1. National Agency for Energy Conservation
Improved Performance through Higher Standards: Energy Labeling and MEPS; the Tunisian experience
Presentation by: Fethi HANCHI Director - Division of Rational Utilization of Energy

2. Contents The energy supply & demand background
Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs
Main Results
Success Factors & Lessons Learned

3. Energy supply & demand background
Since 2000, Tunisia has become a net energy importer.
In 2012, the energy independence ratio was approximately 80% with a deficit of 1.6 Million toe.
This is mainly due to the decrease of the resources and the rapid growth in demand
the energy deficit is dominated by natural gas (75%).
This energy is the main source of electricity generation.
Surplus
Deficit
2012  1635 ktoe

4. Energy supply & demand background
Rapid growth of the peak load that generates increasing needs of investment in electricity generation capacity

5. Energy supply & demand background
From 2004 to 2012, the share of energy expenditure in GDP has increased from 5% to 14%!!

6. Energy supply & demand background
Energy Subsidies has put tremendous budgetary pressure on government.
From 2004 to 2012, Energy Subsidies has increased from 0,5% to 3% Of GDP!
7000 Million TND

7. Energy supply & demand background
Electricity is among the most heavily subsidized energy.
In 2012 the share of the subsidy was 49% of electricity cost. In other words, the State shares the cost of kWh with the consumer.
49%
40%
39%
31%

8. Energy supply & demand background
Increase of housing electricity consumption about 60% in 10 years
10 years60%

9. Energy supply & demand background household equipment rate
Refrigerator, TV and lighting are the most energy-consuming equipments with a total share of 79%
The consumption of AC equipment s is not significant but its contribution to the peak load is very important.
x1000
2004
2009
annual growth rate
household equipment rate
Lighting
14716
17118
3,3%
100% TV
2279
2708
3,8%
96%
Refrigerator
1982
2364
3,9%
92% AC
202
437
23,2%
15% WM
373
780
21,9%
50%

10. Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs
Feasibility Study
Institutional and Capability Building
Implementation and Promotion
Monitoring & Evaluation

11. Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs
Feasibility Study
Production and consumption analysis and study of prioritization of products for labeling.
International best practices and experiences study.
Assessing the capacity to develop and implement a labeling program, including:
Labeling programs policies and regulation;
Standards/specifications;
Stakeholders requirements and market needs;
Institutional and relevant agencies preparation;
Resources and capabilities, including funds, human resources, local manufacturing and testing facilities.

12. Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs
Institutional and Capacity Building
Identification of national execution and implementation agencies & organizations
ANME (Cordination, monitoring & Evaluation)
Ministry of Trade (Manufacturers, Importers & Retailers
Ministry of Industry (Manufacturers)
INNORPI (Norms and Standards )
CETIME (Testing facilities)
FEDELEC (Professional organization, communication, information);
ODC (Consumer rights Organization; NGO);

13. Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs Develop testing capacity
Institutional and Capacity Building
Develop testing capacity
Implementation of testing facilities (CETIME) :
Refrigerator  2002;
AC equipement2008;
Lighting2010;
Testing protocol (INNORPI);
Training (all Stakeholders);
Conducting pilot tests (60 refrigeration equipments, 50 AC equipments).
Refrigerator  60 equipments;
AC  50 equipments;

14. Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs Implementation and Promotion
Energy Conservation Law (2004) :
Refrigerator  2004;
AC equipement2009;
Lighting being promulgated;
WM in development;

15. Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs Implementation and Promotion
Training & information dissemination:
Manufacturers, importers;
Retailers support;
Trade inspectors;

16. Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs Implementation and Promotion1 2 3 X 4
04/2009 X 5 X
07/2007 6 X 7 X
07/2006 8

17. X X X X X Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs
Implementation and Promotion
MEPS (Minimum Energy Performance Standards) 1 2 3 X 4
01/2012 X 5
01/2011 X 6 X
01/2010 7 X 8

18. Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs Implementation and Promotion
Awareness & communication campaign :
All media (TV, radio, newspapers)
Mailing
Flyers, Posters
Field campaigns
Meetings, seminars and exhibitions

19. Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs
Monitoring, Evaluation and Revision
Monitoring
Labeling process monitoring
CETIME (testing)
Manufacturers importers
ANME
(Labeling Levels)
Retailers
Ministry of Trade

20. Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs
Monitoring, Evaluation and Revision
Monitoring
Labeling performance monitoring including display label quality, number of applications / manufacturers, number of products models / types and production / sale number of labeled products.

21. Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs
Monitoring, Evaluation and Revision
Evaluation
Market evaluation

22. Steps of Energy Labeling & MEPS Programs
Monitoring, Evaluation and Revision
Evaluation
Market evaluation
100%
100%
46%
18%
10%

23. Main results Energy Saving Cost Saving Subsidy Saving 218 ktoe
125 MTND
Cost Saving
46 MTND
Subsidy Saving

24. Success Factors & Lessons Learned
A participatory multi-stakeholder approach is the most effective way of insuring the success of the strategy elaboration and implementation
Control and market monitoring is an essential action to win consumer trust: Ministry of Trade have conducted in 2013 a large campaign of market surveillance to verify conformity of products tested against products marketed
Communication is a powerful tool to promote high performance and efficient technologies: ANME is developing a new communication strategy to promote Energy Labeling Programs
Governments must create a win - win situation between the state and the consumer: ANME is developing a mechanism to promote 1 million high performance refrigerators ( replacement & new acquisition)

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