JICA’s Approach toEnvironment Issues

Koichi Ogyu
Senior Representative, JICA India OfficeWater Sector: Assistance Policy - Rejuvenation of Rivers
Assistances for rejuvenation of the lakes, Ganga River, Yamuna River and otherrivers have been initiated over the last 20 years. The Projects aim to improve thewater quality of the water bodies by augmenting sewerage collection andtreatment capacity with the construction of the sewerage system, sewage
treatment plants (STP) and pumping stations etc. Under Yamuna Action PlanProject (III), the largest STPs in India, with the capacity of treating 564 Million
Litter per Day, is expected to be constructed. Technical Cooperation Project for
proper classification, treatment, disposal and recycling of sludgt is currently underpreparation to tackle the issue.
Right: Okhla STP (Phase II) of Yamuna Action
Plan Project
Left: Water quality before and after thetreatment of sewage

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Yamuna Action Plan Project（ODA Japanese Yen Loan）

India

Delhi

Poor water quality of Yamuna River

Dilapidated sewerage treatment
facilities＜Background＞
The Yamuna River is a river with a total length of 1,370 km, which originates from glacier in the Himalayas andpasses through the capital city of Delhi and Agra, and joins the Ganges River. Along with the Ganges River, theYamuna River is regarded as a sacred river, but domestic wastewater in the Delhi metropolitan area is the largest
source of pollution of the river (80% of the total pollutant load in the entire basin). It has adversely affected theliving environment of the local residents and the water quality of drinking water sources.
＜Project Objectives＞
The Project aims to improve the water quality of river Yamuna, by reducing pollution and other contaminants.
＜Project Scope＞
1) Sewerage components (Sewerage Treatment Plants (STPs), sewer lines), 2) Public awareness campaign, 3)
Consulting Services＜Executing Agency＞Delhi Jal Board＜Loan Amount＞ 63,677 Million JPY (₹4,245 Crore)＜Period＞December, 1992－February, 2025 (Plan)

上下水道セクター日本の知見を活かして重要な都市を包括的に支援
Water Sector:
Project Map
Strengthening O&M capacity for Delhi
Water Supply Improvement Project(Completed)

Delhi Water Supply
Improvement Project

Ganga Action Plan
Project (Varanasi)（Completed）

Comprehensive
Improvement ofEnvironmental Sanitationin Varanasi

Amritsar Sewerage Project(Completed)
Yamuna Action Plan Project (Delhi)
Agra Water Supply Project

West Bengal Piped Water
Supply Project (Purulia)

Rajasthan Rural Water Supply andFluorosis Mitigation Project (Nagaur)

Orissa Integrated Sanitation
Improvement Project(Bhubaneshwar, Cuttack）

Madhya Pradesh Rural Water Supply

Hussain Sagar Lake and Catchment
Area Improvement Project (Completed)

Project for Pollution Abatement of
Nag River in Nagpur (Nagpur)

Hogenakkal Water Supply and Fluorosis
Mitigation Project (Completed)

Goa Water Supply and Sewerage
Project (Completed)

Project for Pollution Abatement ofRiver Mula-Mutha in Pune (Pune)

Guwahati Water
Supply Project
Guwahati Sewerage
Project (Guwahati)

Non-revenue Water Reduction forJaipur Water Supply (Completed)

Capacity Development Project for
Non-Revenue water (NRW)
Reduction in Goa (Completed)

The Study for
Formulation andRevision of Manuals
on Sewerage andSewage Treatment(Completed)

Chennai Desalination Plant Construction
Project
Kerala Water
SupplyProject(completed)

Bangalore
Water Supplyand Sewerage
Project(Bangalore)

Tamil Nadu Urban
Infrastructure
Project(Completed)

Double line：
Technical AssistanceSingle line：YenLoan4

Private Sector Investment Finance (PSIF)
PSIF Product: Debt & Equity
Debt

Corporate Loan

Project FinanceFinancial Institutions(Bank Loan)

EquityAgribusiness (upstream to downstream),Manufacturing, Social sector (Health,Education etc.) , Infrastructure
Power & Energy, Infrastructure such as
Transport (port, airport, road, railway) ,Water and sewerage, Waste to Energy, Healthetc.
Local Tier 1 –Tier 2 banks outreaching to SMEs,
MFIs, farmers and vulnerable people.
Multi-project facility for climate change etc.

