ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CITY STRATEGIES
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CITY STRATEGIES
In 2017 and 2018, MedCities provided support to the Tunisian municipalities of Djerba Midoun, Mahdia 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.
Tags: energy, efficiency, Mediterranean cities, Tunisia
Foster energy efficiency in municipal facilities and energy control among local actors with the creation, implementation and monitoring of energy audits on public buildings.
Project type Technical assistance/energy efficiency
Promoter
MedCities
Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB)
Partners
Municipalities of Mahdia, Djerba Midoun and Nabeul
Beneficiaries
Municipalities of Mahdia, Djerba Midoun and Nabeul
Start date 2017-2018
Djerba Midoun (2017) and Mahdia (2018)
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 also includes:
Nabeul (2017)
The project consisted in carrying out an energy audit of the vehicle fleet of the municipality of Nabeul. The auditors provided an analysis of the existent fleet, made up of vehicles used in the collection of household waste, rubble, bulky refuse and organic waste; operations in the public lighting network, street cleaning, flatwork, and other related tasks. The implementation of an energy monitoring and control system and the improvement of the vehicles’ maintenance and use were identified as the main axes which will allow reducing operating costs. Furthermore, a training session for drivers was carried out in order to promote rational driving from an environmental and financial perspective.