Events

The webinar will focus on the monitoring, verification, and enforcement of the minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for energy efficient lighting and appliances. There are a lot of inefficient and substandard appliances in the SADC and EAC regions. The webinar will provide knowledge and information on the development, and implementation of minimum energy performance standards for appliances.

The webinar will focus on the status of gender on energy efficient lighting and appliances in SADC and EAC regions. Women, youth, people with disabilities, etc are usually affected by indoor air pollution and unemployment. Men tend to dominate the most economic activities and leave the rest behind especially in developing countries. Considering cooking, the women and youth in developing countries take a long time to collect firewood for cooking which would have been used in carrying out other economic activities.

The private sector is key in contributing to the accelerated adoption of energy efficient appliances and ensuring sustainability of the EELA project initiatives after the project comes to an end. Energy users from both the public and private sectors seeking to make new or replacement investments in efficient appliances and equipment often face a number of barriers including inadequate capital funds, inability to access affordable debt with an appropriate tenure, competing budgetary commitments as well as limited technical skills.

The webinar will focus on the enabling policies for a market transformation towards energy efficient lighting and appliances. The level of adoption of energy efficient appliances in SADC and EAC regions is still low which has led to increased costs of production and costs of offering services.