National Energy Efficiency Action Plan for Lebanon 2011-2015

By Dr. Joseph AL ASSADLebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC)

ESCWA Energy Efficiency Workshop24-26 September 2012

Lebanon’s NEEAP includes 14 independent but interrelated nationalinitiatives.

3-Decentralized 2-Energy

NEAAP for Lebanon: 2011-2015

1-EE Lighting5-Public Street

Lighting13-ESCO’s

14-EE Standards and Labels

3-Decentralized PV/Wind

4-SWH

6-Wind

7-PV/CSP

8-Hydro

9-Geothermal

2-Energy Conservation Law

10-Building Code

11-Financing Mechanisms

12-Awareness and Capacity Building

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• Implementing Agency: LCEC• Stakeholders: LCEC, EDL, IRI, MoF, LIBNOR, Retailers, Municipalities

• Distribution of 3 Million CFL’s• Coordination with the IRI to setup a testing facility• Launching of a nationwide awareness campaign

Initiative I: Banning the Import of Incandescent Lamps to Lebanon

Target Group: Residential Sector Budget: $7 Million

Reduction: 239 GWh saved/year

23.42 M$ saved/year

Source of Funding: GoL, Greek Grant, UNDP/CEDRO

Financial instruments: CDM, Financial Decentives on IL

• Local Media

• MEW national campaign

• Workshops

Indicators: CFL Import, IL Import, Residential electricity consumption

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Initiative I: Banning the Import of Incandescent Lamps to Lebanon

• Design a monument to host 3M incandescent lamps• Finalize the distribution of the 3 million CFLs• Negotiate with CDM carbon credits purchaser• Put decentives on import of incandescent & incentives on CFL• Conduct a market survey• Ban import of incandescent by a governmental decree• Promote the use of LED lights

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• Implementing Agency: GoL, Lebanese parliament, LCEC• Stakeholders: MEW, GoL, Lebanese parliament, LCEC, UNDP, GEF

• Draft of the energy law, national workshop 2010• Institutionalization of LCEC as an independent organization under MEW • LCEC building

Initiative II: Energy Conservation Law

Target Group: All Sectors private and public

Budget: $3.7 Million

Reduction:Source of Funding: UNDP, GEF

Financial instruments: Banks, GoL, carbon credits trading

Indicators:

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Initiative II: Energy Conservation Law

• Discussion of the law by Parliament Energy Committee

• Adoption of the law

• Dedicate a piece of land owned by the MEW for the HQ of LCEC

• Start-up the construction of the LCEC building

• Finish the construction of the LCEC building

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• Implementing Agency: UNDP/CEDRO, GoL, LCEC• Stakeholders: UNDP, MEW, MoF, EDL, EU

• 50 to 100 MW by 2015• Technical, marketing and financial support.• PV feasibility study and wind atlas (2011)

Initiative III: Promotion of decentralized power generation (PV & wind) in the residential and commercial sectors

Target Group: Residential, commercial, and agricultural sectors

Budget: $3.5 Million

Reduction: 131-263 GWh/year or 13 – 26 M$/year by 2015 Source of Funding: NEEREA, CEDRO (Wind Atlas)

Financial instruments: NEEREA (long term loans)

National Workshops and seminars

Indicators: Renewable energy penetration.

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Initiative III: Promotion of decentralized power generation (PV & wind) in the residential and commercial sectors

• Launch micro-wind & PV pilot projects for public buildings

• Develop financial incentives on import of PV & wind equipment.

• Conduct PV & wind market surveys to identify barriers

• Amend construction law to ensure utilisation of solar energy

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• Implementing Agency: LCEC• Testing Facility: LCEC - IRI• Stakeholders: LCEC, UNDP, Central Bank, Greek Government, IRI

• Promotion of SWH in buildings and institutions• Implementation of financing mechanisms to subsidize SWH complying with standards• 190,000 m2 2009-2014, 50,000m2/year until 2020

Initiative IV: SWH for Buildings & Institutions

Target Group: Residential & commercialsectors

Budget: $2.3-$3.8 Million

Reduction: 3.5MWh/year/unit

343$/year/unitSource of Funding: UNDP, Greek Govt, Chinese

Govt., NEEREA, Central Bank, and GoL.

Financial instruments: NEEREA (long term loans), donations & tax reduction

National Campaigns

Indicators: Installed surface, litres of hot water, Energy savings.

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Initiative IV: SWH for Buildings & Institutions

• Complete the collective SWH market study

• Work on the accomplishment of the national yearly target (38000m2)

• Promotion of SWH to accomplish the minister’s goal of a SWH for each Lebanese home.

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• Implementing Agency: MEW, LCEC• Stakeholders: MEW, UNDP/CEDRO, LCEC, GoL, Ministry of Public Works, Ministry of

Interior and Municipalities, CDR

• Distribution of 1500 Photocells/Timers• Distribution of 1000-2000 of autonomous PV lighting poles • Centralized PV lighting projects

Initiative V: Design & Implementation of a national strategy for efficient PSL in Lebanon

Target Group: Municipalities & Residential areas

Budget: $25 Million

Reduction: 18.6GWh/year ≈ $2M/yearSource of Funding: GoL, UNDP/CEDRO.

