130218_Luxor-Egypt SECAP Final

The SEAU will be in charge of all Governorates’ energy related questions. This unit is planned to be an
autonomous CES-MED Unit in the Governorate of Luxor, coordinating with the Governorate’s Strategic
Planning Unit. Also, the CES-MED Unit will be directly in connection with the NREA to ensure the sustainable
energy strategy is deeply embedded in the strategic development plans of the City of Luxor.
This SEAU will have to develop specific energy projects, assemble financial packages, establish partnerships
and accompany the project at political, technical and administrative level.
Members of the SEAU will be selected and appointed by the City of Luxor and the Governorate during the
first stages of the SECAP’s implementation, with the technical support of the CES-MED, if required. Team
members must be available during working hours. To maintain a reasonable workload, all new or additional
tasks allocated to members must be balanced by delegating existing tasks to other colleagues. Team stability
is a condition for the longevity and continuity of the SECAP’s implementation. The replacement of any team
member may affect the implementation process and diminish overall team capacity through lost experience
and time spent finding a replacement. In order to prepare for a replacement, any departure from the team
must be planned for by training and reinforcing the skills of future members.
To support the SECAP implementation and its permanent improvement as well as refinement, the team will
identify external actors with specific expertise, such as university researchers, companies or NGOs that could
help strengthening the dynamic of the SECAP. The implication of specialised researchers can contribute to
the development of projects through studies and the integration and transferability of new technologies.
Working as a team, the SEAU and its advisers must ensure the coherence of the overall Governorate’s policy
and all energy related projects design and implementation.
The Team missions include:
• Educating users about the implementation of the Governorate’s policy on sustainable energy;
• Training the technical personnel in charge of the different services, including to ensuring adequate
maintenance of renewable energy facilities; and
• Organising reporting on progress made and communicating the results of implemented actions to
municipal personnel, city’s inhabitants and stakeholders.
The energy team’s role comprises:
• Tracking energy consumption in municipal buildings, identifying problems and proposing solutions
by reviewing how buildings are used and whether they require renovations;
• Ensuring the maintenance of facilities;
• Working on the interaction between users and facilities. Listening to users and considering them as
partners since they are first hand observers of what occurs in buildings and with services delivered;
• Carrying out technical studies and developing requirements specifications in order to choose
materials best suited for buildings and overall energy efficiency.
Appointment of the elected official tasked with energy
Among municipal elected officials, it is critical that there is an elected official in charge of sustainable energy.
This sends a strong political signal of the municipality’s political will to local, regional and national authorities
and gives political visibility to energy management at the international level (Convention of Mayors - CoM).
The elected official in charge of energy is appointed to:
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