Round Table Discussion

- A Federal, State and Local Stakeholder 

Perspective -

Border Environment Cooperation Commission 

North American Development Bank

Good Neighbor Environmental Board

Washington, DC

December 15, 2011

by

Maria Elena Giner, PE

General Manager
California, 14

$ 254.66

Arizona, 15

$ 168.11

New Mexico, 9

$ 67.74

Texas, 48

$ 847.28

86 in U.S.

$ 1,337.79

103 in México

$ 3,005.46

Sonora, 

27

$ 559.43

Coahuila, 

3

$ 156.60

Nuevo León, 

5

$ 105.71

Baja California, 

29

$ 1,217.90

Tamaulipas, 

15

$ 623.80

Certified Projects (US$M)

Chihuahua, 

24

$ 342.02

CERTIFIED PROJECTS 189

TOTAL INVESTMENT (BD) $4.343

NADB FINANCED PROJECTS* 152

NADB FINANCING* (BD) $1.326

POPULATION BENEFITED (M) 13.8

*Only contracted agreements are 

included, not total approvals.
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Project Portfolio-Diversification
BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DECEMBER 8, 2011 4

Pipeline

Río Bravo SW

Matamoros WW

Playas de Rosarito WW

Chihuahua AQ

Ensenada W

Miguel Alemán WW

Naco W San Agustin W/WW

Starr County SW

Tintown WW

Holtville WW

Camargo WW

Foresight Solar

Community Solar

AES Solar NRG Green Valley Solar

GCL Poly Solar

Astrosol Solar

El Porvenir Wind

Los Vientos 1A/1B Wind

Ciudad Juárez AQ
Sonora

$ 3.82 Coahuila

$ 1.32

Training events supported by EPA, TCEQ, 

Conagua, INE and SEMARNAT

Technical Assistance and Training

 Technical Assistance

 2011: US$1.00 million - (19 projects, 21% BECC TA) 

 1995-2011: PDAP/COCEF - US$40.34 million

• 72 communities in Mexico: US$15.01 million

• 90 communities in US: US$25.33 million

 More than US$34 million in PDAP technical assistance grants 

for project development in 155+ communities. 

 Approximately 85% of these funds have led to projects 

already implemented or under development.

 2011 Training

 5 events (Solid Waste Workshop in Hermosillo, Sonora and Reynosa, 

Tamaulipas; Water and Wastewater Training in Sonora; Second and Third 

Modules of the State Climate Action Plans Workshop)

• 325 attendees

• US$130,000 investment
GHG Emissions by Border States

• Clean and Renewable Energy: 

Bioenergy, wind, solar (PACE)

• Waste-to-Energy:

 Global Methane Outreach 

Program 

 Methane to Markets Initiative

 Scrap Tire Management

 Transportation / Mobility

• Energy Efficiency: 

Audits, public lighting, industry, 

equipment replacement, waste

recycling, water utilities

• Water: 

Conservation/Demand Management, 

Leak Detection, recycling and reuse; 

Storm Water Management
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GAF Biodiesel fuel - 5 MG/year 

Location El Paso, TX

Cost US$26.65 million

NADB Loan US$19.99 million

Sponsor Global Alternative Fuels, LLC 

Off-taker Rio Grande Renewable Electric, LLC 

Anticipated

Environment

al Outcomes

Installed capacity: target = 5 MG biodiesel/year

Emissions avoided: target ≥600 MT/yr CO2

FRV Tucson - 20 MW Solar Park

Location Tucson, AZ

Cost Confidential

NADB Loan Up to US$91 million

Sponsor FRV Tucson Solar LLC

Off-taker Tucson Electrical Company

Anticipated

Environmental 

Outcomes

Installed energy capacity: target = 20 MWAC

Emissions avoided: target ≥42,182 MT/yr CO2; 200 MT/yr 

SO2; 125 MT/yr NOx

Energy Projects – Status: Certified
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SunPeak- 23 MW Solar Park

Location Niland, CA

Cost Confidential

NADB Loan Up to US$77 million

Sponsor SunPeak Solar LLC

Off-taker Imperial Valley Irrigation District

Anticipated

Environmental 

Outcomes

Installed energy capacity: target = 23 MW

Emissions avoided: target ≥ 20,000 MT/yr CO2; 100 MT/yr 

SO2; 85 MT/yr NOx

Los Alisos – 1.0 MW solar park @WWTP

Location Nogales, Son.

Cost NA

Partnership Conagua, EPA, Sonora State Government

Sponsor COMAPA

Off-taker COMAPA

Anticipated

Environmental 

Outcomes

Installed energy capacity: target = 900 KW. 1.5 MWhours generation. CO2 = 0.95 MT/year in year 1; 

Total of 22 MT for 25 years life. SO2 and NOx are 

minimal (.01 MT SO2 and .003 MT NOx).

Energy Projects – Status: Certified
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El Porvenir - 54 MW wind park

Location Reynosa, Tamps.

Cost Confidential

NADB Loan Up to the equivalent in MX$ of US$51 million

Sponsor CETSA

Off-taker Soriana (Mx AA)

Anticipated

Environmental 

Outcomes

Installed energy capacity: target = 54 MW

Emissions avoided: target ≥ 90,900 MT/yr CO2; 1.440 

MT/yr SO2; 190 MT/yr NOx

AstroSol - 5 MWAC solar park

Location Tucson, AZ

Cost US$15.9 million

NADB Loan During Const.: US$13.1 million; During Operation: 

US$8.6 million

Sponsor Astrosol Inc.

Off-taker Tucson Electric Power Company

Anticipated

Environmental 

Outcomes

Installed energy capacity: target = 5.1 MW

Emissions avoided: target ≥ 7,700 MT/yr CO2; 44 

MT/yr SO2; 28 MT/yr NOx

Energy Projects – Status: In Progress
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Los Vientos 1A - 200 MW wind park

Location Willacy & Cameron Counties, TX

Cost US$369 million

NADB Loan US$150 million

Sponsor Duke Energy

Off-taker CPS Energy (AA+)

Anticipated 

Environmental 

Outcomes

Installed energy capacity: target = 200 MW

Emissions avoided: target ≥ 480,000 MT/yr CO2; 

2,700 MT/yr SO2; 1,700 MT/yr NOx

Los Vientos 1B - 202 MW wind park

Location Willacy County, TX

Cost US$269 million

NADB Loan US$150 million

Sponsor Duke Energy

Off-taker Austin Energy (AA-)

Anticipated 

Environmental 

Outcomes

Installed energy capacity: target = 202 MW

Emissions avoided: target ≥ 420,000 MT/yr 

CO2; 2,400 MT/yr SO2; 1,500 MT/yr NOx

Energy Projects – Status: In Progress
PV Solar Energy at BECC

• BECC installed 2 SolFocus CPV sun tracking units, with total 

capacity of 16 kW

• Supply 35% of the administrative buildings energy demands

• The system avoids 44 ton CO2–eq per year of GHG

• Saves more than US$15,000 per year in energy costs