{"id":73947,"date":"2022-09-14T02:13:37","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T02:13:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2022\/09\/14\/escos-arent-just-a-big-opportunity-for-entrepreneurs-they-could-help-countries-get-a-handle-on-the-energy-efficiency-question-too\/"},"modified":"2022-09-14T02:13:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T02:13:37","slug":"escos-arent-just-a-big-opportunity-for-entrepreneurs-they-could-help-countries-get-a-handle-on-the-energy-efficiency-question-too","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2022\/09\/14\/escos-arent-just-a-big-opportunity-for-entrepreneurs-they-could-help-countries-get-a-handle-on-the-energy-efficiency-question-too\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cESCOs\u201d aren\u2019t just a big opportunity for entrepreneurs \u2014 they could help countries get a handle on the energy efficiency question, too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"content-anchor\" id=\"tldr-story-05\"><\/a> <strong>How developing energ<\/strong><strong>y efficiency regs and an ESCO market could help <\/strong><strong>Lebanon\u2019s <\/strong><strong>economy and reduce its emissions: <\/strong>Lebanon\u2019s widespread <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-58856914\">electricity shortages<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lbcgroup.tv\/news\/d\/lebanon-news\/653016\/lebanon-fuel-prices-surge-again\/en\">surging energy prices<\/a> are both the result of and factors in its economic woes, making more energy efficiency a really big issue for folks in Beirut and beyond. One way forward is for the country to invest in creating energy efficiency standards, practices and policies, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/ent.news\/2022\/9\/5555.pdf\">a white paper (pdf)<\/a> out last week by the Clean Energy Business Council MENA (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cebcmena.com\/\">CEBC MENA<\/a>), the American University of Beirut (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aub.edu.lb\/\">AUB<\/a>) and the Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aub.edu.lb\/ifi\/\">IFI<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>The report\u2019s key recommendation?<\/strong> Officials should help develop a market for energy service companies (ESCOs).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Uh, Enterprise \u2026 what\u2019s an ESCO?<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/eere\/femp\/energy-service-companies-0\">ESCOs increase<\/a> the energy efficiency of their clients\u2019 facilities by developing, designing, building, and arranging financing for energy-saving projects that translate into cost savings on the energy, operations and maintenance fronts. Advocates think ESCOs will become more important as more and more companies adopt ESG targets and emissions standards.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How are they different from your run-of-the-mill energy service companies, like Halliburton? Their incentives structure:<\/strong> What differentiates ESCOs from standard energy companies is their use of performance contracting \u2014 meaning they are paid from the energy-related savings resulting from the solutions that they design and implement \u2014 the report notes. This could be through a guaranteed savings model \u2014 where the client pays retrofitting expenses, but the ESCO has a legal obligation to generate energy savings. It could also be done through a shared savings contract \u2014 where the ESCO covers all retrofitting expenses and is then paid by receiving a share of the client\u2019s savings from reduced energy consumption rates.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And with one of the region\u2019s worst economies and emissions profile, Lebanon can use all the help it can get: <\/strong>The World Bank <a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldbank.org\/en\/country\/lebanon\/publication\/economic-update-april-2022\">expects<\/a> that Lebanon\u2019s ongoing economic and financial crisis \u2014 which in part is due to rising energy costs and energy inefficiencies \u2014 will see real GDP contract 6.5% in 2022, after falling 10.5% in 2021. Lebanon\u2019s CO2 emissions, which <a href=\"https:\/\/data.worldbank.org\/indicator\/EN.ATM.CO2E.PC?locations=LB\">stand at<\/a> some 4.1 metric tonnes per capita, according to 2019 World Bank data, is higher than many regional peers, including Egypt (2.5), Jordan (2.4), Morocco (2.0) and Tunisia (2.6).<\/p>\n<p><strong>So, how can Lebanon get ESCOs up and running? A regulatory framework for energy efficiency would be a start: <\/strong>Ratifying its draft energy conservation act would promote energy efficiency, the report notes. It recommends setting \u201cambitious but achievable\u201d energy efficiency targets. It also advocates setting up a regulatory body to introduce energy audit guidelines, certification, and ESCO accreditation, providing training and capacity building, and setting clear transparency measures in ESCO contracts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Electricity subsidies also need an overhaul:<\/strong> Reforming electricity subsidies would, among other things, create demand for ESCO projects, the report argues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>On the financing side, Lebanon\u2019s ESCO market needs more private-sector buy-in. <\/strong>The authors say the best way forward is to get private capital engaged, either on a stand-alone basis or through public-private partnerships.<\/p>\n<p><strong>And setting up Super ESCOs is also key.<\/strong> Super ESCOs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitecase.com\/insight-alert\/smart-cities-energy-efficiency-projects-and-case-super-esco#:~:text=A%20Super%20ESCO%20is%20an,schools%2C%20municipalities%2C%20government%20buildings%20and\">usually function<\/a> as intermediaries between ESCOs, the government, and facility owners. They grow the overall ESCO market, help existing ESCOs operate more efficiently and \u201ccan assist ESCOs in less economically developed countries to overcome financial and technical barriers,\u201d the report says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>There\u2019s precedent for a successful rollout in MENA: <\/strong>MENA\u2019s ESCO market is still early-stage compared to the US, China and Europe, the paper says. <strong>The UAE has the most developed market in MENA<\/strong>, while Saudi Arabia, Oman, Morocco and Egypt have taken steps in the field. In 2014, Dubai\u2019s Etihad ESCO generated AED 4.5 mn in cumulative investments and saved 4.4 mn kWh of energy and 2.2 mn imperial gallons (MIG) of water, the report notes. Tarshid, Saudi Arabia\u2019s first Super ESCO, is expected to save an estimated 3.7k tonnes of CO2 emissions through a project it began in 2020 retrofitting ministry buildings in Riyadh, the report adds.<\/p>\n<p><strong>OUR TAKE- It\u2019s a stretch to think that Lebanon, with all of its current challenges, has the capacity to create an ESCO market<\/strong>, but they\u2019re clearly part of a long-term solution when it manages to get through the current bottleneck. And the concept absolutely has legs in other regional countries \u2014 smart entrepreneurs should take note.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How developing energy efficiency regs and an ESCO market could help Lebanon\u2019s economy and reduce its emissions: Lebanon\u2019s widespread electricity shortages and surging energy prices are both the result of and factors in its economic woes, making more energy efficiency a really big issue for folks in Beirut and beyond. 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