The new wave of ultra-efficient LED lighting that can save 60% more energy and last three to five times longer demonstrates that the development of this already highly energy efficient sector is far from complete, offering a new opportunity for even greater energy savings for everyone, everywhere, and is an especially welcome fast solution in the context of soaring electricity costs, energy security issues and the climate crisis. Energy consumption is one of the most important factors in ...Read More
Capacity Building in Indonesia Supports Development of New MEPS and Energy Labels
United Nations Environment Programme United for Efficiency (UNEP-U4E) has supported Indonesia’s ADLIGHT, Advancing Indonesia’s Lighting Market to High Efficient Technologies, project with capacity building since it was launched in September 2020. This increase in breadth of knowledge and skills has underpinned the development of minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and energy labels for light emitting diode (LED) lights that are scheduled to come into force in July 2023 and helped inform ...Read More
United for Efficiency Technical Support for Eco-Efficient Lighting in Bolivia
In May 2022, members of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) United for Efficiency (U4E) technical team visited La Paz to meet with national stakeholders implementing their three-year full lighting market transformation project, Delivering the Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting in Bolivia. The objective of the visit was to facilitate discussions on the implementation of the various aspects of the countrywide project, to provide technical advice on ongoing activities and to help identify ...Read More
Monitoring, Verification and Compliance Capacity Building Training Supports Transition to Efficient Lighting in Bolivia
On 4 March 2022, representatives from the key institutions involved in the Transition to Efficient Lighting in Bolivia project met in La Paz, Bolivia to receive training to expand capacity within the wider stakeholder group on the monitoring, verification and compliance (MVC) aspects of the project. The objective of this GEF-funded project is to accelerate the transition to energy-efficient lighting technologies in Bolivia through the development of a national efficient lighting policy and ...Read More
Official launch of Tunisia´s project to facilitate the rapid market transformation to high energy efficiency and usage-controlling lighting technologies
Improvement in Tunisia´s sustainable energy supply situation has been limited by restricted investment in energy resources, a decline in conventional fossil fuel energy production and a great increase in national energy demand. The growing imbalance between resources and energy needs has generated a deficit which reached 62% of primary energy demand in 2020. Moreover, the energy sector is by far the largest source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Tunisia, accounting for 58% of the country’s ...Read More
Applying Government’s Purchasing Power to Jump-start Sustainability
On the 2-3 June 2021, United for Efficiency (U4E) hosted a series of workshops on Sustainable Public Procurement (SPP) for lighting and cooling appliances. SPP is a process whereby public sector organisations meet their needs for goods and services in a way that achieves the best value for money on a whole life basis for the organisation and society. Three dimensions – environmental, social and economic – form the pillars of an SPP programme. The events gathered 57 participants, including ...Read More
High Profile Inception Workshop for Bolivia Lighting Project
The Delivering the Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting project in Bolivia was given a boost this week at a high-profile inception workshop in La Paz. The Minister of Hydrocarbons and Energies, Lic. Franklin Molina Ortiz and the Vice Minister of Electricity and Alternative Energies, Ing. José Maria S. Romay Bortolini, voiced their support for the project in front of a live audience of 60 participants, with another 20 joining remotely, including representatives from OLADE (the Latin American ...Read More
Argentinian Cities Shift to Efficient Street Lighting: An Innovative Business Model and International Assistance to Replicate Success
Despite the multiple benefits of modern high-performance LED street lighting, as of today average LED penetration globally is still below 15 per cent. The street lighting market is driven by several factors, among which are regulatory policies, LED prices and the culture and morphology of each area, meaning that countries and municipalities differ greatly in LED penetration and business models. For instance, South America has an average rate below 5 per cent compared to Japan or Canada, where ...Read More
Successful Implementation of First Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and Labels for Energy Efficient LED Lighting in Pakistan
In December 2020, new mandatory minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for energy efficient LED lighting come into force in Pakistan, supported by a 5-star energy labelling scheme. This represents a key milestone in the Global Environment Facility-funded project, Delivering the Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting in Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Outdoor Sectors, supported by the United Nations Environment Programme United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative, working closely ...Read More
Delivering the Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting in Bolivia
In October 2020, Bolivia’s Ministry of Energies and Ministry of Environment and Water formally announced the start of activities on their Delivering the Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting project. Working with the United Nations Environment Programme United for Efficiency (UNEP U4E) initiative, with financial support from the Global Environment Facility, the objective of the project is to accelerate the transition to energy-efficient lighting technologies in Bolivia through the development ...Read More
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