COMPULSORY SPECIFICATION FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND FUNCTIONAL PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF GENERAL SERVICE LAMPS (GSLs) - VC 9109
South Africa
Lamps
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Adopted
2023
June 2024
Electricity
ECOSTAND 053: 2016
ECOWAS
Directional Lamps
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2016
November 2020
Electricity
ECOSTAND 054: 2015
ECOWAS
Solar Energy Kits
Not applicable
Minimum Performance Standard, Quality Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2015
March 2022
Electricity, Solar
ECOSTAND 071-1:2017EE: Minimum Energy Performance Standards Part 1: Refrigerating products
ECOWAS
Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2017
October 2019
Electricity
ECOSTAND 071-2:2017EE: Minimum Energy Performance Standards Part 2: Air conditioning products
ECOWAS
Room ACs - Stationary ACs, Portable ACs, Central ACs
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2017
October 2019
Electricity
ECOSTAND IEC TS 62257-9-8:2020
ECOWAS
Solar Energy Kits
Mandatory
Quality Standard
Adopted
2023
April 2023
Solar
FDNIS ECOSTAND 071-1:2017EE: Minimum Energy Performance Standards Part 1: Refrigerating products
ECOWAS
Wine Chillers, Refrigerators-Freezers, Freezers-only
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2017
October 2019
Electricity
National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications Act: Compulsory Specification for Efficiency Requirements of Electric Motors (VC 9113)
South Africa
Motors
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Adopted
2024
June 2024
Electricity
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
2021
June 2021
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
March 2022
Solar
VC 8043
South Africa
Non-Directional lamps
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2010
2014
September 2022
Electricity
VC 9006
South Africa
Storage Water Heaters
Mandatory
Comparative Label, Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted
2014
September 2022
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
2012
2014
September 2022
Electricity
VC 9091
South Africa
Tubular Lamps
Mandatory
Minimum Performance Standard
Entered into force, Adopted, Revised
2012
2014
September 2022
Electricity