130218_Luxor-Egypt SECAP Final

electricity used in tertiary buildings; tertiary buildings consume a total of 274,122 MWh of electricity
annually, with a connection rate of 100 per cent.
4.2.4.2 Possible actions
Addressing the tertiary sector is always complex. The action plan should make a distinction between tertiary
building owned by entrepreneurs who can see a direct benefit in energy saving as this will increase their
profitability, and tertiary building owned or managed by groups that don’t have a direct interest in cutting
costs. Entrepreneurs will be sensitive to an awareness campaign highlighting the financial benefit of any
efforts to improve building efficiency. Instead other groups will be more interested in the symbolic value of
contributing to the energy transition in the City of Luxor.
It is necessary to add a first step to properly assess the need through a detailed mapping of tertiary buildings,
(schools and religious buildings), registering average energy consumption per square meter, date of
construction, location. This will help targeting buildings offering the best potential for saving.
Hence, the action plan could be structured with two components:
Private entrepreneurs and services
- Unroll a vast awareness raising campaign among entrepreneurs to invite them to invest in energy
efficiency in their building (air conditioning system, efficient lighting, etc.). The awareness could be
built on the same model than the one developed for residential buildings. It also should be supported
by specific training initiatives directed at premises managers and maintenance staff to help them
promoting systems that will significantly support energy conservation.
- Offer them technical support (using the Green tourism support unit mentioned earlier) to speed up
change in tertiary building, and
- Reward the more effective efforts offering official support and media coverage.
Non-commercial service’ providers
- The Governorate should develop partnerships with some of these “service providers” to develop
showcases of efficient building also using renewable energy,
- Promote energy efficiency in hospitals and health centres, offering the possibility for these institutions
to use saving for re-investing in improving their capacity to deliver services, and
- Engage a partnership with priests and imams to develop energy efficient devices and renewable energy
in mosques and churches.
4.2.4.3 Expected results
Assumptions:
- Awareness and staff training can lead to 30% cuts in 50% of buildings, and
- Specific actions on schools and religious building can lead to 50% reduction in 50% of these buildings,
which are considered to represent 20% of the overall sector.
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