A Programme of The National Business Initiative

Private Sector Energy Efficiency Project

The National Business Initiative (NBI) has been awarded £8.6 million by the UK Government through its Department for International Development (DFID) to implement a countrywide programme of support to the private sector for Energy Effi ciency improvement.

The “Private Sector Energy Effi ciency” Project (PSEE) aims to improve energy effi ciency in commercial and industrial companies in South Africa through the provision of various services to assist companies in identifying and implementing energy saving measures. The project, which comes under the UK-SA Bilateral relationship, will contribute to the South African government’s strategy for reducing energy demand. The PSEE Project will be governed by a multi-stakeholder Steering Committee led by the Department of Energy.

The NBI has contracted the Carbon Trust from the UK to provide technical support to the PSEE Team, drawn from their technical expertise developed over 10 years of implementing similar programmes in the UK.