📋 Tender Overview
Region: East Asia and Pacific
Total Project Cost: US$ 12.60 million
Proposed Development Objective(s)
The project development objective is to contribute to Thailand's efforts to meet the 2020 HCFC consumption phase-out obligations and requirements of the Kigali Amendment of the Montreal Protocol and the agreement between Thailand and the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund.
Concept Description
The proposed project is a continuation of Thailand HCFC Phase-out Project (P115761) Stage I. It will build on the infrastructure and capacity established under the Stage I project to deliver the required assistance to beneficiaries and stakeholders. While the 2016 HCFC consumption has already reduced to 589.09 ODP tons, the consumption is expected to grow due to the increasing use of HCFC-141b in the spray foam application and the growing demand of HCFC-22 for servicing applications due to the aging of existing A/C and refrigeration systems that have already been installed in the market.
Component 1: Investment in HCFC Consumption Reductions (US $5 million) The project will finance conversion in the foam and commercial refrigeration sectors respectively, the conversion from: (i) HCFC-141b used as a blowing agent for manufacturing polyurethane spray foam at about 40 enterprises and system houses; and (ii) HCFC-22 and/or high GWP chemicals used as refrigerants for manufacturing commercial refrigeration equipment in 1 - 2 enterprises. Component 2: Technical Assistance fUS $1.6 million)
Technical assistance component is designed to strengthen capacities of relevant government agencies, technical institutes and private entities that engage in HCFC import/export, handling, use, and end-of-use. Training on proper installation and maintenance of HFC-32 residential air-conditioners to enhance market penetration of this technology which was adopted by the Stage I project and training to minimize leakage of HCFC-22 from existing HCFC-22 based residential A/C and commercial refrigeration equipment will be financed by this component. Other eligible activities include policy and standard development to facilitate market transformation in the spray foam and commercial refrigeration sectors, public awareness to eliminate the use of HCFC-22 and avoid the use of high GWP HFCs, and technical review and dissemination of the findings on alternative cleaning agents to the industry that are still using HCFC-141b for manufacturing and servicing. Component 3: Project Management (US $0.4 million) The project management units (PMUs) of DIW and GSB established by the Stage I project will continue to provide project management support on a day-to-day basis. DIW-PMU will be responsible for management and coordination of the overall implementation of this project. Its main function will be to assist DIW to implement its HCFC import licensing and quota systems and existing sector-specific regulations put in place under the Stage I project as well as introduce new
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