PROJECT DOCUMENT
Brief Description
Lighting constitutes about 13 percent of total electricity consumption in Kazakhstan, or nearly 10 TWh per year. The objective of the proposed full-sized UNDP/GEF project is to achieve energy savings and avoided GHG emissions via transformation of the lighting market in the Republic of Kazakhstan (RK), including implementation of a phase-out of incandescent lamps, while ensuring product quality and cost-effectiveness as well as safe disposition of spent mercury-containing lamps. The project will achieve this objective via four components: 1) policy development and implementation; 2) market development; 3) education and outreach; and 4) demonstration projects embodying best practices and technology.