Energy Efficiency policies and action plans – Lessons from the ECOWAS experience

1. Energy Efficiency policies and action plans – Lessons from the ECOWAS experience Karin Reiss ECREEE/UNIDO Sustainable Energy Expert Monica Maduekwe ECREEE RE & EE Programme Officer WWW.ECREEE.ORG

2. ECREEE RESULT AREAS WWW.ECREEE.ORG

3. ECOWAS Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policy • ECOWAS Renewable Energy Policy (EREP) and ECOWAS Energy Efficiency Policy (EEEP) developed with support of UNIDO, EU, Austria, Spain and GEF • Validated by ECOWAS Experts Group Meeting, June 2012, Dakar • Adopted by ECOWAS Energy Ministers during the High-Level Energy Forum, Oct 2012, Accra • Adopted by the ECOWAS Council of Ministers, June 2013, Abidjan • Adopted by the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government, July 2013, Abuja • Regional policies represent a voluntary contribution of ECOWAS to the SE4ALL Initiative • Sustainable Energy Country Action Plans under development Developed in Partnership with UNIDO, Austria, Spain, European Union, RECP, EUEI-PDF WWW.ECREEE.ORG

4. ECOWAS RE POLICY TARGETS BY 2020/2030 WWW.ECREEE.ORG

5. THE ECOWAS EE POLICY TARGETS The overall objective of the Regional EE policy is to improve by 2020, the energy efficiency of the ECOWAS region so as to attain levels comparable to those of world leaders The specific target of the regional policy is to double the rate of energy efficiency by implementing efficiency measures that free-up 2000 MW of power generation capacity by 2020 • lighting: phase out inefficient light bulbs by 2020; • electricity distribution: reduce electricity distribution losses from the current level of 15 -40% to under 10% by 2020; • cooking: achieve universal access to safe, clean, affordable, efficient and sustainable cooking for the entire population of ECOWAS, by 2030; • standards and labels: establish an ECOWAS Technical Committee for Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling, and adopt initial region-wide standards and labels for major energy equipment by end 2014; • Buildings: develop and adopt region-wide efficiency standards for buildings • Finance: create instruments for financing sustainable energy, including carbon finance

6. Development of National RE and EE Action Plans and the SE4ALL Action Agenda in ALL Member States • ECREEE SUPPORT TO THE Action Plan PROCESS • Development of the Action Plan Templates; • 15 national consultants to assist Member States with the development of the Action Plans; • Team of international experts to provide on-going support; • Support towards the organisation of national Kick Off and Validation meetings; • Review and quality assurance • Organization of Regional Concerted Actions to facilitate regular exchange and collaboration among the Member States; • Support towards formulation/revision of national RE & EE policies, laws, regulations; • Support towards detailed resources assessment and grid capacity; • Assist in the development of portfolios of bankable projects, project preparatory activities and mobilisation of investment.

7. All 15 Countries have presented their SE4ALL Action Agenda in September 2015 CleanCooking Small Hydro Power EE Lighting Bioenergy EE Building Solar PV & Thermal EE Standards Wind Electricity Distribution Rural Electrification Conventional P Plants Gender Mainstreaming Grid Extensions WWW.ECREEE.ORG

8. Energy Efficiency Lighting Strategy and Development of Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for energy efficient lighting in the ECOWAS region WWW.ECREEE.ORG

9. Objectives of the ECOWAS Efficient Lighting Strategy • To promote rapid uptake of efficient, high quality on-grid and off-grid lighting products • while permanently removing any inefficient lamps from the market in the ECOWAS Region • Increase national and regional demand for high-efficiency, high quality on-grid and off-grid lighting products • in the medium-term to be met with local production, thus increasing economic growth in the lighting sector • Increase access to high-efficiency, high quality on-grid and off-grid lighting products

10. Objectives of the ECOWAS Efficient Lighting Strategy • Reduce operating costs of lighting • with particularly considerable positive impact on low income households • Reduce greenhouse gas and mercury emissions from lighting-related electricity consumption • by reducing consumption • Reduce life-cycle footprint of lighting-related products and usage • Establish sustainable end-of-life treatment schemes and facilities for lighting products

11. Expected Benefits from transitioning to efficient lamps • Annual energy savings of about 2.43 TWh • approximately 6.75 % of the total electricity consumption • Resulting energy savings • enough to supply total annual electricity consumption of at least 2.4 million households • assuming household consumption of 1000 kWh/yr • Regional annual financial savings • over US$220 million • yielding an average amortization time of just 3 months

12. Methodology for Development of Regional Efficient Lighting Strategy (RELS) • Application of Integrated Policy Approach on 4 Themes • Minimum Energy Performance Standards • Supporting Policies and Mechanisms • Monitoring, Verification and Enforcement • Environmentally Sound Management • Establishment of 4 Working Groups on the 4 Themes to provide inputs to RELS • Thematic Group Composition – ECOWAS Country Representatives • Energy Ministry • Rural Electrification Agency • Standards Authority • Industry Ministry • Lighting Experts/Private Sector

