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Case Study: The IFC/GEF Poland Efficient Lighting Project (PELP)
Chris Granda
Abstract
To reduce emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases emitted by Poland's energy sector, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), which is the private sector arm of the World Bank Group, developed a Global Environment Facility (GEF) project known as the Poland Efficient Lighting Project (PELP). PELP has been active in Poland since June of 1995 and was the first GEF project designed to work directly through the private sector. PELP was designed to reduce electricity consumption by stimulating the Polish consumer market for efficient lighting products 1).
The evaluation of PELP will be completed in mid-1998, but preliminary results indicate that PELP may provide some useful examples of approaches to help transform consumer lighting markets from incandescent to fluorescent lighting. PELP applied competitive, market based program approaches in Poland that appear to have achieved large increases in sales of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) at a lower cost per CFL than many other energy efficiency programs which have promoted CFLs to consumers. PELP has also been able to measure electric utility peak load reductions from the targeted installation of CFLs in limited geographic areas, perhaps providing new motivation for electric utility support of these types of programs. Finally, by working with Polish government agencies, NGOs and international organizations, PELP was able to generate broad public interest and create within the Polish market a widely recognized symbol for lighting efficiency and quality. As a result of these accomplishments, the Polish lighting industry is actively exploring ways to continue some aspects of PELP with private sector support.
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