Target 7.1.2: Universal Access to Modern Energy Pg 7-10

Target 7.1: UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY

Indicator 7.1.1 is the proportion of population with access to electricity. This is measured as the share of people with electricity access at the household level. It comprises electricity sold commercially, both on-grid and off-grid.

Responses

1. Enforce the use of generated electricity at a moderate rate.

Challenges

The excessive use of electricity to power lighting in local buildings poses a challenge on the designer to design a building that provides cost saving and energy saving solutions while ensuring adequate lighting and cooling is available.

Contributions

Digital Photo & Motion Sensors

The digital photo and motion sensors are used to control the use of lighting and water in the building by only switching on when human motion is detected. The building installed these sensors along corridors that pass by the office and meeting rooms.

Figure 1.1 showcases that the Digital Motion Sensors are placed along corridors on every floor to detect human motion in order to light up. Using a power consumption range of 0.5 to 8W per bulb, which is a very low consumption rate when compared to a low consumption bulb that uses 30W.