UNDP GEF Launches Energy Efficiency Project for Climate Change Benefit in Nigeria

Energy generation contributes significantly to the emission of greenhouse gases causing climate change. Energy efficiency has been identified as one of the ways to reduce the impacts of energy generation on the fragile environment and at the same time increase access to energy.
 
Recently in May 2011, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in collaboration with the Energy Commission of Nigeria, the Federal Ministry of Environment and the National Centre for Energy Efficiency and Conservation launched a project to promote energy efficiency in Nigeria. The project titled "Promoting Energy Efficiency in Residential and Public Sector in Nigeria" has the overall objective to improve the energy efficiency of end-use appliances used in Nigeria through policy and legislative instruments and demand side management.
 
The project is designed to assist the Nigerian government to increase access to electricity and at the same time mitigate the emission of greenhouse gases leading to climate change. The project will lead to significant energy savings, helping to save national and personal income.
 
There are four major components of the project. They are:
 

1. Setting up of Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for appliances used in Nigeria through policy and legislative instruments.
    
2. Assist in enforcement of energy efficiency policies and laws. Two energy efficiency testing centers will be set up in Nigeria for this purpose.
    
3. Awareness creation to change behaviour and capacity enhancements of all relevant stakeholders in Nigerians.
    
4. Pilot scheme to replace one million incandescent lamps with energy saving lamps such as compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs)

 
Attached is the report of the inception workshop. The report can also be downloaded in the project website www.ng.undp.org/energy

 

Attachments: 

undp_gefnigeria_ee_project_iw_report_final.pdf