Decision 80/26

80th Meeting of the Executive Committee
November 2017
China | Colombia | Costa Rica | Dominican Republic | Egypt | Kuwait | Maldives | Morocco | Saudi Arabia | South Africa | Thailand
UNDP | UNEP | UNIDO | World Bank
Projects with specific reporting requirements

The Executive Committee decided:

  1. To note the update provided by UNDP on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project for ammonia semi-hermetic frequency-convertible screw refrigeration compression units in the industrial and commercial refrigeration industry at Fujian Snowman Co., Ltd., in China, to agree to extend the project completion date to 30 June 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNDP to submit the final report no later than the 82nd meeting;
  2. To note the update provided by UNDP on the progress in implementation of the demonstration of R-290 (propane) as an alternative refrigerant in commercial air‑conditioning manufacturing at Industrias Thermotar ltda, in Colombia, to agree to extend the project completion date to 30 June 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNDP to submit the final report no later than the 82nd meeting;
  3. To note the update provided by UNDP on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project to validate the use of hydrofluoro-olefins for discontinuous panels in Article 5 Parties through the development of cost-effective formulations, in Colombia, to agree to extend project completion date to 30 April 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNDP to submit the final report no later than the 82nd meeting;
  4. To note the update provided by UNDP on the progress in implementation of the project on demonstration of the application of an ammonia/carbon dioxide refrigeration system in place of HCFC-22 for the medium-sized producer and retail store at Premezclas Industriales S.A., in Costa Rica, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2017, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNDP to submit the final report no later than the 81st meeting;
  5. To note the update provided by UNDP on the progress in implementation of the demonstration of low-cost options for the conversion to non-ODS technologies in polyurethane foams at very small users, in Egypt, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNDP to submit the final report no later than the 83rd meeting;
  6. To note the update provided by UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the demonstration of the use of low-cost pentane foaming technology for the conversion to non-ODS technologies in polyurethane foams at small and medium-sized enterprises, in Morocco, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNIDO to submit the final report no later than the 83rd meeting;
  7. To note the update provided by UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project on promoting HFO-based low-global-warming-potential (GWP) refrigerants for the air-conditioning sector in high ambient temperatures, in Saudi Arabia, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNIDO to submit the final report no later than the 83rd meeting;
  8. To note the update provided by the World Bank on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project at air-conditioning manufacturers to develop window and packaged air-conditioners using lower-GWP refrigerants, in Saudi Arabia, to agree to extend the project completion date to 30 September 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request the World Bank to submit the final report no later than the 82nd meeting;
  9. To note the update provided by UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project for the phase-out of HCFCs by using HFO as a foam blowing agent in the spray foam applications in high ambient temperatures, in Saudi Arabia, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNIDO to submit the final report no later than the 83rd meeting;
  10. To note the update provided by UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project on the technical and economic advantages of the vacuum‑assisted injection in a discontinuous-panel plant retrofitted from HCFC-141b to pentane, in South Africa, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2017, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNIDO to submit the final report no later than the 81st meeting;
  11. To note the update provided by the World Bank on the progress in implementation of the demonstration project at foam system houses in Thailand to formulate pre-blended polyols for spray polyurethane foam applications using a low-GWP blowing agent, to agree to extend the project completion date to 30 September 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request the World Bank to submit the final report no later than the 83rd meeting;
  12. To note the update provided by UNEP and UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the project in West Asia promoting refrigerant alternatives for high‑ambient‑temperature countries (PRAHA-II), to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request the implementing agencies to submit the final report no later than the 83rd meeting;
  13. To note the update provided by UNDP on the progress in implementation of the feasibility study for district cooling in Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, to agree to extend the project completion date to 31 December 2017, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request UNDP to submit the final report no later than the 81st meeting;
  14. To note the update provided by UNEP and UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the feasibility study for district cooling in New Cairo, in Egypt, to agree to extend the project completion date to 30 June 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request the implementing agencies to submit the final report no later than the 82nd meeting;
  15. To note the update provided by UNEP and UNIDO on the progress in implementation of the feasibility study comparing three not-in-kind technologies for use in central air‑conditioning, in Kuwait, to agree to extend the project completion date to 30 June 2018, on the understanding that no further extension of project implementation would be requested, and to request the implementing agencies to submit the final report no later than the 82nd meeting;
  16. To request UNDP to continue exploring other low-GWP alternatives for the fisheries sector in the Maldives;
  17. To request an update on the progress in implementation of all the projects identified in sub-paragraphs (a) to (p) above as those with specific reporting requirements at the 81st meeting of the Executive Committee; and
  18. To reiterate that implementing agencies should comply with the decisions of the Executive Committee on reporting requirements and submit reports as requested by the Secretariat.