Audrey Obwanda is a student at the University of Nairobi, pursuing a Master of Science degree in Energy Management in the department of Mechanical Engineering. Audrey holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical & Electronics Engineering from JKUAT. She is a Registered Professional Engineer by the Engineers Board Of Kenya and a Corporate Member of The Institution of Engineers of Kenya. Audrey works for the Government of Kenya as an Electrical Engineer at the State Department of Public Works where she offers Consultancy Services in the Built Environment. Her graduate school research thesis focused on Efficient Energy Management in the operations of the County Government of Nairobi City and her research interests include energy sustainability, climate change and carbon footprint.
Reg. No: F56/37922/2020
Thesis / Project Title: Assessment of the Energy Efficiency Programmes Within the Internal Operations of Nairobi City County Government, A case study of CBD region.
This study carried out an assessment of the Energy Efficiency programs within the internal operations of Nairobi City County Government (NCCG). The research was informed by need for improved energy sustainability within the public sector in line with national government's energy policy that seeks to optimize energy use sustainably. A mixed-method research design was adopted and a case study approach was used to focus this research on street lighting, traffic lighting, and building facility services within the Nairobi CBD region. The results of this study indicated that there were EEPs that had been instituted by NCCG and these measures had led to a 32% decrees in energy consumption in city hall complex between 2016 and 2018. For the street lighting, 184 lamps had been replaced with LED options translating to 4% conversion rate with some not operational due to faults and vandalism. Traffic lighting has a 65% LED conversion rate. The economic analysis of this study showed that the EEPs implemented were able to derive economic value to the NCCG within a medium term plan. Various Barriers to implementation were highlighted which should be put into consideration during EEPs planning in order to mitigate future bottlenecks .The business model developed allows departments to follow a standardised process in setting energy targets, implementing energy efficiency measures and tracking financial, environmental and energy savings.
Research Supervisors: Dr.Peter Musau Moses ,Dr.Abraham Nyete Mutunga
audrey.obwanda@students.uonbi.ac.ke
https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9905298