By Danessa Rivera (The
Philippine Star) | Updated February 5, 2016 - 12:00am
MANILA, Philippines – The Department
of Energy (DOE) plans to come out with a stricter minimum energy efficiency
standard on consumer products as part of its commitment to Committee of Parties
21 (COP 21) talks.
The circular, called “Guidelines
Implementing the Minimum Energy Performance (MEPS) and Strengthening the
Philippine Energy Standards and Labeling Program (PESLP),” will form part of
the Energy Efficiency Roadmap of the Philippines, DOE-Energy Efficiency and
Conservation Division OIC-chief Artemio Habitan said in an interview with The
STAR.
It will also implement energy efficiency
and conservation efforts under the pending EE&C bill pending in Congress,
the DOE official noted.
“The aim is to have lower
consumption without sacrificing the productivity of the services or goods,”
Habitan said. “Our target is, by the last week of March, the circular will be
signed by the secretary.”
The draft circular will cover a wide
range of consumer products classified under three areas, namely household,
lighting and motor vehicles.
Under the measure, the DOE, through
the Energy Utilization Management Bureau (EUMB), will set the MEPS and conduct
nationwide monitoring for compliance of importers, manufacturers, distributors
and dealers of energy-consuming products.
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A technical working group composed
of government agencies and industry stakeholders will formulate and develop the
said energy performance standards.
The DOE-Energy Research and Testing
Laboratory Services(ERTLS), on the other hand, will establish testing of the
products and validate required energy labels of these products.
The proposed circular is in line
with the Philippines’ commitment in the COP 21 held last year in Paris, France.
“We have a participation there
because it is a global effort. We are required to have a contribution to reduce
the CO2 emission. The contributions we can do is under energy efficiency and
the renewable energy utilization,” Habitan said.
It will also implement measures even
prior to the passage of the Energy Efficiency and Conservation (EE&C) bill,
the DOE official added.
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