Background
Within the
framework of the enhancement of the energy efficiency, the program of energy
upgrade of the mosques was put in place by the signing of the agreement on
April 08, 2014, between the Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs, the Ministry
of Energy, Mining, Water and Environment, the Energy Investment Company (S.I.E),
and the National Agency for Renewable Energy Development and Energy Efficiency
(ADEREE). That agreement
defines the framework for intervention of each of the parties concerned.
The program
includes low-energy lamp lighting, solar water heaters, thermal management of mosques,
and the use of photovoltaic solutions for power generation.
Goal
This program aims
to disseminate the techniques and applications of renewable energy and energy
efficiency in mosques through the installation of equipment to meet the needs in
terms of electricity, hot water, and efficient lighting.
The program has a
double objective: to reduce the energy consumption of mosques and to raise
awareness of energy efficiency techniques among citizens.
Measures carried out
Among the actions
carried out in this program:
- Development of a model Book of Specifications for construction;
- Organization of 6 training
sessions on RTCM for 100 managers and technicians in the central and regional
services of the MHAI (Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs);
- Organization of 14
sensitization workshops for 460 imams and regional actors of the Ministry.
- Preparation of 4 technical
guides for renewable energy equipment in mosques;
- Energy upgrade of 100 mosques
spread over nine cities;
- Realization of an inventory
(energy diagnosis) of 600 mosques
- Organization of ten
sensitization sessions for the benefit of imams, “morchidins” and “morchidates”
(male and female religious guides) (Number of beneficiaries: 300 people)
- Establishment of an awareness
guide for imams, morchidins, and morchidates;
- Making of films on energy
efficiency in mosques;
- Finalization of the
referential of energy performance label for mosques in Morocco
- Conducting training sessions
on the technologies used are organized for the benefit of the officials of the
Ministry of Habous and Islamic Affairs at the regional level;
- Training sessions on building
energy audits according to the ISO 50002 standard have been organized in the Rabat, Tangiers and Agadir regions;
- Conducting of 10 energy audits in mosques.
- Development of a
special information system for the new mosques to be built.
