Danish Management Group established a Thai subsidiary office in June 2004, and the office became "official" in October 2004, after the end of our Danida-funded projects, when we moved out of the Thailand Department of Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE) and into our office at the UBC II Tower on Sukhumvit Road in Bangkok. In the folllowing there is a summary of some of our ongoing projects.

1. Capacity-Building on CDM for the Private Sector

This second, follow-on project on CDM is headed by Danish Management Group providing technical back-up. It was scheduled to terminate by 31 October 2005, but the Royal Danish Embassy in Bangkok has in the meantime requested further assistance from Danish Management Group to fill the gap between now and possibly until the start-up of a comprehensive Project Development Facility, which is planned to be out for an EU Tender some times during the first quarter of 2006.

During the present project, coaching and training of local consultants in preparation of CDM Project Design Documents (PDD) has been conducted. Project Design Documents have been prepared for 5 project activities, namely 5 methane capture and heat/power generation projects
§ three activities which in the starch industry,
§ three pig-farms bundles into one CDM activity,
§ one activity in the palm oil mill sector

At present an additional two PDDs are under preparation.

Next stage is to validate the projects by an independent Designated Operation Entity or DOE. Proposals from three DOEs have been received and the validation will commence in very near future.

At present Emission Reduction Purchase Agreements (ERPA) are also being negotiated, and on the 28 October the Danish Embassy has signed the first two agreements with owners of CDM project activities prepared under the present Danish Management Group project. The two projects will eventually contribute with GHG emission reduction of over 400.000 tCO2 over the 10 years credit period.

As mentioned earlier the Danish Embassy in Bangkok has requested Danish Management Group to continue providing its services in continuing the process of developing new CDM projects for the Danish Government. An extension of the present project of EUR 53,600 has been approved by DANIDA on the 27 October.

2. Technical Assistance on Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Mongolia

Danish Management Group Thailand recently signed a contract with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP). The assistance involves provision of advice in connection with implementation of a demonstration project on energy audit design and identification of Energy Efficiency measures in local governmental buildings in the Capital of Mongolia, Ulaanbator. Another output of the project would be a strategic plan on how to replication the findings of the demo project to other municipalities. The contract amount is small -- EUR 12,500 -- but strategic, and it is our first contract with the UNESAP office. Input to the project is provided by Mr. Karsten Holm and Mr. Monthon Kumpengsath.

3. Strategic Environmental Assessment of Community-based Tourism:

Danish Management Group Thailand recently bagged its third project - and its first large one - by signing a contract on an EU-funded project on community-based tourism in Thailand. The EU EUR 120,000 project is led by Dhon Sewatarmra, Managing Director of Danish Management Group Thailand. The project team will work in 3 areas: 1) developing working models for community-based tourism as an alternative livelihood for coastal communities; 2) developing a self-monitoring tracking database for coastal communities to monitor their progress in development projects; and 3) designing an organization structure that can sustainably manage community-based tourism with co-management approach. The project will end in August 2006.

4. The First Asia ESCO Conference:

Danish Management Group Thailand co-organized the first Asia ESCO conference with the Japan ESCO Association on 20-21 October 2005 (see http://www.asiaescoconference.org/). Prior to the conference, we also sponsored a half-day training course on measurement and verification (M&V), led by experts from the U.S. and Canada. The conference was attended by more than 300 participants, including 250 international participants from outside of Thailand. It turned out to be quite a success, with a number of good papers, speakers, and efficient organization, led by our Bangkok Office Manager, Ms. Chonticha. After the successful conference, the client, the Japanese ESCO Association, has expressed interest in a follow-on regional conference to be held in 2007.

5. DSM in Vietnam

Danish Energy Management has been active in Hanoi as the technical consultants on Vietnam's Phase 2 Demand Side Management (DSM) Program, working with the government utility, "Electricity of Vietnam". This three-year project runs through April of 2007. We have a team doing a week-long DSM training course in Hanoi during 28 November - 2 December.