ENERGY EFFICIENCY
CITY STRATEGIES
Energy audits carried out in three Tunisian municipalities
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
Challenges addressed
- Lack of control in energy use and a considerably high municipal energy bill.
- Municipalities’ high dependence on fossil fuels and untapped potential of alternative energy sources.
- Need to strengthen the municipalities’ technical and political capacities related to energy control.
Main objectives
Foster energy efficiency in municipal facilities and energy control among local actors with the creation, implementation and monitoring of energy audits on public buildings.
- Optimise energy performance and reduce the electricity bill in the municipal buildings (city hall) of Djerba-Midoun and Mahdia.
- Favour the use of renewable energy through the installation of photovoltaic panels on Djerba Midoun city hall and the elaboration of specifications for city hall in Mahdia.
- Analyse the energy performance of the existing fleet of municipal vehicles in Nabeul in order to optimise their management, use, maintenance and costs (energy-related and financial).
- 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.
Facts
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
Project description
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:
- The implementation of technical specifications to install photovoltaic panels in the municipal headquarters of Djerba Midoun and Mahdia.
- The implementation of photovoltaic panels in the municipal headquarters of Djerba Midoun that will cover 60% of the building’s energy needs.
- The creation of an energy-efficiency action plan which includes 7 project sheets for Djerba Midoun and 9 for Mahdia.
- The organization of seminars to present the results of the technical assistance along with the municipal experts and local actors involved in energy management, including the technical support from the Barcelona Metropolitan Area in the case of Mahdia.
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.
Impact and results
- 2 Energy audit reports on public buildings, including an action plan
for each city (1 Djerba Midoun, 1 Nabeul) containing technical reports on identified energy efficiency projects (7 Djerba Midoun and 9 Mahdia) - 1 energy audit report on the municipal fleet (Nabeul)Midoun and 9 Mahdia).
- Potential savings of around 34 thousand dinars on consumption following the implementation of the action plan of the energy audit on the municipal fleet (Nabeul).
- Potential reduction of 106181 kw/year on energy consumption following the implemen- tation of the energy audit action plan at the municipal headquarters in Mahdia.
- 2 Technical specifications for the installation of photovoltaic panels (1 Djerba and 1 Mahdia).
- 1 solar pannel installation carried out in Djerba Midoun to supply 60% of the building’s electricity.
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