Implementation of Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling For Household Electrical Appliances: A Comparison among Asian Countries

• Published in: Chemical engineering transactions 2015-10, Vol.45
• Main Authors: K.A. Rahman, M.Z.M. Yusof, M.N.M. Salleh, A.M. Leman
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• ISSN: 2283-9216
• DOI: 10.3303/CET1545278

The depleting of energy sources all over the world has make energy efficiency (EE) among the popular strategies to educate the consumer. The implementation of EE Standards and Labelling (S&L) was introduced to help consumers to identify efficient household electrical appliances before purchasing them. EE S&L are commonly used in many countries around the world, including Malaysia. However, the experience with EE S&L varies across different countries. This paper compares the implementation of S&L in Malaysia with similar programs in some Asian countries including Indonesia, Singapore, China and South Korea. It is mostly concerned with the international situation and the other countries' experience with EE S&L especially for the residential sector. Malaysia has adopted the minimum energy performance standard (MEPS), which was developed by the International Energy Agency (IEA) as a method for S&L. Currently, MEPS is only applied for five types of household electrical appliances. The recommendations to improve the implementation of S&L for other household electrical appliances in Malaysia are also discussed. Based on the comparisons and reviews with other country experiences, there are many advantages for Malaysia if S&L programs can be implemented to cater a much wider range of household electrical appliances.