IIEC-Africa promotes energy efficiency, sustainable transport and climate change mitigation within the in-country developmental, environmental and sustainability contexts of the African continent.

IIEC-Africa is a South African based, registered and staffed nonprofit organization.

IIEC-Africa strives to achieve its vision by:

• Providing market support with a view to adopting innovation
• Facilitating interaction between key stakeholders and market participants
• Transferring international experience and learning
• Providing technical assistance
• Interacting with and supporting Government in aligning policy with energy efficiency, sustainable transport and climate change mitigation objectives
• Designing programmes for market facilitation
• Establishing and encouraging partnerships
• Undertaking targeted demonstration, capacity building and awareness raising

Our current programmatic areas are:

1. Energy-efficient housing and green buildings
2. Sustainable transport
3. Climate change mitigation (including demand side management (DSM) and renewable energy)
4. Technology transfer

IIEC-Africa initially placed its geographic focus on Southern Africa, with special emphasis on South Africa. However, the office already made inroads into other African countries and continues to pursue opportunities throughout the African continent.

IIEC's efforts in South Africa began in June 1994. In September 1996, IIEC established a permanent presence with its Pretoria office. In May 1998, IIEC-Africa moved to its present location in Melville, Johannesburg. The foundation of IIEC-Africa's work has been in the promotion of energy efficient, low-income housing, efficiency lighting and efficient appliances and construction materials.

IIEC-Africa's activities are rooted in bringing the benefits of energy efficiency, sustainable transport and climate change mitigation to disadvantaged communities and are conscious of equal race and gender representivity.

Summary of IIEC's Africa Recent Experience Include:

• Development Marketplace (Global Capacity Building Fund Project)
• Green Professionals Scheme II
• Eskom DSM Asset Management
• Switching from Paraffin and Coal to Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG)
• Black Entrepreneurship Empowerment
• International Green Buildings Research
• South Africa Collaborative Labeling and Standards Programme (CLASP)
• DME Economic Modeling for Renewable Energy Strategy Formulation
• Johannesburg Climate Legacy (JCL) Monitoring and Verification

IIEC-Africa
67 Fourth Avenue, Melville
Johannesburg, 2092
South Africa
Tel: +27 11 482 5990
Fax: +27 11 482 4723
Email:
Senior Project Manager: Ian Househam

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