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Egypt-Governorate-Of-Luxor-Sustainable-Energy-And-Climate-Action-Plan-(SECAP).Pdf This project is funded by the European Union Contract No. ENPI 2012/309-311/EuropAid/132630/C/SER/MULTI Egypt Governorate of Luxor Sustainable Energy & Climate Adaptation Plan (SECAP) The document was produced as part of the CES-MED project activities (EuropAid/132630/C/SER/MULTI). Managed by a Consortium led by Hulla & Co. Human Dynamic KG, and with the active participation of National Authorities in Egypt and the city of Luxor, Governorate of Luxor. The document was prepared by Consortium of consultants from Energies Demain and Transitions, with direct support of CES-MED’s experts. EuropeAid/132630/C/SER/Multi CLEANER ENERGY SAVING MEDITERRANEAN CITIES Contract No ENPI 2012/309-311 Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan (SECAP) City of Luxor, Governorate of Luxor - Egypt – Integral document of the Sustainable Energy & Climate Action Plan October 2017 Transitions Team Bruno REBELLE – Managing Director, Transitions Consultant, Paris, France Dr. Mohsen ABOULNAGA – Senior Consultant for SECAP CES-MED & Professor of Sustainable Built Environment, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt Emilie ESSONO – Energies Demain, France Sara ALI, Junior Research Assistant, Cairo, Egypt Governorate of Luxor Team Participated and assisted in the preparation and data gathering of the SECAP: Dr. Ramadan SEDDIK - Director General of Environmental Affairs and Coordinator of CES- MED Project at the Governorate of Luxor Mohamed SALEH, Head of Traffic Department – Ministry of Interior Mahmoud SAMY, Officer, Traffic Department – Ministry of Interior Dr Khaled MENOUFI, Deputy Minister - Directorate of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture Governorate of Luxor Mahmoud Mohamed SELIM, Engineer - Directorate of Agriculture, Ministry of Agriculture, Governorate of Luxor Aref YOUSSEF, Engineer - Electricity Sector, Egyptian Electricity Authority, Luxor Abdelsabour MOHAMED, Engineer - Electricity Sector, Egyptian Electricity Authority, Luxor HULLA & CO HUMAN DYNAMICS - KG in Consortium with PESCARES Italy, HCL Group Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) Associated Consulting Engineers (ACE) Institute of Communications and Computer Systems of the National Technical University of Athens The Assembly of European Regions (AER) The EuroMed Cities Network 2 Table of contents Executive Summary .................................................................................................................... 10 SECTION I: GOVERNORATE CLIMATE AND ENERGY STRATEGY ...................................................... 13 1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 13 2. National strategy ................................................................................................................. 13 2.1. Main ambitions and framing regulations ............................................................................... 13 2.2. Sectorial Policies ..................................................................................................................... 16 2.2.1. Energy efficiency in building sector ................................................................................. 16 2.2.2. Sustainable Lighting ......................................................................................................... 16 2.2.3. Renewable energy development ..................................................................................... 17 2.2.4. National Transport Strategy ............................................................................................ 17 2.2.5. Tourism targets ................................................................................................................ 18 3. The Governorate of Luxor strategic vision for sustainable energy .......................................... 18 3.1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 18 3.2. Objectives ............................................................................................................................... 18 3.3. The Context ............................................................................................................................. 18 3.4. Guiding principles for the municipal strategy on sustainable energy .................................... 21 3.5. City of Luxor vision and objectives ......................................................................................... 22 3.6. Capacity reinforcement .......................................................................................................... 24 3.6.1. Training actions ............................................................................................................... 24 3.6.2. Awareness-raising actions ............................................................................................... 24 3.7. Organisational Aspects ........................................................................................................... 24 3.7.1. Organisational structure to implement the SECAP ......................................................... 24 3.7.2. Appointment of the elected official tasked with energy ................................................. 25 3.7.3. Role of the municipal council .......................................................................................... 26 3.7.4. Local and national coordination ...................................................................................... 26 3.7.5. Involvement of stakeholders and citizens ....................................................................... 26 3.7.6. Citizen awareness promotion plan .................................................................................. 27 3.8. Budget ..................................................................................................................................... 27 3.8.1. Foreseen financing sources for the investments within the action plan ........................ 28 3.8.2. Financing the SECAP ........................................................................................................ 29 3 SECTION II: BASELINE EMISSION INVENTORY .............................................................................. 30 1. Considered scope and methodological principles .................................................................. 30 1.1. Some orders of magnitude ..................................................................................................... 30 1.2. Methodological principles of the inventory ........................................................................... 31 1.2.1. Calculation method ......................................................................................................... 31 1.2.2. Considered scope ............................................................................................................ 31 1.3. Detailed methodology on each sector .................................................................................... 32 1.3.1. Common data sets ........................................................................................................... 32 1.3.2. Emission factors of energetic consumption (IPCC, NREA) ............................................... 33 1.4. Results ..................................................................................................................................... 37 1.5. Energy consumption ............................................................................................................... 37 1.6. GHG emissions ........................................................................................................................ 38 1.7. Zoom on municipal assets and services .................................................................................. 40 1.8. Business-As-Usual scenario..................................................................................................... 41 1.9. Complete BEI spreadsheets – the City of Luxor, Governorate of Luxor ................................. 42 SECTION III: SECAP - ACTIONS PLANNED ...................................................................................... 44 1. Executive Summary ............................................................................................................. 44 2. Background information ...................................................................................................... 44 3. Governorate vision .............................................................................................................. 46 4. Planned actions for the city of Luxor .................................................................................... 47 4.1. Action on Governorate buildings and services ....................................................................... 48 4.1.1. Municipal buildings .......................................................................................................... 49 4.1.2. Street lighting .................................................................................................................. 51 4.1.3. Water delivery ................................................................................................................. 53 4.1.4. Solid waste management ................................................................................................ 54 4.1.5. City of Luxor / Governorate fleet....................................................................................
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