Development of energy efficiency improvement in the Tunisian hotel sector: a case study

摘要

Tunisia expects a very large growth in energy demand but Tunisian' indigenous energy resources are limited. Today Tunisian' energy resources meet the total primary energy demand. In short time Tunisia will become an importer country for primary energy. Energy consumption and conservation in Tunisia has received growing attention in recent years. This paper presents the results and analysis.from the data collected during the energy audits of a hotel unit located in the center of Tunis during the years 1987, 1996 and 2002. Two energy conservation measures were carried out to investigate the energy savings after two energy audits. The objective was to obtain a quantified energy saved from the effects of efficient technologies. Based on the findings presented in this paper it is suggested there exists significant energy savings potentials for the Tunisian hotel industry.