Capacity Building in Energy Efficiency – Investment Grade Energy Audit

Presenter: Sylvester A. Ayayee

(Project Manager, EEDSM Project, MiDA)

Accra, Ghana

October 7, 2019

Outline

❖ Sustainable Energy

❖ Ghana Energy Scenario

❖ Ghana Energy Challenges

❖ Opportunities for EEDSM in Ghana

⮩ Assessment of end user demand and drivers

⮩ Potential for Reduction in Energy Intensity

❖ Investment Grade Energy Audit

⮩ Case studies from RtRR project

❖ Benefits of EEDSM

❖ Barriers to EEDSM

❖ Capacity building in Energy Efficiency

⮩ Global examples

⮩ Proposed SESCs and its benefits to Ghana

Sustainable Energy

• Sustainable development: Which meets the

needs of the present without compromising the

ability of future generations to meet their own

needs.

• Genesis of sustainable development: Increasing

realization of the detrimental effects, the quest

for economic growth is having on the

environment.

• Importance to Ghana: Depends heavily on its

natural resources to pursue its economic

development agenda.

Sustainable Energy

• Sustainable development: Which meets the

needs of the present without compromising the

ability of future generations to meet their own

needs.

• Genesis of sustainable development: Increasing

realization of the detrimental effects, that the

quest for economic growth is having on the

environment.

• Importance to Ghana: Depends heavily on its

natural resources to pursue its economic

development agenda.

Installed Electricity Generation Capacity, MW

• Contribution of hydro: Down from almost

100% in 1990 to 36% in 2017

• Contribution of thermal: 63% in 2017

• Effects:

Increased reliance on conventional fossil

fuels

Increased cost of power generation

Increased GHG emissions.

Source: Energy Commission

Unless a major intervention in

renewables is undertaken,

Ghana’s reliance on oil and gas

will increase leading to price

shocks from imported fuels.

Installed Renewable Electricity Generation Capacity, kW

The policy of the Government is to increase the share of renewable energy in the electricity mix to 10% by 2020. In actual the contribution of renewable energy is less than 1% as of now.

Source: Energy Commission

Off-Grid-17%, On-Grid-82% and Mini-Grid-1%

Electricity Consumption by Sector, GWh

Share of industry has not changed much, whereas the consumption from residential and service has been climbing up. The focus should be on the rising sectors to manage peak demand.

Source: Energy Commission

Shares of Electricity Consumption by Sector, GWh

The shift is happening from industry to residential and service. The government programs and policies should focus on this shift. With the growing urbanization, the shift is likely to expand further.

Source: Energy Commission

Energy Poverty

Energy Security

Climate Change

Mitigation and Adaptation

Expanding access to modern energy services, is

an enormous and urgent priority

Threatened by: Fuel import dependence; reliance on fossil fuels; hydropower; and

traditional biomass resources.

Lowering GHG emissions by 15 percent relative to a business-as-usual (BAU) scenario emission

of 73.95MtCO2e by 2030 (Base year-2010)

Ghana-Energy Challenges

Addressing the Energy Challenges

• Sustainable Energy• Renewable Energy

• Solar (PV, solar thermal)

• Wind (on-shore and off-shore)

• Hydro (large, medium, small)

• Bioenergy (biogas, sustainable biofuel, efficient stoves)

• Energy Efficiency• A low-hanging fruit

• Most cost-effective

EEDSM potential in Ghana

• EEDSM Potential: About 4,000 GWh/y•Minimum possible peak load savings: 500 MW

Source: DESL Study

Drivers for EEDSM

• Grid extension for improving energy access and economic

growth and urbanization.

• Residential sector is currently the single largest consumer.

• Actual consumption of electricity has been rapidly increasing

with higher rate of economic development and electricity

access

• However, the capacity utilization has been continuously

declining. This may be due to;

• Increased use of captive generation by bulk consumers due to

lower cost of self-generation

• Suspension of operation of the thermal plants due to inability of

the utilities to pay for fuel on account of cash crunch

• Occasional disruptions in the gas system.