Private Equity
Investment

Ranging from early-stage to growth-stage
Strong justification of JICA participation required

Fund Investment(Limited Partner)

Climate change (renewable energy, energyefficiency), SMEs, vulnerable regions/countries
etc.

Note: Mezzanine products (sub-debt, preferred equity, etc.) can be also considered.

5Private Sector Investment Finance (PSIF)
Existing PSIF investments in India: 4 Debt / 2 Equity
1. Support for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises(Loan to Mahindra and Mahindra Financial Services Limited)

2. Project for Affordable Housing Finance for Low Income Households(Loan to PNB Housing Finance Limited)3.

Climate Change Management Project(Loan to Tata Cleantech Capital Limited）

4.

Financial Inclusion for Women Project(Loan to Nothern Arc Limited）

5.

DX Start-ups Investment Project(Fund Investment to Rebright Partners IV）

6.

Promotion of SME through impact investment(Fund Investment to Neev Fund II）

Solar project financed through Tata
Cleantech Capital Limited

6Strategic Partnership between JICA and Neev Fund II
Strategic Partnership between JICA and Neev Funds for private sector▪

Building on Neev Fund I success, Neev Fund II was launched with a target of ~USD 251 Mn.

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Neev Fund II invests in early and growth stage SMEs with a strong focus on climate, environment, and sustainability.

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All the investors of Neev Fund I i.e., FCDO, SIDBI and SBI participated in Neev Fund II as well. European Investment Bank (EIB) has also
invested in Neev Fund II▪

In December 2021, Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) concluded INR 2.14 billion (approximately Yen 3.2 billion) investment
agreement with the SVL-SME Fund (known as Neev Fund II)▪

JICA and SVL, together in collaboration, will continue its efforts to support SMEs that are tackling environmental and social issues and takeforward their collaboration through private sector finance.

Investments in Neev Fund II
Chakr Innovation - a clean-tech company combating climate change by using their proprietary
technology to reduce emissions from diesel generator sets

GPS Renewables - a bio-energy technology and project integration company
Blue Planet - an integrated waste management platform company
Hygenco - a clean-tech company deploying Green Hydrogen and Green Ammonia poweredindustry solutions

SVL won the ‘TOKYO FINANCIAL AWARD 2021’ forNeev Funds in the ESG Investment category7Introduction to Chakr Innovation
A Clean-tech Company
Overview

Founders Profile
Kushagra Srivastava –Founder,IITDelhi,
Textile Engineering, Forbes
30 under 30 Global, one of
the 7 MIT GSW fellows and‘Echoing Green” fellow▪ Diesel Generator (DG) sets are a major contributor to PM emissions and cause global
warming along with significant health impact.
▪ Novel technology, tested by 5 National Labs, used in Chakr Shield has capability toreduce key pollutants by 70-90% with miniscule power usage & no impact on DG sets
▪ Patented & tested for 84% reduction in PM emissions. US Patent and 2 additional Indianpatents filed▪ Have also developed Metallic-Air Battery System for EVs to replace dependence on
fossil fuels and lithium imports – proof of concept successful with 3 patents filedImpact✓✓✓✓

Particulate matter collected inFY22: ~4,837 kg/year
Emissions reduced in FY22: 2K
TCO2, People benefitted 8.2 Mn
Air purified in FY22: 24K Bn Litres
Employment generated for 105people

SDG linkage

Chakr ShieldExhaust Filter showcasing Chakr’sefficiency

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JICA’s Private Sector Participation Program
Japanese Company

Win-Win initiatives foraddressing development
challenges
Incentive to expand
business in overseasFacilitation
supportPartner Country

Effective solutions todevelopment challenges

JICA

JICA facilitates the realization of both Japanese companies for businessexpansion and partner countries’ initiatives for achieving their development
goals through utilizing technologies/products of Japanese companies
9SDGs Business Model Formulation Survey with the Private Sector for promoting
effective energy use in buildings by energy saving and renewable energy package

SDGs
ロゴ

Advantec co., Ltd, (Tokyo Metropolitan)
Development Issues Concerned in Energy Sector・The power supply shortage by increasing energy
demand is serious. Issues are diversification ofelectric power and energy efficiency.
・Energy conservation in buildings has hardly been
implemented yet.

Products/Technologies of the Company
・Energy solutions that combine energy efficient air
conditioning, replacement to LED, rooftop solar
installation, and equipment automatic control.

