RE-ACTIVATE National Energy Efficiency Action Plan: Coordinating the Efforts Workshop

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REGIONAL PROJECT RE-ACTIVATE	Event	National Energy Efficiency Action Plan: Coordinating the Efforts Workshop
	Place	Stella Di Mare, Ain Sokhna-Egypt
	Date	14-15 April 2016
	Responsible	RE-ACTIVATE/RCREEE, Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy, MED-ENEC and League of Arab States

Summary of the Event:

Type of Event	Workshop
Objective(s)	The objectives of the workshop can be summarized as: To have all sectors present their EE activities and plans for sharing information and better coordination. To consolidate most existing activities and plans in one NEEAP in light of the new Electricity law and EE Unit at MoERE. Identify gaps and needs for additional activities and TA in order to formulate project proposal for future budget acquisition drive specially relating to the new electricity law.
Participants	The event was attended by representatives from; Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy New Urban Communities Authority, the Ministry of Housing RE-Activate/RCREEE League of Arab States Ministry of Environment National Cleaner Production Center (ENCPC) UNDP project (GEF) MED-ENEC Egyptera NREA Electricity Transmission Company (EETC) Egyptian Organization For Standardization & Quality Information and Decision Support Center - IDSC
Number of Participants	45 Attendee
Discussion Points	The workshop discussed the Egyptian NEEAP in light of the Egyptian law Some international experiences in the implementation of energy efficiency programs for different sectors through the electricity distribution companies and software CEMP project introduction The Tunisian Cogeneration experience Regional impact of the implementation of the Arab EE Guideline and the understanding of what is a national energy efficiency action plan Egyptian various sector presentation of Energy efficiency project, activities and practices
Main Outcomes	Committee formulation was suggested to co-ordinate efforts and follow up on preparing the 2nd Egyptian National Energy Efficiency Action Plans (NEEAP) Formulate Energy Efficiency Unit from the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy as an official representative body to collaborate with League of Arab States and Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) and undertake data collection task, execute activities and share experiences related to energy efficiency, via focal points in the ministries and publish them on a website that will be created later for this purpose The Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) is requested to coordinate with the Energy Efficiency Unit in the Egyptian Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy to design and fill a table that includes both the implemented and the under implementation energy efficiency projects and disseminate it among the participants in the workshop to give their comments within 15 days from the date of dissemination Cooperate with the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE) in the field of rehabilitation and certifying energy managers in accordance with Article 48 of the Egyptian Electricity Law No. 87 of 2015 and based on the Article VII of the Arab Guideline for Improving Electricity Efficiency and Rationalize its consumption at the end user

Contribution of RE-ACTIVATE:

Animation/Moderation	The event was co-organized by RE-ACTIVATE project
Financial/Organizational Contribution	The event was co-financed by Re-active project
Further Information	Workshop Agenda Workshop Report Workshop Presentations Presentation 1 Presentation 2 Energy Efficiency National Plans for Regional Energy Challenges Experience from Utility Sponsored Conservation Programs in Egypt Egypt National Cleaner Production Center Central Unit for Sustainable Cities and Renewable Energy Certified Energy Management Professional (CEMP) Support Program for Cogeneration - Tunisian Experience

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This article is part of the RE-ACTIVATE project. RE-ACTIVATE “Promoting Employment through Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in the MENA Region” is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).