Energy

The eThekwini Energy Strategy was adopted by council in January 2010 and the eThekwini Energy Office is mandated with the implementation of the Energy Strategy. The strategy outlines a number of action plans to guide the energy office into the future. Each action plan has a list of activities, responsible agents and timeframes. For a full list of the action plans click here, for the Energy Strategy click here.

A summary of the action plans that the Energy Office will implement are as follows:

Theme A: Residential Sector Action Plans

• Energy Efficiency Standards for New Residential Buildings
• Green Domestic Power Tariffs
• Promoting and Enabling Energy Efficiency in the Home
• Affordable and Safe Energy Provision to Ultra-poor Households
• Mandatory EE and RE Training and Certification for Service Providers
• Household Appliance Energy
• Efficiency Labelling
• Enhanced use of Solar Water Heating in the Home

Theme B: Local Authority & Public Sector Action Plans

• Plan with all Public Sector Authorities
• Introduce EE Standards for New Public Buildings
• Municipal Building Energy Audits and Savings Implementation
• Capacity Building in EE
• Promote Sustainable Point-of use Power Generation Projects
• Promote Green Power Purchases
• Undertake Carbon Financing Projects
• Maximise Water Pumping Efficiency
• Roll-out EE Street-lighting and Traffic-signals
• Maximize use of SWH in Public Buildings
• Maximize use of Energy Efficient Lighting in Public Buildings

Theme C: Industry, Commerce & Agribusiness Sector Action Plans

• Undertake Development Planning to Maximise Efficiency
• Promotion of ESCOs and EEDSM
• Promotion of Green Power
• Introduction of Industrial EE Standards
• Roll-out of an Industrial Energy Audit Programme
• Introduction of Commercial Buildings Standards
• Development of Energy Reporting Mechanisms
• Capacity Building in EE and RE
• Promoting Voluntary EE Commitments
• Promotion of Energy Efficiency Clubs in Industry & Commerce

Theme D: Transport

• Transport Planning
• Awareness Raising
• Promote uptake of Bio-diesel and Bio-ethanol
• Promote Rail-based Freight Transport
• Vehicle Emissions Testing