280218_Luxor-Egypt SECAP Final_revised

Almost 80% of the urban territory is covered with public lighting system. Some efforts have been made to
switch to LED efficient device, but the City still need a comprehensive plan to significantly reduce its electricity
consumption for public lighting.
4.1.2.2 Long term action plan (5 to 15 years’ time frame)
Revolving fund to replace old lamps
Informed by the experiments performed in different cities in the MED region, replacement of old lamps by
modern technologies (LED) appears to be very cost effective.
Even if LED lamps cost far more (highest prices reach 400€ per unit) than HPS one, they result in more than
50% consumption reduction and they last 15 years (when HPS have to be replaced every 3 years). This very
cost-efficient technology also offers a very good quality of light.
The City of Luxor looks for an initial financial support to feed in a revolving fund dedicated to old lamps
replacement. The City should set up a specific budget monitoring mechanism and put aside financial
resources preserved due to more efficient lamps replacing old devices. Resources saved will be invested again
in lamp replacement. This set up could ensure full replacement over time (between 4 and 6 years depending
on the initial level of investment) offering replenishment of the initial investment fund and additional budget
availability due to cuts in the energy bill related to street lighting.
The detailed process for this fund will be established as part of the priority action development.
Street lighting strategic plan
The City of Luxor would gain from developing a street lighting strategic plan, identifying areas of
differentiated usage, where lighting would be then adapted to the actual needs per specific area.
• Main roads, avenue and city entrances where high intensity lighting should be necessary at least
between sunset and midnight and before sunrise. Note that lighting intensity could be easily
reduced, even in these areas between midnight and few hours before sunrise;
• Secondary streets where reduced lighting intensity should ensure safety while allowing low energy
consumption; and
• Specific areas (parks, narrow streets, pedestrian areas, etc.) where moving sensors should be
installed to light up when people are around and avoid lighting when nobody is there.
Such an improvement in urban planning and street infrastructures, linked with a tighter management of
public demands, should lead to designing a lighting system combining qualitative lighting and reduced energy
consumption. This evolution will require a combination of technical solutions (moving sensors, midnight
automatic reduction, etc.) and social dialog to improve acceptance of different approaches (i.e., reduced
lighting after midnight, appropriate lighting in narrow streets, parks, etc.).
A possible work plan could unroll as follows:
1. Based on the city development plan identify 3 or 4 types of streets and areas according to their
specific lighting needs.
2. Organise public consultation to ensure proper acceptance of the new lighting system propose and
collect ideas to continue improving the plan.
3. Define the appropriate technical solutions for each type and design the implementation program
taking into account priorities per type of areas (for example, identifying one specific block of streets,
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