Financial instruments: NEEREA (long term loans)

Awareness campaign for municipalities

Indicators: Energy savings, PV generation, LED lamps imports., RE penetration

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Initiative V: Design & Implementation of a national strategy for efficient PSL in Lebanon

• Launch the bid for the autonomous PV PSL poles.

• Complete the study for the centralized PV lighting station

• Work on the replacement of non efficient lamps in PSL

• Develop and implement different training and capacity building workshops

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• Implementing Agency: LCEC, MEW, UNDP/CEDRO• Stakeholders: LCEC, MEW, UNDP/CEDRO, NEEREA, MoF, Central Bank, EDL and IPP

• 60-100MW by 2014• Regulatory and legal framework• Wind Atlas, World Bank feasibility study by GH.

Initiative VI: Electricity Generation from Wind Power

Target Group: Private utilities & buildings sector

Budget: $115-190 Million

Reduction: 120-200 GWh/year ≈

$12-20M/yearSource of Funding: UNDP/CEDRO, NEEREA,

Private Sector.

Financial instruments: Long term interest free loansAwareness campaign, Pilot projects

Indicators: Wind energy generation, renewable energy penetration

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• Conduct a wind energy market survey to identify the barriers and obstacles

• Adopt a grid code to serve as an implementation decree

• Build the first wind farm in Lebanon by the Ministry of Energy and Water

Initiative VI: Electricity Generation from Wind Power

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and Water

• Build wind farms for power generation and launch IPP with the private sector to reach a capacity of 100-200 MW by 2014.

• Coordinate with the Ministry of Finance for the application of financial incentives on the import of wind energy equipment.

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• Implementing Agency: LCEC, CDR, UNDP/CEDRO• Stakeholders: MoF, EDL

• 100-200 MW from PV and CSP farms• Regulatory and legal framework• Public buildings pilot projects

Initiative VII: Electricity Generation from Solar Energy

Target Group: IPP, residential and commercial buildings

Budget: $1.5 Million

Reduction: 263-526 GWh/year ≈

26-52M $ /yearSource of Funding: UNDP/CEDRO, International

Donors, Private Sector.

Financial instruments: Long term interest free loans, Financial Incentives

Awareness campaign, Pilot projects

Indicators: Solar energy generation, renewable energy penetration

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Initiative VII: Electricity Generation from Solar Energy

• Finalize the prefeasibility study for PV farms and CSP farms by CEDRO.

• Apply of financial incentives on the import of PV equipment.

• Conduct a solar PV market survey to identify the barriers and obstacles.

• Adopt a grid code to serve as an implementation decree

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• Implementing Agency: MEW, EDL, LCEC• Stakeholders: MEW, UNDP/CEDRO, IPP.

• Additional 120 MW through hydro and micro-hydro projects• Rehabilitation of existing plants• Hydro atlas for Lebanon

Initiative VIII: Hydro Power for Electricity Generation

Target Group: MEW, EDL, IPP, Municipalities.

Budget: $700 Million

Reduction: 140 GWh/year ≈

14 M $ /yearSource of Funding: Private Sector and International

Loans

Financial instruments: Long term interest free loans, Financial Incentives

Awareness campaign, Pilot projects

Indicators: hydro electricity generation, renewable energy penetration

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• Rehabilitation of existing power plants to improve their

Initiative VIII: Hydro Power for Electricity Generation

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• Rehabilitation of existing power plants to improve their performance by an additional 20 to 30 MW

• New generation of around 10 MW through building two hydropower plants

• Add an additional set at Richmaya power plant with a capacity of 3MW

• Promotion of micro hydro and supporting small scale projects

• Build a national hydro power strategy for Lebanon18/31

• Implementing Agency: LCEC• Stakeholders: LCEC, MEW, UNDP/CEDRO, NEEREA, IPP.

• Reduce waste and benefit from waste to energy conversion• Biomass strategy for Lebanon finalized by UNDP/CEDRO• Investigation of geothermal potential in Lebanon.

Initiative IX: Geothermal, Waste to Energy, and Other Technologies

Target Group: Municipalities, Industrials.

Budget: $30-50Million for 15-25MW

Reduction: 6-10 M$/year Source of Funding: UNDP/CEDRO, NEEREA, CDM

Financial instruments: NEEREA

Awareness campaign, Pilot projects

Indicators: renewable energy penetration, geothermal energy production, biomass production

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Initiative IX: Geothermal, Waste to Energy, and Other Technologies

• Finalize the biomass strategy for Lebanon

• Build waste to energy power generation units to reach 15-25MW

• Study of the potential of geothermal energy for electricity & thermal applications

• Estimation of the potential of isolated geothermal applications especially in HVAC and agriculture (heating greenhouses in winter)

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• Implementing Agency: LCEC, Urban Planning Agency, UNDP• Stakeholders: OEA, LGBC, GEF, WB, IFC,USAID/Amideast.

