Policy | Country | Product Types | Policy Approach | Policy Instrument | Policy Status | Adopted | Revised | Updated by CLASP | Fuel Types |
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5806/2019 Energy efficiency of households and similar Electrical appliances methods for measuring and calculation energy consumption for electric water heaters | Egypt | Storage Water Heaters | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
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 | |||
CES 140:2015 Off-grid solar photovoltaic lighting kits - requirements | Ethiopia | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Solar | |||
DNIS IEC TS 62257-9-8:2019EE | Nigeria | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Solar | |||
ECOSTAND 054: 2015 | ECOWAS | Solar Energy Kits | Not applicable | Minimum Performance Standard, Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity, Solar | |||
Efficient Biomass Cookstoves Policy | Nigeria | Biomass Stoves | Not applicable | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Biomass | |||
Energy Efficiency of Household and Similar Electrical Appliances | Egypt | Kitchen, Dishwashers | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Energy Efficiency Of Household Electrical Appliances Methods For Measuring And Calculating Energy Efficiency Of Domestic Ovens (ES 8058/2017) | Egypt | Kitchen, Ovens | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | 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 | |||
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 | |||
LI 2445 Energy Commission (Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling) (Rice Cookers) Regulations, 2022 | Ghana | Rice Cookers | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
LI 2450 Energy Commission (Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling) (Microwave Ovens) Regulations, 2022 | Ghana | Microwaves | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
LI 2451 Energy Commission (Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling) (Storage Water Heaters) Regulations, 20 | Ghana | Instantaneous Water Heaters, Storage Water Heaters | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
LI 2457 Energy Commission (Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling) (Electric Kettles) Regulations, 2022 | Ghana | Electric Kettles | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | 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 | |||
MEPS and labeling schemes for electric water heaters | Seychelles | Storage Water Heaters | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Under development | Electricity | |||
Minimum energy performance standard(MEPS) and labelling for clay plate resistor based electric injera mitad | Ethiopia | Griddles | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Ministerial Guidelines on Minimum Standard Requirements for Solar Home Systems | Rwanda | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Solar | |||
MS: 204:2015 Energy efficiency and labelling requirement-Domestic Ovens and Range hoods | Mauritius | Ovens | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
MS: 205:2011 Energy efficiency and labelling requirement-Household electric dishwasher | Mauritius | Dishwashers | Mandatory | Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
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 | |||
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 | |||
Regional quality standards for stand-alone renewable energy products with power ratings less than or equal to 350 W | ECOWAS | Renewable Energy Systems, Solar Energy Kits | Not applicable | Quality Standard | Under development | Solar | |||
Senegalese quality standard for pico-solar products and SHS kits | Senegal | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Solar | |||
Togo standard for pico-solar and SHS kits (IEC TS 62257-9-5) | Togo | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
Togo standard for pico-solar and SHS kits (IEC TS 62257-9-8) | Togo | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
TZS 1952:2016 Off-grid solar photovoltaic lighting kits - Requirements | Tanzania | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Solar | |||
US 761: 2019, household biomass stoves requirement( 2nd edition) | Uganda | Biomass Stoves | Voluntary | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Biomass | |||
US IEC 62257-9-8: 2020 | Uganda | Solar Energy Kits | Mandatory | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Solar | |||
VC 9006 | South Africa | Storage Water Heaters | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Electricity | |||
VC 9008 | South Africa | Televisions, Set Top Boxes (STB), Ovens, Dishwashers, Clothes Dryers, Washer and Dryers, Washing Machines, Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only | Mandatory | Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard | Entered into force, Adopted, Revised | Electricity | |||
ZS IEC 62257-9-8 | Zambia | Solar Energy Kits | Voluntary | Quality Standard | Entered into force, Adopted | Solar |
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