13. Outline of Strategy • INTRODUCTION • GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF ECOWAS REGIONAL EFFICIENT LIGHTING STRATEGY • REGIONAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION • SITUATION AND NEED FOR STRATEGY • SUMMARY OF STATUS OF LIGHTING IN ECOWAS REGION • BARRIERS TO THE TRANSITION TOWARDS EFFICIENT LIGHTING IN THE REGION • FRAMEWORK FOR EFFICIENT LIGHTING LEGISLATION • COMPELLING NEED FOR A REGIONAL EFFICIENT LIGHTING STRATEGY

14. Outline of Strategy METHODOLOGY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STRATEGY KEY ACTIVITIES UNDER REGIONAL EFFICIENT LIGHTING STRATEGY • MINIMUM ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS • SUPPORTING POLICIES AND MEASURES • MONITORING, VERIFICATION AND ENFORCEMENT • ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND MANAGEMENT • POWER SECTOR REFORMS NEEDED TO SUPPORT THE STRATEGY FINANCING OPTIONS FOR THE STRATEGY NEXT STEPS

15. Minimum Energy Performance Standards – Key Activities • Conduct national consultations on Harmonised MEPS of on-grid / off-grid efficient lamps • with policy makers and other stakeholders • Pursue ECOWAS Process of Standardisation (Ecosham) • to adopt and publish ECOWAS Harmonised MEPS of on-grid and off-grid efficient lamps • Adopt ECOWAS Harmonised MEPS of on-grid /off-grid efficient lamps • by each ECOWAS Member Country • publish in national official journal

16. Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Mains-Voltage General Lighting Service Lamps • Luminous Efficacy: Lamps must have a minimal efficacy: i) <5W - 40 lm/W; ii) ≥5W to <9W - 45 lm/W; iii) ≥9W to <15W - 50 lm/W; iv) ≥15W to <25W - 55 lm/W; and v) ≥25W - 60 lm/W • Lifetime: Lamps must have a rated lifetime of 6000 hours or more, as measured according to the appropriate IEC test standard • No. of switching cycles before failure ≥ lamp lifetime (hrs) • Power Fluctuation Tolerance: Lamps must be able to operate within 160-260V • Power Factor: The power factor of lamps : Wattage < 25W shall have a power factor ≥ 0.50; Wattage ≥ 25W shall have a power factor ≥ 0.90 • Light Quality: Lamps must achieve a Colour Rendering Index (Ra) ≥ 0.80 • Mercury Content: Lamps shall contain no more than 2.5 mg of mercury

17. Minimum Energy Performance Standard - Off-Grid Lighting Products • Lumen Maintenance: light output of product ≥70% of specified light output at 2,000 hrs of operating at the highest light output setting • Durability and Quality: • Physical Ingress protection: i) Fixed (outdoors) Integrated System must achieve at least IP 5x; ii) All other Systems must achieve at least IP 2x • Drop Test: i) Fixed (indoors) Separate System – no drops result in dangerous failures; ii) All other Systems – 5 out of 6 samples are functional after drop test (1 metre onto concrete) • Brightness: At least one lighting level, product must meet one of ff: • Light output of at least 20 lumens; or • Illuminated area ≥ 0.1 m2 at 25 lux on a surface 75 cm from the product; or • Illuminated area ≥ 0.1 m2 at 25 lux or higher on a work surface when the product is used as a task light • Run Time: To meet the runtime target, the product must provide either: • 8 hours of light ≥ the specified light output with a fully charged battery • 4 hours of light ≥ specified light output after one day of solar charging

18. Supporting Policies & Measures – Key Activities • Inform consumers, policy makers and other stakeholders • advantages of efficient lighting products over the traditional lighting products – on radio, television, public fora • Distribute on-grid & off-grid efficient lighting products • free or at subsidised cost to carefully selected communities • with retrieval and destruction of replaced incandescent lamps • Implement social housing projects fully equipped with efficient lighting • Implement financing schemes • to cover the upfront cost of efficient lighting products (e.g. on-bill financing) • Implement harmonised mandatory labelling and certification for on-grid and off-grid efficient lamps in all ECOWAS countries

19. Monitoring, Verification & Enforcement – Key Activities • Establish National Registries for on-grid / off-grid lighting products • Monitor efficient on-grid / off-grid lighting products • at ports & markets of ECOWAS countries • Establish Regional Test Laboratory for on-grid / off-grid efficient lighting • ensure laboratory has international accreditation • Establish National Test Laboratories for on-grid and off-grid efficient lighting • or strengthen selected existing national laboratories • ensure laboratories have international accreditation • Create awareness among efficient lamp importers / wholesalers / distributors / customers • on penalties for non-compliance of standards & labelling requirements

20. Environmentally Sound Management – Key Activities • Create public awareness of the environmentally sound disposal of on-grid / off-grid efficient lamps & batteries • Develop & adopt national regulation for environmentally sound disposal • of spent on-grid / off-grid efficient lamps and batteries • Develop & implement national collection systems • for spent on-grid / off-grid efficient lamps & batteries • Develop & establish commercially viable recycling and disposal facility • for spent on-grid / off-grid efficient lamps & batteries

21. Strong Partnerships are KEY WWW.ECREEE.ORG

22. ECREEE is partner in the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centers Share of lessons learned and capacity building through collaboration among the regional centres. www.ecreee.org

23. Thank You Karin Reiss UNIDO/ECREEE Sustainable Energy Expert kreiss@ecreee.org