IGEA (Case studies from RtRR Project)

UOG Adabraka KBTH

DURMOE & GES MOH

IGEA Methodology

Data request format

Kick off MeetingAdditional data

requestMeasurements

Stakeholder meetings

Data analysisDevelopment of

energy baseline & energy balance

Identification of EE & RE project

conceptsVendor interaction

Project Development

Techno economics evaluation

Life cycle costingDevelopment of

M&V plans

Discussion on findings & project implementation

strategy

Major interventions and estimated savings

● Energy and energy cost saving % after energy efficiency measures (Lighting, HVAC & RTEMS) is about 36% and 35% respectively

● Energy and energy cost saving % after renewable measures (Rooftop solar PV) is 56% and 55% respectively

EEDSM Benefits

• Improved energy security Through increased energy savings, generation from thermal plants can be reduced and hydro increased thereby enhancing energy security by reducing impact of fuel shortage and price volatility.

• Direct financial benefits (based on the reduction of electricity consumption

for different appliance category by the consumers in different tariff slabs) to▪ Consumers ▪ Utilities ▪ Government

• Indirect economic benefits • due to lesser use of costly fuel by the Utilities, reduction in peak load, etc.

• Environmental benefits Reduction in GHG emissions by reducing fossil fuel

generation

EEDSM Barriers

• High cost of EE appliances and equipment

• Lack of information and awareness

• Lack of technical and financial capacities to implement project

• Lack of legal and institutional capacity for monitoring and

enforcement of regulations

Capacity Building of SE Professionals : Global SE Certification programs

Association of Energy Engineers certification programs in USA:

∙ Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and Certified Energy Auditor (CEA)

Australia Certification Scheme:

∙ Certified Energy Efficiency Specialist (CEES) and Certified Energy Efficiency Leader (CEEL)

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), India

∙ Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and Certified Energy Auditor (CEA) Scheme

National Environment Agency (NEA) Singapore

∙ Singapore Certified Energy Manager (SCEM) -Associate level and Singapore Certified Energy

Manager (SCEM) -Professional level

Capacity Building of SE Professionals for Ghana: Proposed SESCs and three level SE certification for GHANA

Two Sustainable Energy Service Centres (SESCs) are proposed to be established in two public tertiary institutions in Ghana. The two SESCs will cater to the development of SE professionals in Ghana initially, which may be expanded later based on demand.

Three types of SE professionals are proposed to be created,1. Sustainable Energy Management Professional (SEMP) 2. Sustainable Energy Audit Professional (SEAP)3. Energy Audit Practical Professional (EAP)

Proposed Course Objectives

• Objective of SEMP Course is to develop executives and senior management professionals for promoting energy efficiency in their organizations.

• Persons with SEMP certifications are expected to convince their management on the benefits of energy efficiency and should be capable of implementing such projects. Therefore, SEMP should possess the competency in implementing energy efficiency projects and retrofitting to reduce energy and cost.

Ghana Sustainable Energy

Management Professional

(SEMP)

• Objective of SEAP Course is to develop competency in energy audit works, and energy efficiency studies.

• SEAP will eventually identify savings potential and come out with sound recommendations and proposals in buildings and industries. SEAP should have the competency in electrical, mechanical and thermal utilities and carryout techno-economic analysis and financial assessment.

Ghana Sustainable Energy Audit Professional

(SEAP)

• Objective of EAP Course is to develop highly skilled technicians to carry outfield measurements for energy audits.

• EAP should have the competency in electrical, mechanical and thermal parameters measurements and also in handling (connecting, disconnecting and data downloading) portable measurement instruments.

Ghana Energy Audit Practical (EAP) Course

Course Development for three SE Courses

MiDA with support from Energy Commission is currently

working on

⮚Content development for the three SE courses

⮚Development of the certification examination

⮚Development of the course content for the training of trainers

Day-3 of the conference will deliberate in detail the proposed SESCs and its roadmap for Ghana.

Thank you..