Reporting Agency:
United Nations Development Programme
Country:
Armenia
YEARLY STANDARD PROGRESS REPORT
Award ID: 00062220/Project ID: 00079603
HCFC Phase-out Management Plan
No. and title:
Reporting period:
1 January – 31 December 2013
I. PURPOSE
The RA Ministry of Nature Protection on behalf of the RA Government and the UN Development
Programme signed “HCFC Phase-out Management Plan” project document in July 2011.
The project is intended to serve as an integral component of the country’s policy and
commitment to meet its ODS phase-out obligations under the Montreal Protocol. Its objective is
to introduce non-ozone depleting technologies in the country and upgrade the country's
refrigeration servicing capability.
The project includes two main activities:
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Activity 1: SAGA -Conversion from HCFC-141b and HCFC 22 in the Manufacture of
Commercial Refrigerator Equipment by replacing HCFC-141b with cyclo-pentane in the
manufacture of polyurethane rigid insulation foam panels and HCFC 22 refrigerant with
propane (R-290) in the manufacture of commercial refrigerator equipment;
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Activity 2: Initial Development of the Refrigerant Management System by upgrading
refrigerant recovery capability ensuring that qualified technicians are equipped with
recovery equipment along with supporting tools and leak detection equipment.
The Project contributes to UNDAF Outcome 4 and CP Outcome 4.10. The Implementing
Partner for the Project is the RA Ministry of Nature Protection.
II. RESOURCES
The Project is financed by the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol
(MLF). USD 468,883 was planned for 2013.
III. RESULTS
The activities carried out during the reporting period resulted in the following:
Activity 1
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The package of the required documents on the case “Procurement of “Replacement of
HCFC-141b as Foam Blowing Agent by Cyclo-pentane” and “Replacement of HCFC-22
as Refrigerant by R-290” (Project: HPMP Armenia 00079603; ITB # 061/12) was
prepared and submitted to the RACP for approval on 5 February 2013.
On the request of the RACP a large number of additional documents was prepared and
submitted to the RACP by 28 February 2013.
The case was finally approved by the RACP on 28 February 2013.
Long lasting negotiations took place among the NOU, SAGA Ltd, Transfair GmbH and
Project National and International Experts on cutting off the technical requirements to
meet the budget possibilities.
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The PO at the amount of Euro 337,735 was prepared and approved on 05 April 2013.
The PO was signed by the tender winning company, Transfair GmbH, on 19 April, 2013.
On 21 May, 2013 the company’s Managing Director, Mr. W. D. Adler, paid a five-day
visit to SAGA Ltd. with the aim of seeing SAGA’s conditions for specifying local works.
He made draft drawings on further works. Technical documentation on local works,
AutoCAD drawings and text files (specifications of ventilators) were planned to be
completed by Transfair GmbH in July-August of the year 2013 and sent to SAGA Ltd. for
proceeding.
“Transfair” GmbH delivered the equipment for the replacement of HCFC-141b as foam
blowing agent by cyclo-pentaine and HCFC-22 as refrigerant by R-290 by the end of
October (as initially envisaged by the delivery plan).
Customs clearance was completed by 1 November 2013 and the equipment was
transferred to the warehouse of SAGA LLC.
Local works at SAGA were initially planned to be completed in October 2013 to allow
installation of the new equipment but a delay took place due to the certain financial
problems at the company. Currently the company is uncertain on the performance date
of the local works.
A meeting with SAGA LLC Deputy Director took place on 1 November with participation
of UNDP and NOU representatives. Possible solutions were discussed to settle the
problems and complete the new technology installation.
Activity 2
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Awareness seminar for ODS Importers/Exporters (who were mostly RAC technicians as
well) was held at “Erebuni-Plaza” Business Centre on 1 February 2013. At the seminar
the participants were introduced with the amendments in the Armenia’s legislation
regarding the global and individual import quota establishment for ozone depleting
substances (ODS), particularly for the group of hydroclorofluorocarbons (HCFC).
Monitoring telephone calls were held with the owners of 25 recovery and recycling sets
of equipment. All the owners confirmed the continued use of the R&R sets. No
complaints or spare parts requests were received.
IV. FINANCIAL IMPLEMENTATION
The total delivery rate (disbursed and encumbered) for the reporting period makes 87.12%
(USD 408 479) of the budget planned for 2013.