The Lebanese Government has officially adopted the National Energy Efficiency Action Plan (NEEAP) for the years 2011-2015 as developed by the Lebanese Center for Energy Conservation (LCEC) in collaboration with MED-ENEC, the EU funded MED-EMIP project, the League of Arab States and the regional center for renewable energy and energy efficiency (RCREEE).

The NEEAP 2011-2015 is the first comprehensive strategy in energy efficiency and renewable energy to be ever adopted by a Lebanese or and Arab Government. It is based on the Arab Energy Efficiency Guidelines developed by the league of Arab states and disseminated among its member states. The NEEAP is an official document that comprises 14 national initiatives paving the way for a structured approach towards achieving the national target of 12% renewable energy by 2020, it outlines energy conservation measures to be taken in the country in order to reach the national energy targets. It aims to strengthen the role of public sector in order to enhance the provision of information and advice to end-users and consumers, development of solar, wind, and hydro energy; the adoption of the energy conservation law; the banning of incandescent lamps; the development of financing mechanisms for energy efficiency projects; and finally the enforcement of the role of LCEC as the national energy agency for Lebanon.

The NEEAP was developed by the LCEC in October 2010 in coordination with the national and international stakeholders in 5 cycles of reviews, after it was called upon in the first article of the strategic initiative of the “Policy Paper for the Electricity Sector” announced by the Lebanese Ministry of Energy and Water and approved by the Lebanese government in June 2010.