1 PRESENTATION TO PORTFOLIO COMMITTEE ON ENERGY ON MUNICIPAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMMES 31 January 2013 Linda Manyuchi Technical Specialist: Energy Efficiency

2 Outline of Presentation  Progress with respect to implementation of municipal energy efficiency programmes  Types of interventions at municipal level  Support to municipalities with respect to implementation of energy efficiency interventions  Challenges experienced  Recommendations

 Climate Change and Energy Efficiency activities in municipalities catalyzed by work of Sustainable Energy Africa  City Energy Support Unit  Funding through Danida UEMP, BHC  Most Metros have initiated Climate Change and Energy Efficiency Programmes since around 2003/2004  Successful programmes underpinned by Energy Baseline (State of Energy Report) and Strategy  Incorporation into Integrated Development Plan (IDP) with staff and budget 3 Progress with respect to implementation of municipal energy efficiency programmes

Progress with respect to implementation of municipal energy efficiency programmes 4  Types of interventions Urban planning and building control – e.g. COJ  Promotion of energy efficiency in new developments  Criteria for assessing energy efficiency in applications  Conditions for development to take place  Densification  Building design  SANS 204  SWH

Progress with respect to implementation of municipal energy efficiency programmes cont. 5  Types of interventions Street lighting EE in municipal buildings – lighting, HVAC, energy management Water services  Improvements in EE in water reticulation  Renewable energy/EE in waste water treatment facilities – e.g. COJ electricity from sewage sludge

Progress with respect to implementation of municipal energy efficiency programmes cont.  Type of interventions Transportation  Improved public transport  EE in municipal fleet  High occupancy vehicle lanes  Non-motorized transport  Park and ride  Communication and behavior change campaigns 6

Progress with respect to implementation of municipal energy efficiency programmes cont. 7  Municipalities which have made good progress regarding establishing institutional arrangements to implement EE programmes –Sol Plaatje –Ethekwini –Ekhuruleni –City of Cape Town  In many municipalities, staff conduct EE activities in addition to their usual day-to-day activities

SALGA / SDC Energy Efficiency Monitoring and Implementation Programme Agreement between SALGA and Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC): Other implementation partner: Department of Energy SALGA: Facilitate implementation of the local government part of the programme Sol Plaatje, Mbombela, King Sabatha Dalindyebo, Rustenburg, Polokwane 8

SALGA / SDC Energy Efficiency Monitoring and Implementation Programme cont. Activities of Programme –Developing energy efficiency strategies and implementation plans for five pilot municipalities –Institutional capacity assessments, planning and development at SALGA and the five pilot municipalities in relation to their role and mandate with respect to energy efficiency –Knowledge sharing related to implementation of energy efficiency initiatives in SALGA member municipalities –Development of communication structures related to energy efficiency between the national and local level 9

Support to municipalities with respect to energy efficiency  Municipal funds  Conditional grant from National Treasury (DORA EEDSM grant)  ESKOM IDM  Loans – DBSA, etc  Donor funds  PPP 10

Support to municipalities with respect to energy efficiency cont.  Donor funds DANIDA (funding came to an end in 2010) British High Commission Pretoria – support to Sustainable Energy Africa REEP – support to Sustainable Energy Africa SDC – through SALGA GIZ  ICLEI Urban-Low Emission Development Strategies 11

Challenges  Sustainable funding −EE not seen as core service delivery  DORA EEDSM grant –Lack of clarity regarding allocation of grants  Impact on municipal revenue –Short to medium term: little impact –Long term: significant impact –Municipalities must factor this in budgetary processes  Some municipalities already feeling impact of reduced consumption –NT funding framework to cater for this, e.g. incentives for energy efficient municipalities 12

Recommendations  Long term programme to support municipalities with respect to implementing EE interventions  Clarity from National Government −DORA EEDSM grant –SWH Programme  Benchmarking programme regarding energy efficiency in municipalities 13

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