1. Distributed intelligence and energy
Siniša Rodić
Project Manager - Energy Efficiency/Renewable Energy
UNDP CO Bosnia and Herzegovina

2. Overview
THE CORE PROBLEM –
3,000 Families in the most remote
rural areas lack access to power in BiH
OUR THOUGHTS –
How to find an sustainable and
affordable solution?
THE SOLUTION TO OUR THOUGHTS –
A worldwide challenge
How to fit into UNDP procedures (SOPs)?
THE SOLUTION TO THE CORE
PROBLEM –
Have a winner!/ Scaling-up
UNDP internal impact...
UNDP‘s
INNOVATION PRIZE DRAFT POLICY!

3. The Core Problem
• In Bosnia and Herzegovina more than one million persons
displaced during the war have returned to reclaim their lives.
• For most of them, houses have been reconstructed and normal
living conditions restored, but still more than 3,000 families in
the most remote rural areas lack access to power.
• In most cases such an investment is not economically justified
(for Power Utilities).

4. The Core Problem

5. Our Thoughts
• design and develop a sustainable, standalone&cost-effective solution
• off-grid renewable energy supply
• PV power of 1,25 kWh/day and 120 l/day of DHW
• be user friendly
• Investment costs not higher than € 5.000

6. The Challenge
• World-wide challenge
• Nesta – challenge service provider / administrator
• The winner will receive a $20,000 cash prize
• UNDP Bosnia and Herzegovina will pilot the winning solution
in a rural area for up to 50 returnee families

7. Judging Criteria
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investment costs
energy output
battery capacity
hot water capacity
reliability
average running costs
maintenance costs
simplicity of use and replication potential

8. Road to the Winner
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1st shorlisting – UNDP BiH
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solutions received
2nd shorlisting – Nesta
tested solution

9. the Winner
• Renewable Energy Kit was tested in period from August 3, 2013
until September 20, 2013
• The test confirmed that selected solution meets all criteria set
by the challenge (it is even better!).
• This system works much better than I was expecting, even though
it was not expected that laundry machine will work – it works
too. I have enough energy for the needs of my family.

10. the Winner
• Mr. Nikola Sakan /Telefon Inzenjering - Belgrade, Serbia

11. UNDP internal impact

12. Lessons learned...
• It is time consuming!
• ...it is a long path, full of small barriers, from idea to realization!
• Your biggest investment is the time and effort you have to
contribute to this process.
• ...you do not know whether you will succeed or not!!

13. Lessons learned...

14. THANK YOU!
Energy and Environment
UNDP CO Bosnia and Herzegovina
sinisa.rodic@undp.org