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The action plans (stage A) to supply natural gas to 32 hotels in the northern part of the city and install SWH.
Each hotel will then change its energy mix from electricity and diesel to electricity, natural gas and solar.
This means in average, moving from 5,065 MWh/y electricity (2,275 tCO2eq) + 2,279 MWh/y of diesel (611 tCO2eq)
to 3,000 MWh/y electricity (1,644 tCO2eq) + 3,000 MWh/y of gas (606 tCO2eq) + 232 MWh/y solar heating.
Better performance of gas and solar for heating water allow for an overall consumption reduction of 15%.
This new mix will result in electricity consumption reduction of 2,065 MWh/y per hotel so 66,080 MWh/y for 32
hotels, and reduce diesel consumption to zero meaning a global cut of 2,279 x 32 hotels = 72,928 MWh/y.
However, the gas consumption will increase by 3,000 x 32 hotels = 96,000 MWh/y.
Hence, the global energy consumption gain represents 66,080 + 72,928 – 96,000 = 43,008 MWh/y (1,344 per hotel).
This new mix will also generate a GHG emission reduction from 2,886 tCO2eq to 2,270 tCO2eq = 616 tCO2eq/hotel
meaning 19,712 tCO2eq for the 32 hotels concerned by this program.
These 32 hotels and resorts would need in average 275,000 cubic meters per year amounting 9 million cubic meters
for this group of 32 hotels.
Component 4: Renewable energy / Solar Water Heating for 70 hotels
Hotels and resorts need water for their visitors and their equipment (swimming pool). Solar is an easy solution to
warm water. Any hotel / resort with 300 rooms will need around 50.000 litres per day (166 litres per room per day)
half of it been warm enough for sanitary use and washing (towels, sheets, soils). To produce 25,000 litres of warm
water it means a minimum collector surface of 250 square meters (250 collectors of 1 square meter). Kits available
on the market are composed of a tank connected to 3 collectors. Each units’ costs EGP 12,000 (€ 584) all-inclusive
(2017 prices). Full equipment for one hotel will then cost around 50,000 € (84 units at 584 €). Such an installation
will produce 231,800 kWh/y avoiding electricity expenses of 8,200 €/y, hence offering a payback period of 6 years. In
the meantime, it will reduce GHG emission by 127.5 t CO2eq/y.
The plan is to equip 70 hotels and resorts to operate with SWH systems. Among the 150 hotels in the City of Hurghada,
32 are already counted in the component 3 above, and 40% are already equipped with SWH systems.
Each hotel will then change its energy mix from electricity, natural gas and diesel to electricity, natural gas and solar.
This means moving from 4,360 MWh/y electricity (2,389 tCO2eq) + 1,958 MWh/y of natural gas (396 tCO2eq)
+ 1,024 MWh/y of diesel (274 tCO2eq) to 3,000 MWh/y electricity (1,644 tCO2eq) + 3,000 MWh/y gas (606 tCO2eq)
+ 232 MWh/y solar heating.
Better performance of gas and solar for heating water allow for an overall consumption reduction of 15%.
This new mix will result in an electricity consumption reduction of 1,360 MWh/y per hotel so 95,200 MWh/y for 70
hotels, and reduce diesel consumption to zero meaning a global cut of 1,024 x 70 hotels = 71,680 MWh/y.
However, the gas consumption will increase by 1,042 x 70 hotels = 72,940 MWh/y
Hence the global energy consumption gain represents 95,200 + 71,680 – 72,940 = 93,940 MWh/y (1,342 per hotel).
This new mix will generate a GHG emission reduction from 3,059 tCO2eq to 2,250 tCO2eq = 809 tCO2eq/hotel
meaning 56,639 tCO2eq for the 70 hotels concerned by this component of the program.
These 70 hotels and resorts will need in average 275,000 cubic meters per year amounting 19 million cubic meters
for this group of 70 hotels (1 million cubic meters than what is currently supplied to hotels in the City of Hurghada).
The overall cost of SWH equipment for these 70 hotels would reach 3.5 m€. Considering that the return on investment
will be attractive enough for hotel owners it is recommended to set up a revolving fund of 1.5m€ asking hotel owners
to start pay back the investment from year 1 in order to replenish the fund in 6 years an allow for more investment
to be supported. With such a mechanism all the 70 hotels and resorts targeted could be converted before 2025.
The City of Hurghada will set up a management unit to administrate the fund (With an overall cost of 30 K€ per year).
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