Currently, there is no direct link between small-scale power generation and electric mobility. However, the demand for charging stations will increase sharply in the coming years. For small hydropower, this offers an opportunity to sell the electricity produced at attractive conditions. The project explores under which conditions small hydro and electric mobility can be linked and studies in detail several sites that can be used as examples in order to promote and create a platform for the potential sector in Switzerland.

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)

MHylab

Revision of the Swiss Feed-In Tariffs for Small Hydropower Plants, Publication of a newsletter (3 times a year, in German, Italian and French), Promotion of Pre-Feasibility Studies in Switzerland

Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE)

Technical Assistance for preparation & implementation of a 5-day regional workshop on « small-scale hydropower (SSHP) development in the ECOWAS countries » in cooperation with ECREEE, review of up-scale Programme for SSHP in the ECOWAS countries, realisation of various follow-up activities

UNIDO, United Nations Industrial Development OrganizationECREEE ECOWAS Regional Centre for Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency

ECREEE

The aim of the Scoping Study was to develop a proposal for a new Groundwater Management, Use and Protection Programme in North Macedonia through the process of co-creation with the relevant stakeholders. The intervention will have a 10-year planning horizon and fit within Switzerland’s Cooperation Programme in the country. It is expected to embrace a contemporary and holistic approach to groundwater management, encompassing all the functional requirements of regulation, stakeholder participation, monitoring, data management, planning, permitting, inspection as well as implementation and monitoring of measures in general. In particular, the new Programme will further the application and advancement of the Swiss-supported Groundwater Data Management System / National Register to grow as cooperatively nurtured and used tool for ex-changing, using, and managing groundwater-related data by all relevant actors and serving as reporting mechanism on groundwater status, pressures, and measures.

SDC – Embassy of Switzerland in North Macedonia

Centre for Hydrogeology and Geothermics (CHYN)
Hrvatske Vode (Croatian Waters)
Ss. Cyril and Methodius Uni. (Fac. Civil Engineering)

In close cooperation with the MRC and its Initiative on Sustainable Hydropower ISH, assessment of possibilities to upgrade irrigation structures for multipurpose use (add hydropower and where possible fish passage structures); proposal of pilot sites and recommendations on how to improve accuracy of estimates for potential sites

GIZ, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit

Mekong River Commission MRC Secretariat

Swiss Small Hydro has been founded as ISKB in 1982 as a lobby organisation for independent power producers, most of them with Small hydropower Plants (SHP). Skat was member of the board and hosts since June 2013 the secretariat of the association, which is named “Swiss Small Hydro” since spring 2016. The association represents the interests of its about 400 members at political level, it cooperates with other organisations and is represented in various federal working groups. The SHP info service is closely related with the operation of the secretariat, and therefore Skat is also operating this service independently.

Swiss Small Hydro

The Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar in May 2008, making landfall in the Ayeyarwady Division, approximately 250 km southwest of Yangon, and affecting more than 50 townships. On behalf of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation – Humanitarian Aid, SKAT supported in project planning, the development of design options for child-friendly and storm-safe schools, and provided continuous backstopping services and construction quality controlling.

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

Ministry of Education Myanmar

The project focuses on implementing a sanitation initiative that provides functional and hygienic in-house sanitary facilities to Moldovan households hosting refugees, as well as other vulnerable households. By addressing critical sanitation needs, the intervention reduces discomfort and potential conflicts, enhances privacy and dignity, and contributes to environmental protection.

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

Fundatia Centrul Moldo-Elvetian penru Cooperare Skat

Through SDC's global programmes, Switzerland aims to establish universally recognised standards helping to resolve global challenges at the core of sustainable development. Against this backdrop, the Section Water (SW, former Global Programme Water - GPW) contributes to the reduction of global water-related risks and the realisation of a water-secure world. The SW acts as bridge builder, positions water issues on the international agenda, and harnesses Swiss expertise to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all: it triggers policy changes on all levels and influences the international normative framework as well as practices.

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

HELVETAS Swiss IntercooperationZoï Environment Network

On behalf of Caritas Switzerland Skat carried out support missions to contribute to the improvement of housing conditions and livelihoods of Roma families in Gjakova, Kosovo.

Caritas Switzerland