Saudi Energy Efficiency program

Saudi Energy Efficiency program
Working session on the implementation of the modified Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012
Energy labeling and minimum energy performance requirements for air-conditioners
14 May 2013
Agenda
• Modified Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012 and energy efficiency label
licensing (for imported and locally manufactured air-conditioners)
• Enforcement mechanisms at borders (for imported air-conditioners)
• Enforcement mechanisms in-Kingdom (for imported and locally manufactured airconditioners)
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Approach
In order to revise, modify and enforce
the Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012,
the technical team of the Saudi Energy
Efficiency Program adopted an approach
based on:
Consensus & Unanimity
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Approach (continued)
Local & international
manufacturers, importers &
distributors
Ministry of Commerce
& Industry
• Working sessions with
the Deputy Minister of
Commerce & Industry
and representatives
from the ministry
• Workshops with local and international
air-conditioner manufacturers and
regular individual meetings
• Input on technical capacity
• Input on mandate
and governance
• Input on standards,
label and governance
• Working sessions
with DG of
Restrictions Dept.
and representatives
from Customs
• Input on current
practices, tools and
infrastructure
Saudi Standards,
Metrology and
Quality Organization
• Working sessions with
the SASO Governor and
Deputy Governor, as
well as weekly input
from SASO
representatives
Saudi Customs
Int. & local labs
• Workshop with all
local & int. private
testing laboratories
ASHRAE / AHRI
• Workshops with the American Society
of Heating, Refrigeration & AirConditioning Engineers, and the Airconditioning, Heating & Refrigeration
Institute
• Input on capacity
building and best
practices
• Input on best-practices
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Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012:
Energy labeling and minimum energy performance requirements for air-conditioners
2007
• The Saudi standard
SASO 2663/2007
specified 7.5 as the
minimum energy
performance
standard (MEPS) for
the Energy Efficiency
Ratio (EER) for airconditioners without
differentiation by
type or capacity
• SASO proposed to
raise the minimum
energy performance
standard (MEPS) for
the Energy Efficiency
Ratio (EER) to 8.5 in
2009
2009
The minimum
energy
performance
standard
(MEPS) for the
Energy
Efficiency Ratio
(EER) was not
raised to 8.5
EER due to
delays in
enforcement
(until mid
2010)
Source: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization
May
2012
The Saudi
Energy
Efficiency
Program, in
collaboration
with relevant
stakeholders,
started
modifying the
Saudi standard
SASO 2663 and
proposed
updating the
Minimum
Energy
Performance
Standards
December
2012
SASO Board
approved the
modified
standard SASO
2663 as
proposed by the
Saudi Energy
Efficiency
Program and
updated
standard was
issued
7 September
2013
1 January
2015
Phase 1
Phase 2
Details in the
next slide
Details in the
next slide
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Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012:
Energy labeling and minimum energy performance requirements for air-conditioners
Cooling capacity
limit (CC)
(Btu/h)
Air Conditioner
appliance type
Mandatory EER
(Btu/h)/watt
Phase 1: 7 September
Mandatory EER
(Btu/h)/watt
Phase 2: 1 January 2015
2013
At testing conditions
T1 (35°C)
T1
(35°C)
T3
(46°C)
T1
(35°C)
T3
(46°C)
CC <18,000
8.5
6.12
9.8
7.06
18,000
≤CC<
24,000
8.5
6.12
9.7
6.98
CC  24,000
8.5
6.12
8.5
6.12
All Capacities
9.5
6.84
11.5
8.28
Window
type
Split type
and other types
Star rating to be applied
from 3 stars and above
only
Source: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization
EER limits
Star Rating
EER > 10
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9.5 < EER ≤ 10
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9 < EER ≤ 9.5
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8.5 < EER ≤ 9
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New energy efficiency label for air-conditioners
Old Label
New Label
New SASO
logo
Information
about the EER
Information
about annual
electricity
consumption
Legal mention
to mandate
presence of
energy
efficiency label
before selling
Source: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization
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Phased implementation of the modified Saudi standard
SASO 2663/2012
May
2013
June
2013
July
2013
August
2013
Reminder announcements for the
implementation of the modified standard
2 months before
implementation:
Stop certificates of
conformity that are not
compliant with the
modified standard
7
September
2013
1 January
2014
Implementation
of the modified
standard
Implementation
of the modified
standard
Implementation
of the modified
standard
Phase 1:
Phase 1:
Phase 2:
-
-
Imported
airconditioners
Locally
manufactured airconditioners
-
Airconditioners
available for
sale in the
market
1 January
2015
-
Imported airconditioners
-
Locally
manufactured
airconditioners
-
Airconditioners
available for
sale in the
market
SASO 2663/2012 will be regularly updated in accordance with the American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers standard, ASHRAE 90.1
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Energy efficiency label licensing procedure for imported and
locally manufactured air-conditioners - SASO
Starting from 7/9/2013, SASO will not issue licenses to air-conditioners that do not
comply with phase 1 of the modified standard; and starting 1/1/2015 for phase 2
Application
Submission
The application submitted to the Saudi Standards, Metrology and
Quality organization by importers and local manufacturers should
include:
•
•
Completed new registration forms
Energy efficiency tests reports from laboratories accredited by an entity
recognized by International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)
or Saudi Accreditation Committee (SAC)
•
After accepting the application, the Saudi Standards, Metrology and
Quality Organization issues a license to use the new energy efficiency
label and the corresponding number of stars for a period of one year only
The license will be for the tested model only
Licensing
•
