Energy Efficient Lighting System

Abstract

Residential, commercial and public buildings in Egypt consume almost 50% of total electricity consumption, while governmental buildings consume almost 5%.Net oil imports and increasing governmental subsidies for energy are creating a burden on the State budget, another issue of concern is that electricity consumption is forecasted to increase, leading to power shortage and a need for investments in new power generation capacities. In order to meet these challenges, the Egyptian Government has taken some initial steps, inter alia, using energy-saving light lamps, and establishing the Energy Efficiency (EE) Unit to address further measures. LED lighting as Energy Efficiency (EE) measure has to a great extent been acknowledged and supported thanks to exponential improved performance through more than 20 years mainly due to their higher efficiency, long life, lower operating costs and eco-friendly compared to conventional lamps. In 2013, the switching into LED lighting started in Egypt as part of Ministry of Electricity & Renewable Energy (MoERE's) initiative to distribute 13 million LED lamps over three years. This has motivated many suppliers and investors to consider investing in LED lighting technology. Accordingly, they became oriented and keen in looking at the internal and external analysis of the LED lighting sector in Egypt. SWOT: Strengths (S), Weaknesses (W), Opportunities (O) and Threats (T) analysis is the most distinguished keys for audit and analysis of strategic location of the business and environment for LED lighting systems. This paper is presenting the LED lighting systems market penetration in Egypt resulting from the comprehensive results achieved through implemented activities of the Improving Energy Efficiency of Lighting and Appliances (IEEL&A) GEF/UNDP Project. The paper is focusing on results of 52 implemented pilot projects for retrofit of existing lighting systems in different sectors of consumption to LED lighting systems leading to a remarkable impact on LED market in Egypt, using SWOT Analysis.