This report discusses main trends and practical solutions offered by presentations and discussions at the Energy Efficiency Workshop (the Workshop) on 9 and 10 July 2009, hosted by the Southern Africa Secretariat for the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) in conjunction with the Sustainable Energy Regulation Network (SERN), in Johannesburg, South Africa.

While the Workshop presented attendees with many items of interest, only those that are considered as fundamental to this report are discussed here in any great detail. The experiences of countries, other than those in Southern Africa, regarding the implementation of energy efficiency measures, are highlighted with a view to potentially deriving aspects of energy management that could be suitable in the Southern African context. Trends and practical solutions are relatively broad, and it must be remembered that all of the issues discussed in this report can be considered as cross-cutting issues, in varying degrees. Consequently, there may be overlap between certain issues, for example the overlap between the notions of targets, standards and monitoring and verification. The fact that some of the issues discussed herein are intertwined with, and, in some cases, dependent upon other issues, highlights the need for a holistic, integrated and synchronised approach to the implementation of energy efficiency measures and energy management as a whole.

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