This self-paced e-learning course aims to promote improved energy efficiency through the public sector by packaging and implementing dispersed energy efficiency projects in an efficient way through Energy Savings Performance Contract (ESPCs) in the face of rigid public procurement and budgeting guidelines/procedures. The learning objectives of this course are to help participants: identify ESPC opportunities in the public sector; define the overall procurement process for ESPCs in a public agency; document case studies on specific country experiences using the ESPC approach; identify how to address the key procurement issues related to the ESPC approach; and develop a “roadmap” for employing the ESPC approach and selecting energy service providers to implement energy efficiency projects in the public sector. The course is based on international experiences with public sector ESPCs collected by ESMAP during 2008-2009. Please visit the World Bank’s Open Learning Campus for more information.
