South Africa’s efforts to further develop its energy efficiency market have received a boost with a US$305 000 World Bank grant towards developing a study on sustainable financial mechanisms for demand-side energy efficiency market. The beneficiaries of the study – the South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI) and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) – will use it to identify and develop appropriate financing mechanisms and associated institutional structures for implementing energy efficiency measures at scale, focusing on the public, agriculture and industrial sectors
The Residential Energy Consumption project is focused around the collection of residential energy consumption data. This data is based upon the types of electrical appliances and their end-use by individuals within the different Living Standard Measure (LSM) across South Africa. The appliance end-use data utilised within the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) model for analysis, enabling policy makers with a better understanding and visibility of residential energy side. Furthermore, this project supports aspects of the review of the National Energy Efficiency Strategy (NEES) targets, together with the National Standards & Labelling Programme (S&L) impact assessment.