We would like to present you the National Centre for Energy Efficiency and Conservation (NCEEC), a pioneer in supporting energy efficiency through research, awareness-raising, capacity-building, energy audits and appliance testing.

The Centre was founded in 2008 and they have run several pilot projects in various sectors ever since. Among them dealing with residents and the public sector, which is of a particular challenge, since saving energy is more difficult when there is a collective responsibility. They also work with the industry where small replacements can sometimes make a big different (e.g. installing LED lightbulbs can save a lot of money).

Chimaobi Nna, Head, Energy Management, NCEEC, shares 4 recommendations on how to foster energy efficiency across Africa:

1. We need education, also mainstream education. Energy Efficiency topics should be integrated into the curricula of schools and universities so that awareness can be raised among young people (the future generation!).
2. The government has to constitute good examples on how energy should be used, e.g. by using low consumption appliances in public institutions. Even with limited resources you can achieve a lot.
3. We need to invest in capacity-building programmes, e.g. with young people. Policies alone are not enough.
4. Energy Efficiency policies need to be implemented, enforced and incentivized across all sectors

 

• National Centre for Energy Efficiency and Conservation in Nigeria
• The Kenya Association of Manufacturers