130218_Luxor-Egypt SECAP Final

8. Construct 4500 housing units in Al-Toud hill.
Furthermore, H.E. the Governor announced the follow up on the strategy of his predecessor H.E. General
Samir Farag and the 34 projects designed by H.E, modifying them to fit with the new administrative status of
Luxor, incorporating Esna and Armant, including: Reclamation of 80,000 feddans; Developing a new housing
scheme in El-Bughdadi town; Regeneration of the Luxor Cornish walk; and Continuing the Rams road (Al-
Kibash Rd.) project.
However, based on the CES-MED team investigation during their missions between December 2016 and June
2017, it appeared that none of these projects above are related to energy and environmental quality
enhancements. Though reviewing the above, it also appears that so far, no clear strategy to drive sustainable
development in the Governorate of Luxor, but instead we have three main ambitions that articulate what
can be defined as a tentative vision of Luxor:
- Luxor as a Heritage City / Governorate of the World, as has been aimed at and attempted since 2004,
- Luxor as a Green City / Governorate, declared in 2014, and
- Luxor as a Governorate of investment opportunities, as declared by H.E. the Governor in 2015 for
potential investment in clean energy, housing and agriculture and its industries.
In 2017, the SECAP could be the roadmap for the Governorate of Luxor to integrate sustainable energy
(energy efficiency and renewable energy development) into their short term and medium-term strategic
objectives with a target of reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission to counterbalance climate change and
adapting to already visible impacts of this climate change, hence contributing to establish the City of Luxor
as a symbol of sustainable tourism and cultural destination.
Participation in the CES-MED project enables the Governorate of Luxor to:
- Conceive, develop and refer to SECAP by sector, including energy efficiency in public and private
buildings, public lighting, etc. and to specify which investments will be undertaken in order to reach
consumption reduction objectives and to calculate financial profitability of such investments,
- Have access to a trained and mobilised team in the domain of clean energy and climate adaptation,
- Have access to reference documents, developed according to a reference methodology, that facilitate
the exchange of experience with other countries in the region and the EU,
- Share and acquire experiences as well as actively participate in international discussions, supported
by the EU, on renewable energy and GHG emissions reductions at the local level by having access to
a platform such as the Covenant of Mayors (CoM),
- Replicate successful projects implemented by other municipalities, and
- Search for climate change adaptation and sustainable development funding from various sources.
In addition, membership of the CoM provides leverage for the transmission of knowledge and good practices.
It is also a forum to capitalise on the lessons learnt from the past experiences of other municipalities that
have implemented SECAP.
3.4. Guiding principles for the municipal strategy on sustainable energy
The Governorate adopted fundamental principles that aim to integrate sustainable development into all
decision-making processes related to local development. The Governorate systematically considers these
principles when taking into consideration future action programmes and their energy implications:
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