• Policy

        • Mozambique

        • 2007

        Southern African Development Community (SADC) Free Trade Area

        The SADC Free Trade Area entered into force in 2007. The agreement fully or partially eliminates import tariff for most energy products and technologies, including: Electric motors, turbines and generators; Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery; Electric accumulators, transformers, capacitors, batteries; Motor vehicles; Mineral ore, slag and ash; Mineral fuels, oils and other products; Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel; Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells; Rules of origin include provisions preventing goods only undergoing minimal transformations in one of the signatory countries or incorporating materials of external origin valued above 15 per cent of…

        • Policy

        • Namibia

        • 2016

        Southern African Customs Union (SACU)- as amended in 2013

        The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) agreement was put into force. The Agreement, which was last amended in 2013, came into force in its current format in September 2016. It fully or partially eliminates import duties for most energy products and technologies, mostly taking South African customs tariff as a reference, including: Electric motors, turbines and generators; Mechanical equipment including pumps, appliances, and other advanced machinery; Electric accumulators, transformers, capacitors, batteries; Motor vehicles; Mineral ore, slag and ash; Mineral fuels, oils and other products; Metals and their articles e.g. iron and steel; Semiconductors devices and photovoltaic cells; The Agreement…

        • Policy

        • Argentina

        • 2016

        Southern African Customs Union (SACU) - MERCOSUR Preferential Trade Agreement

        The Southern African Customs Union (SACU) and MERCOSUR Preferential Agreement entered into force in 2016. The agreement fully or partially eliminates import tariff for most energy products and technologies, including: Nitrogen fertilisers, including Urea, whether or not in aqueous solution;Battery cells, including other lead-acid accumulators; Semiconductor, including other types of photo-diode and transistor;Heat pumps;For the products listed above, the agreement qualifies the product as originating and thus benefitting from preferential tariff treatment if the total value of non-originating materials used does not exceed 50% of the price of the product. 

        • Policy

        • South Africa

        • 2020

        South African biofuels regulatory framework

        The South African Biofuels Regulatory Framework provides a regulatory framework for the implementation of the Biofuels Industrial Strategy of 2007 (BIS). The targeted biofuels penetration is 4.5% v/v of the national fuel pool with 2% expected to come from first generation biofuels technologies. The document mentions five angle to the Biofuels Regulatory Framework:The Feedstock Protocol will regulate the agricultural production of biofuels feedstock to mitigate the risk of the biofuels program to food security. The mandatory blending regulations: compelling licensed manufacturers and wholesalers of petroleum products to buy and blend locally produced bioethanol and biodiesel at a…

        • Policy

        • South Africa

        • 2014

        South African Energy Efficiency Label - Tumble Dryers

        Appliance standards and Labelling has two objectives:
        To ensure that appliances sold on the South African market meet minimum energy performance standards.
        To ensure that consumers can easily understand the likely energy consumption of an appliance before purchasing the appliance.

        • Policy

        • South Africa

        • 2014

        South African Energy Efficiency Label - Electric Ovens

        To protect consumers from purchasing inefficient electric ovens, Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) have been set for electric ovens. Currently, only large electric ovens with an Energy Efficiency Rating of Class B or better can be sold. With regards to small/medium electric ovens, an Energy Efficiency Rating of Class A or better can be sold.

        • Policy

        • South Africa

        • 2017

        South African National Standard Fixed electric storage water heaters: SANS 151:2017

        This standard specifies the characteristics of thermostatically controlled fixed electric storage water heaters intended for indoor and outdoor domestic use and for operation on a.c. supplies at voltages not exceeding 250 V for single-phase and 480 V for other appliances.

        • Policy

        • South Africa

        • 2014

        South African National Standard Energy efficiency of electrical and electronic apparatus SANS 941:2014

        This standard covers energy efficiency requirements, measurement methods and energy efficiency labelling of the following electrical and electronic apparatus:

        a) air conditioners not exceeding 7.1 kW (24 000btu/h) cooling capacity, of the wall mounted split, window and portable types and heat pumps for space heating and cooling; Amdt 1

        b) audio and video equipment, including

        1) video recording equipment, set top boxes (STBs), audio equipment and multi-function equipment for consumer use;

        2) television sets that include, but are not limited to those with a cathode ray tube (CRT), liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP…

        • Policy

        • South Africa

        • 2015

        South African National Standard Fixed electric storage water heaters: SANS 151:2015

        This standard specifies the characteristics of thermostatically controlled fixed electric storage water heaters intended for indoor and outdoor domestic use and for operation on a.c. supplies at voltages not exceeding 250 V for single-phase and 480 V for other appliances.
        Replaced by SANS 151:2017

        • Policy

        • South Africa

        • 2014

        South African National Standard - Ovens- SANS/EN 50304

        The Mandatory Minimum Energy Performance Standards for Ovens between A ( E < 0,60 kWh) B(1,00kWh = E < 1,20kWh) must meet the SANS/EN 50304 standards while in Energy Consumption mode

      Prev
      Next