Decision 90/47

The Executive Committee decided:

1. To note the progress report on the implementation of the project to convert the manufacturing of domestic air-conditioners from HCFC-22 to R-290 at the enterprise Dawlance, submitted by UNIDO in line with decision 88/72(c);
2. To note also the request, submitted by UNIDO on behalf of the Government of Pakistan, for a change of technology at the enterprise Dawlance from R-290 to HFC-32 and the commitment of the enterprise to convert 80 per cent of its production of air-conditioning equipment to HFC-32 by December 2023;
3. To approve:
   1. The request for the change of technology at the enterprise Dawlance from R‑290 to HFC-32, at a total project cost of US $1,276,340, plus agency support costs of US $89,344 for UNIDO;
   2. The fourth and final tranche of stage II of the HCFC phase-out management plan (HPMP) for Pakistan, and the 2022-2024 implementation plan, in the amount of US $161,340, plus agency support costs of US $11,293, for UNIDO;
4. To note that the enterprise Dawlance would not be eligible for further funding from the Multilateral Fund, and that any HFC consumption from the enterprise would be deducted from the country’s starting point for HFC phase-down;
5. To note also that, as equipment to manufacture R-290-based air-conditioners had been provided to Dawlance with Multilateral Fund assistance, the enterprise could produce R‑290-based air-conditioners instead of HFC-32-based air-conditioners without any additional assistance;
6. To note further that the Fund Secretariat had updated the Agreement between the Government of Pakistan and the Executive Committee, as contained in Annex XXII to the present report, specifically, Appendix 2-A, on the basis of the adjusted allocation of funding for the UNIDO component of the fourth tranche referred to in sub-paragraph (c) above and paragraph 16, to indicate that the revised updated Agreement superseded that reached at the 88^th meeting; and
7. To request the Government of Pakistan and UNIDO to submit progress reports on the implementation of the work programme associated with the third and fourth tranches on a yearly basis through the completion of the project and the project completion report to the first meeting of 2025.