Project partners: Environmental Groups in South Africa
Background
In South Africa, 95% of electricity is generated from coal in power stations; this means that the CO2 emissions per unit of electricity are some of the highest in the world. The majority of people use traditional incandescent lights in their houses, which use far more electricity than modern efficient ones. The main barriers to their use are that people do not know about the efficient ones and if they do, cannot afford them.
Background
In South Africa, 95% of electricity is generated from coal in power stations; this means that the CO2 emissions per unit of electricity are some of the highest in the world. The majority of people use traditional incandescent lights in their houses, which use far more electricity than modern efficient ones. The main barriers to their use are that people do not know about the efficient ones and if they do, cannot afford them.
The Project
Climate Care is working with a number of partners such as municipalities, housing developers and local environmental groups across
South Africa to install energy efficient lighting into people’s homes. New houses are normally fitted standard 60W or 100W bulbs but the Climate Care scheme is providing 15W energy efficient lamps instead - which use only a fifth of the electricity when compared to a standard bulb. The majority of the lamps are being installed in low income households.
Climate Care is working with a number of partners such as municipalities, housing developers and local environmental groups across
South Africa to install energy efficient lighting into people’s homes. New houses are normally fitted standard 60W or 100W bulbs but the Climate Care scheme is providing 15W energy efficient lamps instead - which use only a fifth of the electricity when compared to a standard bulb. The majority of the lamps are being installed in low income households.
We are delighted that one of their partners, the Ladysmith Enviro Club as been awarded the International Volvo Adventure Award 2005. The Award is presented to a group of young people for taking practical action to tackle climate change. Climate Care provided the group from Ladysmith with the lamps, that they used to promote energy efficiency in their town.
Climate Care’s Involvement
Climate Care’s Involvement
They are providing the cost of the lamps, delivered to the project partner, who is then in charge of distributing them. They have used different models for installation. In some cases they have been provided free to householders in exchange for their old bulbs. In other cases a nominal charge has been made, with the monies raised used by the environmental groups to invest in other environmental projects in their communities.
Monitoring
The compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) that Climate Care is using in this project are supplied by a major manufacturer (Philips Lighting) and are certified by the International Finance Corporation’s Efficient Lighting Initiative.
The consultancy arm of Eskom, the South African electricity company, has written a report on the expected savings from the project.
Climate Care have contracted a local energy consultancy in Cape Town to carry out door to door monitoring to ensure that the lamps have been installed, are working properly and to get feedback from the users about how we may improve the project.
In 2005 the project has installed approximately 50,000 low energy lamps, lightening the load on electricity demand, people’s electricity bills and the climate.
Monitoring
The compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) that Climate Care is using in this project are supplied by a major manufacturer (Philips Lighting) and are certified by the International Finance Corporation’s Efficient Lighting Initiative.
The consultancy arm of Eskom, the South African electricity company, has written a report on the expected savings from the project.
Climate Care have contracted a local energy consultancy in Cape Town to carry out door to door monitoring to ensure that the lamps have been installed, are working properly and to get feedback from the users about how we may improve the project.
In 2005 the project has installed approximately 50,000 low energy lamps, lightening the load on electricity demand, people’s electricity bills and the climate.
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