Optimising Energy use in Pakistan’s Municipal Service Sector

Context

Pakistan is experiencing rapid urbanisation, with half the population expected to live in cities by 2030. This growth intensifies the challenge of delivering high-quality, cost-effective public services. Municipalities struggle with limited revenue and rising costs, especially due to inefficient energy use in public services. As a result, energy expenses consume 40 to 50 per cent of the overall operating costs for water and sanitation supply. To address energy efficiency, Pakistan introduced the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Policy, a national strategy aimed at saving 100,000 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of energy by 2030. The policy recommends implementing Energy Management Systems (EnMs) in cities but lacks specific guidelines for practical application. This gap underscores the growing need to promote systematic energy management across Pakistan's municipal organisations.

Objective

Municipal organisations in Pakistan implement systematic energy management to improve efficiency and lower operational costs.

Approach

The project advances the implementation of systematic energy management in Pakistan's municipal organisations through the following measures:

1. Enhancing organisational skills in municipal bodies to establish systematic energy management practices.
2. Improving professional competencies of municipal experts and managers in the area of systematic energy management.
3. Providing design options for improved frameworks in municipal energy management, including gender-responsive approaches, to stakeholders involved in energy and urban development in Pakistan.

Last update: November 2024