Survey Outline• Survey Duration：Dec. 2019～Jul. 2023
• Country/Area：Republic of India/Delhi NCT of Delhi• Name of Counterpart：Energy Efficiency Service Limited・ Survey Overview： We will collect information on energy consumption
and energy conservation in buildings and examine the possibility of futurebusiness development by quantitatively grasping the energy conservation
effect and cost effect by ESP business.

How to Approach to the Development Issues
・We will conduct field surveys on individual
buildings and combine various devices andsystems to provide optimal energy solution forcustomers.
・We will also improve business profitability of bothcustomers and Advantec by applying ESP
contracts.

Package of energy management

Expected Impact in the Country
・Stable supply of energy by increasing energy
consumption efficiency on the demand side
・Strengthening industrial competitiveness,
revitalizing the economy, and improving people's
lives by stabilizing energy supply・Environmental conservation by enlargement ofthe ratio of renewable energy power
As of Jan. 2020

Feasibility Survey for Holistic Management System of Sewage Treatment Plant withRemote Monitoring Technology in India
SMEs and Counterpart Organization◼
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Name of SME：Hiyoshi Corporation
Location of SME：Shiga Prefecure, JapanSurvey Site ・ Counterpart Organization：Chennai, India. CAAIIUC

Concerned Development Issues➢ Improvement of sewage treatment technology
and management capacity
Because of lack of capacity and technology in thesewage treatment facilities, sewage that has not beentreated properly has been discharged to theenvironment. It causes water pollution in thesurrounding areas.

Products and Technologies of SMEs
➢ Introducing “Holistic Management System ofSewage Treatment Plant with Remote Sensing
Monitoring Technology ” by combining ICT,Internet, IoT and sensors.
➢ This technology enables to provide prompt andproper maintenance at site by real time
monitoring in Japan and cooperation between
subsidiary company in India and headquarters inJapan corresponding to the fluctuation ofconditions of inflow and discharged water

Proposed ODA Projects and Expected Impact➢ After survey this project will be proposed as Promotion and Demonstration ODA project
By introducing maintenance technologies for sewage treatment plant to adjust facility capacity and continuous
water quality management, the capacity of sewage treatment plant maintenance engineer will be improved. It will
improve the public water quality surrounding area of the facility.
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SDGs Business Verification Survey with the Private Sector for Electrodialysis
Purification System for Safe and Efficient Drinking Water Supply
AGC Inc. （Tokyo）
Challenges in target country
・Occurrence of health damage by using pollutedgroundwater as drinking water・Serious escalation in groundwater level down by
pumping up a large amount of groundwater

Proposed product / technology
・Electrodialysis purification system using
photovoltaic generation and ion exchange
membrane・Improvement of groundwater use efficiency
・Cost reduction by local production of non-core parts

Contents of this project• Contract period: July 2019 – February 2023
• Target area: India (Jalgaon Province, Maharashtra, and surrounding areas)• Project Outline: Aim to improve access to safe and inexpensive drinking water.
Introduce electric dialysis purification systems using solar power and ion
exchange membranes to residents in rural areas of India where groundwaterpollution and groundwater levels are becoming worse. Purification groundwatercontaminated with nitrate etc. and improve water use efficiency.

Electrodialysis water
purification system

Business model to achieve
・Rental of water purification system to rural communities

Contribution to issues in target countries throughbusiness development

and installation of water ATM (prepaid system)
・Selling purification systems to water vending machine
suppliers (EPC) and daily maintenance and maintenance(O & M)・Providing EPC ・ O & M service of water purification
system to bottled water manufacturers

・Prevention of health damage caused by purification ofgroundwater contaminated with nitrate etc.
・Mitigation of groundwater level down
・Substantial improvement of groundwater use efficiency
・Achieving universal and equal access to safe and inexpensive
drinking water

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Preparation

SDGｓ Business Co-Creation Lab
JICA India office launched SDGs Business Co-Creation Lab(Tsunagaru-Lab) on June 2020. More than 160 Japanesecompanies registered to Tsunagaru-Lab. Tsunagaru-lab held 12
times webinar related to 1. business matching, 2. Impact
investment, 3.CSR activities.
Tsunagaru-LabJapaneseCompanyBusinessMatching

India Social
Enterprise

CSR & Impact
Investment

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