Mediterranean Action Plan

Previous and current RUE programs
Previous RUE programs
EGYPT - National study
The organization for energy planning (OEP) programs
OEP, established in 1983, was entrusted to undertake energy planning and policy analysis.
Since the late 80s OEP has conducted several surveys and field studies with the objective of
assessing the potential for upgrading RUE in the Egyptian industrial sector. It has also
conducted 35 audits in large industrial companies.
In cooperation with the European Union, OEP has completed a project in energy efficiency
improvement called: "Urban Energy Planning in the Alexandria Governorate". The project
was executed during the period 1993-1997 and focused on the residential and commercial
sectors. The project succeeded in creating a revolving fund within the Alexandria Electricity
Distribution Company – AEDC for the financing of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) in
Alexandria. The scheme is still in use at present and allows consumers to lease energy
efficient light bulbs and pay for them over time through their electricity bills to AEDC. The
same approach has been very recently adopted within Cairo two electricity distribution
companies (North and South)
The energy conservation and environment project (ECEP)
The ECEP project was a US$ 67.5 million grant financed by USAID to the government of
Egypt and executed during the period from 1988 to 1998. Its purpose was to encourage
energy efficiency and increase the Egyptian institutional capability to implement energy
conservation activities and projects. Three Egyptian partners have coordinated for the project
implementation. TIMS (Tebbin Institute for Metallurgical Studies affiliated to Ministry of
Industry) for public sectors activities; DRTPC (Development Research and Technological
Planning Centre affiliated to Cairo university) for private sector activities; and FEI (Federation
of Egyptian Industries) for training and promotional activities.
The project was actually not defined based on components to be achieved right from the
start. It started based on a study on energy efficiency for the industrial sector financed by
USAID, and was developed incrementally after that based on the various pilot projects tried.
The core objectives of the project were as follows:
Develop and train DSM operating units at AEDC and EEHC.
Test potential impacts of industrial DSM.
Evaluate DSM impacts on gas emissions for Egypt climate change plan.
Integrate data toward the development of national DSM program in Egypt.
Conduct training programs to support the transfer of know-how capabilities to local
counterparts.
The core achievements of the project were:
The development of energy audits for 12 industrial plants and hotels.
The selection of DSM demonstration projects for implementation.
The procurement (primarily USAID funded) and installation of related equipment.
The monitoring of results and the performance of training to transfer know-how and
capabilities to local counterparts.
The main results were:
Stimulating a market demand for DSM products and services as the project has procured
energy efficiency equipment amounted to US$ 27 million over 7 years (1991 - 1998) and
generated annual energy savings amounted at US$ 15.6 million.
Accelerating the development of local market through creating Egyptian partner
companies to The US companies to be involved RUE projects. These local companies
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