Policy | Country | Product Types | Policy Approach | Policy Instrument | Policy Status | Adopted | Revised | Updated by CLASP | Fuel Types |
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Botswana standard for pico-solar and SHS kits (IEC TS 62257-9-5) | Botswana | Solar Energy Kits | Not applicable | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
CEL-031. Electric Clothes Washers | China | Washing Machines | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
CES 140:2015 Off-grid solar photovoltaic lighting kits - requirements | Ethiopia | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Solar | |||
Decision No. 14/2023/QD-TTg: Lists of Low-Efficiency Equipment Subject to Elimination and Low-Efficiency Generating Sets Banned from Development and Application Roadmaps | Vietnam* | Computers, Imaging Equipment, Televisions, Displays, Rice Cookers, Electric Kettles, Cooktops or Hobs, Washing Machines, Indoor Luminaires, Streetlighting, Tubular Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, Motors, 3-Phase Motors, Ceiling Fans, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Storage Water Heaters, Power Transformers, Refrigerated Cabinets, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Not applicable | Comparative Label, Endorsement Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
DNIS IEC TS 62257-9-8:2019EE | Nigeria | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Solar | |||
Draft MEPS for washing machines | Indonesia | Washing Machines | Not applicable | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Under development | Electricity | |||
ECOSTAND 054: 2015 | ECOWAS | Solar Energy Kits | Not applicable | Minimum Performance Standard, Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity, Solar | |||
ECOSTAND IEC TS 62257-9-8:2020 | ECOWAS | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Adopted | Solar | |||
Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations 2017 | Singapore* | Televisions, Clothes Dryers, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Fluorescent and HID Lighting, 3-Phase Motors, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Grade Label - Electric washing machines | Republic of Korea | Washing Machines | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Grade Label - horizontal drum washing machine | Republic of Korea | Washer and Dryers | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Label No5 for Irons | Thailand | Irons | Voluntary | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Label No5 for Washing Machines | Thailand | Washing Machines | Voluntary | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Energy Labeling of Electrical Products and Household Appliances (NM 14.2.300) | Morocco | Kitchen, Dishwashers, Laundry, Washing Machines, Lighting, Lamps, Space Heating and Space Cooling, Air Conditioning | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force | Electricity | |||
ES 6087:2017 Requirements for plug - and - play DC solar home system kit | Ethiopia | Solar Energy Kits | Voluntary | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Solar | |||
Ethiopian standard for pico-solar and SHS kits | Ethiopia | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Solar | |||
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Clothes Washing Machines) Determination 2015 | Australia | Washing Machines | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
Greenhouse and Energy Minimum Standards (Rotary Clothes Dryers) Determination 2015 | Australia | Clothes Dryers | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
GS IEC 62257-9-8:2020, Renewable energy and hybrid systems for rural electrification - Part 9-8: Integrated systems - Requirements for stand-alone renewable energy products with power ratings less than or equal to 350 W | Ghana | Solar Energy Kits | Voluntary | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Solar | |||
Guide on Minimum Energy Performance Standard (Meps) Requirement for Washing Machine (Amendment 1) | Malaysia | Washing Machines | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
IEC TS 62258-9-8:2020 | China | Renewable Energy Systems, Solar Energy Kits | Voluntary | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Solar | |||
Implementing Guidelines of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program for Clothes Washing Machines | Philippines | Washing Machines | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
KS IEC/TS 62257-9-8:2020 Requirements for stand-alone renewable products with power ratings less than or equal to 350 W | Kenya | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Solar | |||
labeling for clothes dryers | New Zealand | Clothes Dryers | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
labeling for clothes washers | New Zealand | Washing Machines | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
LS IEC 62257-9-8: 2020 | Liberia | Renewable Energy Systems, Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Solar | |||
Malawi standard for pico-solar and SHS kits (IEC TS 62257-9-5) | Malawi | Solar Energy Kits | Not applicable | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Malawi standard for pico-solar and SHS kits (IEC TS 62257-9-8) | Malawi | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme (MEELS) | Hong Kong SAR of China | Televisions, Dehumidifiers, Induction Cookstoves or Hobs, Clothes Dryers, Washing Machines, Non-Directional lamps, Directional Lamps, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Storage Water Heaters, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
MELS for Clothes Dryers | Singapore* | Clothes Dryers | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
MEPS and labeling schemes for automatic washing machines | Maldives | Washing Machines | Not applicable | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Under development | Electricity | |||
MEPS and labeling schemes for washing machines | Seychelles | Washing Machines | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Under development | Electricity | |||
Ministerial Guidelines on Minimum Standard Requirements for Solar Home Systems | Rwanda | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Solar | |||
NI IEC TS 62258-9-8 | Côte d'Ivoire | Solar Energy Kits | Voluntary | Quality Standard | Adopted | Solar | |||
NMG 202-1 National quality standards for pico-PV products | Madagascar | Solar Energy Kits | Voluntary | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Solar | |||
NMG 202-2 National quality standards for SHS kits | Madagascar | Solar Energy Kits | Voluntary | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity, Solar | |||
PNGS/IEC TS 62257-9-8:2022 Recommendations for renewable energy and hybrid systems for rural electrification – Part 9-5: Integrated systems –Laboratory evaluation of stand-alone renewable energy products for rural electrification | Papua New Guinea | Solar Energy Kits | Voluntary | Quality Standard | Adopted | Solar | |||
PNS 396-3:2013 - Household appliances – Energy efficiency factor (EEF) and labeling requirements – Part 3: Clothes washing machine | Philippines | Washing Machines | Mandatory | Comparative Label | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Quality standards for stand-alone renewable energy products with power ratings less than or equal to 350 W | Sierra Leone | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Solar | |||
Quality standards for stand-alone renewable energy products with power ratings less than or equal to 350 W | Zimbabwe | Solar Energy Kits | Voluntary | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Solar |
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