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Efficient street lighting in Minas Gerais

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Efficient street lighting in Minas Gerais

Background

Brazil has been facing energy issues since 2001, when a major blackout struck the country. Since then, several government programmes have aimed to promote the construction of new capacity to meet the increasing demand.

The state of Minas Gerais is examining the demand side of the coin with efficiency initiatives that can reduce electricity bills and support the state efforts to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. Many key institutions in the state are involved in this effort.

Purpose

To reduce the electricity consumption in one of the largest cities of Minas Gerais state through the use of efficient technologies in street lighting.

Photo (right): Reuters/Thaier Al-Sudani

Main Activities

Conduct an analysis of the city’s electricity consumption, assess the city’s lighting inventory and current street lighting technologies
Select best energy saving technology with the state power company (CEMIG); estimate the electricity savings and emission reduction potential
Work with the state development bank BDMG, KfW and other institutions to analyse the risks, barriers and support mechanisms
Develop a business plan for the city, covering responsibilities, technical aspects and investment cost, NPV calculation and financing plan, including carbon revenues
Hold a workshop for approximately 20 local stakeholders on the business plan, the mechanics of the actual implementation, and expected benefits
Compile project learnings into a case study on implementation of efficient street lighting for other Brazilian cities

Expected Impact

Expected reduction of approximately 20% of the city’s electricity consumption with significant reduction of the correspondent CO2 emissions.
Incentivise the creation of local markets for efficient lighting technologies in Minas Gerais
ESCOs and suppliers of efficient technologies attracted to the state, generating local investments and promoting job creation
Public attention brought to Minas Gerais as a leader in energy efficient street lighting

Location

BR/Brazil

Programme Sector

Energy Efficiency (EE) (Business & Finance)

Duration

2011 - 2012

Budget

€ 149,864

Implementing Agency

Thomson Reuters (Markets) Norge AS

REEEP grant funded by

United Kingdom

REEEP grant funded by

Norway