Energy audits carried out in three Tunisian municipalities

Mahdia, Midoun and ()

In 2017 and 2018, MedCities provided support to the Tunisian municipalities Energy efficiency of Djerba Midoun, and Nabeul with technical actions in the fields of energy efficiency and renewable energy. The energy audits carried out in public-sector facilities (city hall and others) had as their objective to opti- mise energy use, favour energy control and promote the use of renewable energies in the municipalities.

Issues addressed Specific objectives

• Lack of control in energy use and a considerably high • Optimise energy performance and reduce the electricity municipal energy bill. bill in the municipal buildings (city hall) of Djerba-Midoun and Mahdia. • Municipalities’ high dependence on fossil fuels and untapped potential of alternative energy sources. • Favour the use of renewable energy through the installa- tion of photovoltaic panels on Djerba Midoun city hall and • Need to strengthen the municipalities’ technical and the elaboration of specifications for city hall in Mahdia. political capacities related to energy control. • Analyse the energy performance of the existing fleet of Main objective municipal vehicles in Nabeul in order to optimise their management, use, maintenance and costs (energy-related Foster energy efficiency in municipal facilities and energy and financial). control among local actors with the creation, implementation and monitoring of energy audits on public buildings. • Identify action plans to promote energy efficiency in the municipal facilities analysed in each city.

• Foster decentralisation and involve regional and local actors in energy sovereignty by boosting their capacities in relation to energy control.

PROJECT TYPE PROMOTER COLLABORATORS BENEFICIARIES

Technical Assistance MedCities, Barcelona Municipalities of Mahdia, Municipalities of Mahdia,

Metropolitan Area. Djerba Midoun and Nabeul Djerba Midoun and Nabeul

DATES

2017-2018 Project description

Djerba Midoun (2017) and Mahdia (2018) Impact and results

The energy audit of the Municipalities of Djerba Midoun and Mahdia concerns each respective municipal headquarters. The project foresaw, on one hand, to rationalise the use of energy and limit the general costs of the municipalities, and, on the other, to accomplish the engagement of municipalities with a policy on energy sovereignty. The technical assistance provided by MedCities 2 Energy audit reports on public also includes: buildings, including an action plan

for each city (1 Djerba Midoun, 1 Nabeul)

• The implementation of technical specifications to install photovoltaic containing technical reports on identified

panels in the municipal headquarters of Djerba Midoun and Mahdia. energy efficiency projects (7 Djerba

Midoun and 9 Mahdia) • The implementation of photovoltaic panels in the municipal headquarters

of Djerba Midoun that will cover 60% of the building’s energy needs. 1 energy audit report on the municipal

fleet (Nabeul)Midoun and 9 Mahdia). • The creation of an energy-efficiency action plan which includes 7 project sheets for Djerba Midoun and 9 for Mahdia.

• The organisation of seminars to present the results of the technical

assistance along with the municipal experts and local actors involved in Potential savings of around 34 thousand

energy management, including the technical support from the Barcelona dinars on consumption following the

Metropolitan Area in the case of Mahdia. implementation of the action plan of the

energy audit on the municipal fleet (Nabeul). Nabeul (2017)

The project consisted in carrying out an energy audit of the vehicle fleet of the Potential reduction of 106181 kw/year on municipality of Nabeul. The auditors provided an analysis of the existent fleet, energy consumption following the implemen- made up of vehicles used in the collection of household waste, rubble, bulky tation of the energy audit action plan at the refuse and organic waste; operations in the public lighting network, street municipal headquarters in Mahdia. cleaning, flatwork and other related tasks. The implementation of an energy-monitoring and control system and the improvement of the vehicles’ 2 Technical specifications for the installation maintenance and use were identified as the main axes which will allow to reduce of photovoltaic panels (1 Djerba and 1 Mahdia). operating costs. Furthermore, a training session for drivers was carried out in order to promote rational driving from an environmental and financial 1 solar pannel installation carried out in perspective. Djerba Midoun to supply 60% of the

building’s electricity.