280218_Luxor-Egypt SECAP Final_revised

- Secure energy resources,
- Increase reliance on local resources,
- Reduce the intensity of energy consumption, and
- Raise the actual economic contribution of energy sector in the national income.
This Priority Action #5 – Green Governorate Buildings Plan would also support the Governorate of Luxor’s
strategy in meeting the set policies in the National Climate Change Communication report, mainly the policies
targeting development of sustainable approach based on four pillars:
• More efficient use of energy, especially by end users.
• Increased use of renewable energy as an alternative to non-renewable sources.
• Use of advanced locally appropriate and more efficient fossil fuel technologies that are less-emitting.
• Energy efficiency is the cornerstone for policy makers to decouple energy demand and economic growth.
Implementation plan
Component 1:
Phase 1: Setting up the EAU – Allocating staff – Installing basic equipment.
Phase 2: Develop a specific programme “Green Governorate Buildings plan” - GGBP, mobilising managers and
staff. This plan should focus on the following measures:
- Open curtains and window shutters during daytime to avoid artificial lighting when outside air
temperature is between 20°C and 25°C,
- Keep the inside air temperature between 24°C - 25°C in summer to ensure good comfort all year long
and make a strong cut in energy consumption (30 per cent of AC power consumption),
- Avoid elevator and choosing staircase when going up or down one or two floors, only allow employee
with heart problems to use elevators,
- Turn off electric equipment at the end of working time or when not actually in use, and
- Unplug all electricity cables from wall’s sockets as this could save about 5 per cent of the energy use,
- It would be interesting to promote a challenge between services/ units to invite all workers from the
Governorate (Municipality) to make efforts to save energy and cut GHG emissions. The best
performing service would be celebrated as “energy saver/ climate saver’’ and would get a special
gratification, and.
- The Environmental Awareness Unit (EAU) supervised by CES-MED, to be set up within the
Governorate, will promote these activities in coordination with the Governorate related staff.
Component 2: Beyond promoting awareness and behavioural change, it is necessary to develop a clear and
comprehensive plan to replace old devices (lamps and air conditioners) and equipment and install energy
efficient systems that will help in reducing electricity consumption. Ideally, this programme should be
implemented, in a first phase, in a small number of buildings (starting with the more symbolic one: the main
Governor’s building or city hall), but covering all type of devices and equipment, in order to concentrate many
initiatives on the selected buildings and demonstrate the benefit of these structural changes.
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