Investing in Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in Palestinian Territories: Barriers and Opportunities

Table 2

Summarization of answers of public institutions to questions related to climate governance.

Are climate-related issues a scheduled political agenda item?	(i) 80%: agree
Into which governance mechanisms are climate-related issues integrated?	The answers are summarized as follows: (i) In 2010, PENRA conducted an RES assessment in PT; (ii) PENRA has started an awareness campaign by initiating the PSI; (iii) The overall renewable strategy has been adopted with the main target to reach 130 MW or at least 240 GWh by 2020; (iv) In 2015, the RES and EE laws have been ratified by the president of PT in addition to bylaws, such as net metering mechanisms, direct offers, and competitive biddings; (v) NEEAP is aimed at reducing 384 GWh of total energy demand by 2020; (vi) PT recently completed its Initial National Communication Report (INCR); (vii) PT developed its National Adaptation Plan (NAP)
Is there any bilateral or multilateral cooperation agreement on climate change mitigation action in PT?	(i) EU, Sweden, Belgium, and France in the field of RE and EE
What kind of project is being implemented under such international cooperation?	(i) The EE program is one of the strategic programs that PENRA has developed with PEC and AFD to participate in the reduction of PNA’s expenses; (ii) SUNREF, the project is built on 3 axes cofinanced by AFD and the EU. AFD sponsored the initiative with € 25 million, and the EU sponsored € 8 million