Priority Environmental Investment Programme (PEIP)

28 November, 2008

Brussels, Belgium Murat İlbars

Deputy Director, IPA Coordination and Implementation Center

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Contents

• Background

• Strategic Planning Documents

• Environment Operation Programme

• Challanges

• Prospects

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Background

Environmental Heavy Cost Investments Planning Project (EHCIP)(Nov. 2003 – Nov. 2005):

• Long list of the projects collected through questionnaires

• 2 widely participated workshops (April 2004 and June 2005) from all the

relevant stakeholders including governmental organizations, NGOs,

universities, municipalities

• "Project Ranking Methodology“ and "Project Prioritization Manual“ were

identified.

• Screening and ranking of the projects

• Selection of the 6 demonstrative investment projects (solid waste, waste

water, air quality) under EHCIP Project

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Background

The six highest ranked projects

1. Karabük AQ Management Project

2. Nevşehir WWTP project (2006 Program)

3. Tokat WWTP project (2006 Program)

4. Çanakkale SWM Project (2005 Program)

5. Kuşadası SWM Project (2005 Program)

6. Dilovası Industrial Pollution Control Project

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Background

Solid Waste 2005-2006

• Kuşadası

• Çanakkale

• Kütahya

• Amasya

• Bitlis

• Total Budget=83 M€

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Background

Wastewater Treatment Plants 2006

• Nevşehir

• Tokat

• Total Budget=20 M€

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Background

New Prioritization Study (2006-2007):

• Questionnaires were sent to 450 municipalities over 50.000 populations (census 2000) and about 300 applications were received.

• Complementary data from İller Bank, TurkStat, SPO, DSI, Treasury.• The same screening and ranking criteria as defined by EHCIP Project.• After the screening, the national prioritized pipeline is composed of totally 131

projects;– wastewater - 61 projects– solid waste - 52 projects– drinking water - 18 projects

The final pipeline is published at the website www.did-cevreorman.gov.tr. • Project Selection and Prioritisation-PEPA• Projects above 10 Million €• Projects in accordance with EU Environmental Acquis

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Strategic Planning Documents

• EU Integrated Compliance Strategy (2007-2023)• National Waste Management Plan• Environmental Operational Programme (2007-2009)

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EU INTEGRATED COMPLIANCE SATRATEGY

Landfill directive 7,574

Incineration 1,257

Hazardous waste 74

Packaging 655

TOTAL (2007-2023) 9,560

Investment need for the period of 2007-2023 (Million EUR)

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NATIONAL WASTE MANAGEMENT

PLAN Investment Need (2007 – 2012) (Millon EUR)

TOTAL 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

LANDFILL 1.862 200 242 342 345 341 392

PACKAGING 205 41 41 41 41 41

OTHER 2.323 172 248 334 502 508 559

TOTAL 4.390 372 531 717 888 890 992

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Environment Operational Programme

• Co-financing of the project: IPA grant (max. 75% of the total public expenditure) + National co-financing (remaining)

• National co-financing: Grant + Loan• Under the Coordination of the Ministry of

Environment and Forestry, IPA Component III (MoEF)

• Technical Assistance Projects are being undertaken to prepare IPA investment packages for the projects in the indicative list of OP-Environment.

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Environment Operational Programme

• 26 Major Projects: 4 DW + 12 WW + 10 ISWM Projects (above €10 million) listed in the indicative pipeline, additional projects may be included

Preperation of Infrastructure Projects• Solid waste : Balıkesir, Çorum, Konya, Kayseri, Ereğli, Artvin-

Rize (ca. 120 million € total cost)

• Drinking Water: Akçaabat, Bulancak, Doğubeyazıt, Erciş, Erzincan, Manavgat, Nizip,Silvan(ca. 180 million €total cost)

• Waste Water: Ordu, Turhal, Sorgun, Kars, Palu-Kovancılar, Adıyaman, Aksaray, Akşehir, Bartın , Ceyhan, Çarşamba, Diyarbakır, Erdemli, Erzurum, Lüleburgaz, Merzifon, Polatlı, Seydişehir, Siverek, Soma(ca. 450 million €total cost)

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Environment Operational Programme

• EOP sets the Program Strategy and Financial Plan for environment sector under IPA Program for 2007-2009 Period.

• Adopted on 27 November 2007 for years 2007-2009• 3 priority axes:

(1) Improved delivery of drinking water and waste water services

(2) Improved integrated solid waste management

(3) Technical Assistance

• Financial allocation (M €):

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Priority EU IPA National Co-financing

Total Public expenditure

(1) 134,3 44,8 179,1

(2) 57,6 19,2 76,7

(3) 12,3 4,0 16,3

Total 204,1 68,0 272,1

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EOP – INDICATIVE LIST OF MAJOR PROJECTS

# of Projects

(>10 MEUR)

Indicative Budget(MEUR)

Solid Waste Management 10 186.3

Wastewater Management

12236.8

Water Supply 4 70.2

TOTAL 26 493.3

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Environment Operational Programme

Priority 1 - Improved water supply, sewerage and wastewater treatment services

• Investment targeting drinking water supply and treatment, sewage and wastewater treatment

• Technical Assistance helping to fund project preparation, supervision, implementation and capacity building for future operation of assets (incl. Institutional setup)

• Integrated water management approach supported• The expenditure becomes eligible after signature of the

Financing Agreement of the relevant OP and the adoption of the Commission Decision; whichever is the later

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Environment Operational Programme

Present situation

• 2 years since the start of the programming period and 1 year after the adoption of the Programme

• Pre-requisites for eligibility of expenditure; the Conferral of management powers decided by the Commission and signed Financing agreement delayed.

• Major projects (as subjects to the appraisal and approval by the Commission) are delayed. 2 out of 26 projects were submitted in 2008.

• Time needed to start the implementation (tendering/contracting, preparation of designs, etc...)

• N+3 – disbursement rule of the Commission

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Challanges

• Accreditation• Staffing and administrative capacity• Strategic sector approach / Project Pipeline• Enhance capacity to prepare, implement and

monitor projects• Project land problems.

(Land Ownership, Resident Objection, Expropriation).

• Limited IPA funds• Slow Implemantation• Cooperation with IFIs

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Prospects

• Extension of EOP for 2010-2011 period• Co-financing: Grant from Ministry of Environment

and Forestry • Building on experience on administrative and

technical level in terms of training of national and local experts.

• Establishment of Union bodies for environmental services.

• Increasing implementation of polluter pays principle.

• Completion of the accreditation process and signing of Financial Memorandum.

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Contacts and Information

Republic of TurkeyMinistry of Environment and Forestry

Ministry of Environment and Forestry Counterparts

Sedat KADIOĞLU Deputy Undersecretary and Head of Operating Structure

N. Ercan TORTOP Director of IPA Coordination and Implementation Center

Websites

http://www.ipacevre.gov.tr/www.did-cevreorman.gov.trhttp://www.cevreorman.gov.tr/http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaidhttp://europa.eu.int/comm/enlargement/http://www.avrupa.info.tr/http://europa.eu.int/comm/europeaid/cgi/frame12.pl/http://www.cfcu.gov.tr

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