• Standards for existing and new buildings• Review, update and promotion of the thermal standards for Lebanese buildings• Incorporation of these codes into law and practice

Initiative X: Building Code for Lebanon

Target Group: Building Sector Budget: $2.5 Million

Reduction: 815GWh/year ≈ 80M$/year Source of Funding: GEF, ADEME, WB, NEEREA, Amideast

Financial instruments: Interest free and long term loans

Published codes, workshops discussions

Indicators: building sector energy consumption, energy consumption patterns

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• The UNDP and GEF to launch a 5-year project aiming to prepare and study the building code for Lebanon.

• The UNDP to assign an international consultant with a short-term mission to study the Lebanese situation and propose a project document for the Building Code project.

Initiative X: Building Code for Lebanon

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project document for the Building Code project.

• LCEC to conduct a workshop and a discussion group including involved parties and institutions to discuss the building code and thermal standards for Lebanon.

• LCEC to manage capacity building workshops for registered engineers and architects

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• Implementing Agency: MoF, LCEC• Stakeholders: MoF, NEEREA, UNDP, Central Bank, LCEC, EU.

• Proper financing mechanisms for EE and RE projects• Financial incentives for the import and market spread of EE and RE products• Definition of fiscal and economic incentives.

Initiative XI: Financing Mechanisms and Incentives

Target Group: Residential Sector. Budget: $100Million (NEEREA)

Reduction: Source of Funding: MoF, NEEREA, Banking Sector

Financial instruments: Long term interest free loans, Carbon credits

Workshops & promotion campaigns

Indicators: renewable energy penetration, funded projects

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Initiative XI: Financing Mechanisms and Incentives

• Keep coordinating the NEEREA in 2011 aiming to leverage 100 Million USD until 2015

• Provide a clear procedure for all carbon reducing projects (even to households) to sell their carbon credits

• Explore the potential for new lines of credit to be used for the financing of energy efficiency and renewable energy projects

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• Implementing Agency: LCEC, MEW• Stakeholders: LCEC, MEW, UNDP, League of Arab States, MED-ENEC, MED-EMIP.

• Raise awareness about the importance of energy efficiency• Introduce energy efficient technologies and energy audit concepts• Analyze good practices to create skills and experience in energy efficient technologies.

Initiative XII: Awareness and Capacity Building

Target Group: Building and Industrial Sectors.

Budget: $1.5 Million

Reduction: Source of Funding: MEW, EU, MED-ENEC.

Awareness campaigns, pilot projects and standards and labels Indicators:

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Initiative XII: Awareness and Capacity Building

• Launch pilot projects for public buildings at different locations

• Coordinate with the League of Arab States and the MED-ENEC to launch a regional energy efficiency awareness campaign

• Conduct seminars and awareness raising activities in schools and universities

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• Implementing Agency: MEW, LCEC• Stakeholders: MEW, LCEC, NEEREA, UNDP, ESCO companies, private sectors, banks.

• Help and promote ESCOs.• Provide financial, fiscal and technical incentives• Promote energy efficiency in the building and industrial sectors.

Initiative XIII: Paving the Way for Energy Audit and ESCO Business

Target Group: Building and Industrial Sectors.

Budget: $9.7 Million

Reduction: 38 GWh/year ≈ 3.8M$/year Source of Funding: NEEREA, CEDRO, Banks.

Indicators: energy consumption in building and industrial sectors

Financial instruments: NEEREA

Promotion campaigns and Capacity Building Programs

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Initiative XIII: Paving the Way for Energy Audit and ESCO Business

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• Offer trainings, workshops, and seminars on energy audit activities and procedures to engineers, technicians, bankers, and developers.

• Set governmental buildings as example and audit all their facilities and study transforming some of them into green buildings.

• Follow up on the energy conservation law that indicates mandatory energy audits for big facilities with high energy consumption

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• Implementing Agency: LCEC• Stakeholders: MEW, LCEC, MoF., LIBNOR.

• Promotion of the use of energy efficient equipment in households and commercial buildings (CFL, LED, AC units, Fridges)

• Establishing a national energy efficiency standard.

Initiative XIV: Promotion of Energy Efficient Equipment

Target Group: Household & commercial buildings.

Budget:

Reduction: 38 GWh/year ≈ 3.8M$/year Source of Funding: International Funds.

Indicators: energy consumption in the building sector

Financial instruments: Financial incentives and decentives

Promotion campaigns

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Initiative XIV: Promotion of Energy Efficient Equipment

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• Coordinate with the Ministry of Finance on the possibility of financial “decentives” on the import of incandescent lamps and of financial incentives on the import of CFLs

• Start an awareness raising strategy to promote the use of electrical equipment with high performance rating

• Issue a list of electrical appliances with the necessity to develop energy efficiency norms and standards

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Thank You!

The Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC)Ministry of Energy and Water- Corniche du Fleuve- First Floor- Room 303

Telephone: 01-56910101-565108

Email: energy@lcecp.org.lb