National conference to outline results of overall energy audit of municipalities opens

Tunis: Works of the national conference to present the results of the overall national energy audit of Tunisian municipalities opened Wednesday in Tunis. The Alliance of Local Councils for Energy Transition (French : ACTE) project helped determine the properties of municipalities - a total of 350- and present possibilities to save energy, Project Manager Abdelhamid Kanouni told TAP. Eight thousand vehicles, 3,200 buildings and 73,000 lighting points are the property of municipalities. Investing in energy saving in municipalities requires TND 600 million and is likely to provide 60,000 tonnes oil equivalent (TEP). This would cut greenhouse gas emissions by 147,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. The conference is organised by the National Agency for Energy Command (French: ANME), with the support of the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO). Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse