HE Dr. Khaled Fahmy, Minister of Environment Launched “Kafa’a” campaign; the first campaign in Egypt for raising awareness about the importance of Energy Efficiency (EE) and energy management systems in the industrial sector. This campaign was launched in partnership with EEAA, UNIDO, Federation of Egyptian Industries and the Ministry of Trade, Industry and SMEs represented by Industrial Development Authority (IDA), Industrial Modernization Center and the Egyptian Organization for Standardization and Quality. Launching Kafa’a took place on the 5th May, at the Cairo House.
HE Dr. Khaled Fahmy stated that “Kafa’a” Campaign is aiming at promoting the concepts of improving EE in the industrial sector and raising the awareness about the benefits of implementing Energy Management System (EnMS) in the industrial facilities.
Dr. Fahmy highlighted that the industrial sector is the driving force for economy and development in Egypt, as it provides job opportunities for more than 1.8 million workers, and contributes to the GDP by more than 37%. However, the industrial sector is the largest energy consumer; it consumes around 43% of the total energy consumption. Dr. Fahmy mentioned that the final consumption rate for each production unit exceeds the global average by 10% to 50%. Consequently, there is huge potential for improving the EE in the industrial sector which in turn could contribute to solving the current energy crisis the country is facing resulted from the lack of energy supplies. Dr. Khaled encouraged the industrial sector to register in Kafa’a campaign in order to increase their competitiveness and reduce emissions.
Engineer Ismail Gaber, Director of IDA stated that an information unit for “Kafa’a” campaign was established to promote EE and raise the awareness on the importance of implementing EnMS in the industrial facilities. He emphasized that implementing EnMS will reduce the unit cost of products and thus will increase competitiveness. He also highlighted that implementing EnMS does not require huge investments as it focuses more on No/Low cost energy saving opportunities.