LED lamps on condition of50%/50% co-financing.Three buildings in Trolleybus street are included into this area and the activities have already started.

The total reduction of СО2emissions in the housing sector during heat consumption –  16 976  t/year or 3.35%  of the baseline. The total annual reduction in energy consumption is expected in the amount equivalent to 7 629 thou m3 of natural gas during a year.

TRANSPORT

It is provided to finance 2 proposed projects for 132,8 M UAH, average payback periodis year.

The public enterprise Elekroavtotrans performs urban transportation by electric transport. Its fleet counts 54 transport facilities. The total length of the contact network of trolleybus routes is 61.2 km, the length of high-voltage cable lines is 42 km. Bus transportation in performed by 113 carriers for 47 routes. The total number of buses transporting passengers is 256. The transport network and connection of districts with many passengers are performed by small buses of Etalon and Bogdan class with total passenger capacity up to 34 people.

Investment proposals in the sector provide efficiency improvement in terms of economic payback and have the following solutions:transfer of the public buses to the liquid gas, expansion of the network of trolleybuses for replacement of vehicles on other fuels.

With the implementation of the project proposals in the transport sector it is possible to achieve reduction of СО2emissions by 803t/year or 0,16% of the baseline. The total annual reduction in energy consumption is expected in the amount equivalent to 880 MWyear of electric energy during a year.

In addition, a project on solid waste management (SWM) is being developed in Ivano-Frankivsk. The project is attractive for private investors. It is planned to implement the following at the solid waste landfill in Ivano-Frankivsk: (1) a sorting line to separate secondary resources from the flow of solid waste, (2) a line for production of refuse derived fuel (RDF) from the organic part of the solid waste, and (3) a system for collection and utilization of landfill gas with production of electricity and heat. The optimum power generating capacity of the equipment for landfill degasification is 600 kW. The investments needed for the project are estimated at a level of 28,1 million UAH. A simple payback period of implementation of the landfill gas collection and utilization system is less than 2 years. Presentation of  the developed feasibility study and a  broad discussion of the concept of public-private partnership (PPP) for the project are planned for the nearest time. Then the USAID Project experts will help organize and implement a concession tender on PPP. It is planned to launch the sorting line for separation of secondary resources from the flow of solid waste in 2017.