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The East African Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Efficiency (EACREEE), represented by Mr Collins Owuor, participated in two key events organised by the United Nations Environment Programme’s United for Efficiency (UNEP-U4E) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation. The events, held alongside the Thirty-Seventh Meeting of the Parties (MOP37) to the Montreal Protocol in Nairobi, Kenya, focused on accelerating the adoption and implementation of energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling appliances in the East African Community.

The East African Community has adopted regional Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for refrigerating appliances and air conditioners, a crucial step towards reducing energy consumption by promoting energy-efficient appliances and strengthening the regulation of the energy efficiency market. The EAC Principles and Procedures for the Development and Harmonisation of EAC Standards guided this process.