UNDP Lebanon Energy Audits LTA: Level I & II Assessments Across 100+ Public Facilities
Project: UNDP Lebanon, Energy Audits Long-Term Agreement (LTA)
Service: Consulting
Location: Lebanon, nationwide
Client: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Lebanon
Status: Ongoing, multi-year LTA
Lebanon’s public sector has been severely impacted by the country’s prolonged energy crisis, with unreliable grid electricity and rising fuel costs placing significant financial and operational pressure on critical public facilities. Under a Long-Term Agreement with the United Nations Development Programme, awarded February 10, 2025 through tender LBN/CO/RFP/170/24 to multiple delivery partners including FREE energy, commissioned to conduct comprehensive ASHRAE Level I and Level II energy audits for public facilities across Lebanon, providing the technical foundation for future energy efficiency and renewable energy investments.
The audit program covers facilities nationwide, including military installations, government buildings, hospitals, police stations, prisons, and educational institutions such as th Lebanese University’s Hadath campus. At Hadath, assessments revealed deficiencies in HVAC systems, lighting, electrical panels, water pumping equipment, and the building envelope. Site assessments combine utility bill analysis, equipment inventories, operational assessments, and long-term energy monitoring through advanced data loggers, establishing facility-specific energy baselines and performance benchmarks used to identify practical, financially viable Energy Efficiency Measures tailored to each site.
Recommendations are delivered as detailed, implementation-ready reports, including energy conservation measures, renewable energy integration opportunities such as LED lighting retrofits with occupancy and daylight sensors, chiller optimization, electrical distribution upgrades, and rooftop solar PV to reduce reliance on diesel generation, alongside preliminary system sizing, investment estimates, expected energy and cost savings, greenhouse gas emission reductions, implementation roadmaps, and photographic documentation for each audited site. These deliverables give UNDP and national stakeholders a prioritized portfolio of projects to improve energy security, reduce operating costs, and enhance the sustainability of Lebanon’s public sector.
As of July 2026, the LTA remains in progress. As one of the largest public-sector energy audit programs undertaken in Lebanon, it demonstrates the consortium’s ability to deliver large-scale, ASHRAE-compliant energy assessments across a highly diverse, multi-site portfolio, combining rigorous engineering analysis, advanced energy monitoring, and practical implementation planning in support of Lebanon’s national energy transition, in partnership with UNDP.
