81303447-Implementing Energy Efficiency during refurbishment of non-residential buildings in Morocco

Growing economic activity, improved incomes and living conditions increased Morocco"s energy consumption, almost 90% of which was covered by fossil fuels, by 32% in the period from 2007 to 2017. In 2019, more than 90% of the fossil fuels were imported, which is a major contributing factor in the country"s trade deficit. High energy costs constitute a burden on both economic development and on the state budget. Industry, buildings, street lighting, agriculture and the transport sector are the five sectors with the highest energy consumption. The industrial sector represents for 22% of the energy consumed in Morocco, while buildings - including air-conditioning and heating, lighting, office and household appliances - account for 34% of national energy consumption. Street lighting consumes around 13% of Morocco"s electrical energy while offering potential savings of approx. 40%. During recent years Moroccan energy policy has paid more attention to the promotion of Energy Efficiency (EE) and Renewable Energy (RE). For example, the Moroccan Government raised the national target for reducing energy consumption to 20% from 2013 to 2030. It is now striving to increase the proportion of renewable energy to up to 52% of installed capacity by 2030. A reduction potential of 523.5 million t CO2 is to be reached in the period 2020 to 2030. The Moroccan Government has issued new decrees on mandatory energy audits, regulation of energy service providers and Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) in the context of the Law N°47-09 on energy efficiency. The Government has initiated reforms for achieving its goals. A new EE strategy has been published in 2021 and a framework for the "green transformation" of the Moroccan economy is under development. In 2019, the previously called "Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment (now called Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development - MTEDD) established five national technical commissions on energy efficiency in buildings, industry, transport, agriculture and street lighting, thus launching the sectoral planning, steering and implementation of EE measures. Although the Moroccan Government"s will for change, coupled with reforms already initiated and experience with successfully implemented EE measures in Morocco, obstacles remain at different levels to ensure the good implementation of the EE strategy as well as normative, legal and regulatory requirements. In this framework, and for many years, Germany has been supporting the Moroccan government in shaping a sustainable energy system in Morocco. In this context, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is implementing the project "Energy Efficiency in Morocco - PEEM" on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). PEEM implementation started in January 2021. It has a duration of 5 ½ years and aims to reduce energy consumption of buildings, industry and street lighting. The project is implemented at national level with a focus on the regions of Souss-Massa and Oriental. The target group are the public administrations responsible for operation of public buildings and street lighting, as well as those people in charge of the operation of private non-residential buildings and industrial sites. Additional target groups are businesses offering EE/RE-related services and products. This includes specialists involved in the planning, installation and maintenance of EE/RE systems (engineers, auditors, architects, technicians, etc.). The subject of this tender is to support the partners in improving energy efficiency of the building stock through: 1) implementation of energy efficiency measures and energy management systems in non-residential buildings (private) with objective of scaling-up, 2) analyses of policies, strategies and typologies of existing non-residential buildings to establish refurbishment principles.