Certificate of
conformity
•
Certificates of conformity not compliant with the modified standard will
not be accepted starting from a two-month period before the date of the
implementation in order to ensure that non-compliant products will not be
imported after 7 September 2013
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Energy efficiency label licensing procedure for imported and
locally manufactured air-conditioners - SASO
•
•
•
License to
use the
energy
efficiency
label
issued by
SASO
The license issued by SASO to use the energy efficiency label gives its holder the
“right to use the label” and this does not imply the right to import the product
or trade it in the market
The license is complementary to the surveillance work conducted by Saudi
Customs and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
The license design has been updated
During the transition period from today until 7 September 2013:
•
•
•
•
The license will be issued according to the new design while keeping the validity
period of 2 years
Old licenses will be replaced with new ones and the recipients will be notified that
their license is still valid for the remaining period without any extra charges
Old labels will be replaced with new ones
Recipients of licenses not compliant with the modified standard will be informed
that they will maintain the right to use the label but the modified standard will
prohibit them from selling their products in the market after the specified dates
for each phase
For the period after 7 September 2013
•
The license will be issued according to the new design and the validity will be for
one year only
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Agenda
• Modified Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012 and energy efficiency label licensing (for
imported and locally manufactured air-conditioners)
• Enforcement mechanisms at borders (for imported air-conditioners)
• Enforcement mechanisms in-Kingdom (for imported and locally manufactured airconditioners)
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Ports of entry of air-conditioners
97% OF IMPORTS
ENTER THROUGH 4 PORTS
AIR-CONDITIONERS
IMPORT STATISTIC 2012
# of
shipments
3,129
# of imported
air-conditioner
units
2,668,013
• Samples are taken from shipments and only safety tests are conducted
Source: Saudi Customs
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Enforcement mechanism of the modified standard and
sampling plan at border/ports of entry - Saudi Customs
Customs will not allow the import or entry of air-conditioners not compliant
with the modified standard
Phase 1: starting 7/9/2013
Phase 2: starting 1/1/2015
Shipment
Inspection
(Customs)
•
Inspection of the shipment to make sure of:
- The presence of correct labels for energy efficiency and safety of the
product
- The presence of the product in the database of SASO
Sampling
(Customs)
•
Sampling of air-conditioners as per the safety sampling plan specified in
the Kingdom
Samples are sent to accredited private testing labs
Tests
(Private labs)
Test Results
•
•
•
•
•
•
Accredited private testing labs conduct safety and energy efficiency tests
Energy efficiency tests will be conducted in accordance with the modified
SASO standard
The importer will bear the cost of the test as is the case for the safety
tests
If the test results are positive, the shipment is allowed into the market
If the test results are negative, the shipment is not allowed into the
market
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Agenda
• Modified Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012 and energy efficiency label licensing (for
imported and locally manufactured air-conditioners)
• Enforcement mechanisms at borders (for imported air-conditioners)
• Enforcement mechanisms in-Kingdom (for imported and locally
manufactured air-conditioners)
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Enforcement mechanism for locally manufactured airconditioners at production line – MoCI
MoCI will not allow locally manufactured air-conditioners not compliant with
the modified standard to be sold in the Saudi market
Phase 1: starting 7/9/2013
Phase 2: starting 1/1/2015
Production
line
Inspection
(MoCI)
•
Production line inspection to make sure of:
- The presence of correct labels for energy efficiency and safety of the
product
- The presence of the product in the database of SASO
Sampling
(MoCI)
•
•
Take one sample of each model currently in production
Samples are sent to accredited private testing labs
•
•
Accredited private testing labs conduct safety and energy efficiency tests
Energy efficiency tests will be conducted in accordance with the modified
SASO standard
The local manufacturer will bear the cost of the test as is the case for
imported products and as is the process for safety tests
Tests
(Private labs)
Test Results
•
•
•
If the test results are positive, the product is allowed into the market
If the test results are negative, the product is not allowed into the market
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Enforcement mechanism for locally manufactured and
imported air-conditioners in-Kingdom – MoCI
MoCI will not allow the sale of air-conditioners not compliant with the
modified standard
Phase 1: starting 1/1/2014
Phase 2: starting 1/1/2015
Retailers &
distributors
Inspection
(MoCI)
•
Inspection of air-conditioners displayed at retailers and distributors to
make sure of:
- The existence of correct labels for energy efficiency and safety of the
product
- The presence of the product in the database of SASO
Sampling
(MoCI)
•
Sampling of air-conditioners according to the sampling plan specified in
the Kingdom
Samples are sent to accredited private testing labs
Tests
(Private labs)
•
•
•
•
•
•
Test Results
•
Accredited private testing labs conduct safety and energy efficiency tests
Energy efficiency tests will be conducted in accordance with the modified
SASO standard
The manufacturer/importer will bear the cost of the test if the result is
negative
The ministry will bear the cost of the test if the result is positive
If the test results are positive, the product is allowed to be sold in the
market
If the test results are negative, the dealer or distributor will be punished
and the air-conditioner will be pulled from the market
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Thank you
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