- By implementing the energy standards, Nigeria will save about 387MW of power, estimated at half a billion dollars.
- The standards apply to various products and appliances, such as refrigerators, air conditioners, televisions, vehicles, and building materials.
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) says Nigeria will save an estimated N500 billion by implementing the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS). The Director-General of the agency, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, stated this in Abuja on Wednesday at an awareness workshop on MEPS with the theme ‘Promoting energy efficiency and non-toxic lighting through MEPPS compliance’.
Represented by the Director of Laboratory Services of SON, Adewunmi Richards, the Director General emphasised that Nigeria will save about 387 megawatts (MW) of power, estimated at half a billion dollars, by implementing the MEPS as the world gradually shifts to clean energy. He explained that the MEPS are regulations that set a minimum level of energy efficiency that a product must meet to be sold in the market, adding that the standards are crucial in reducing energy consumption, lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and promoting a sustainable future.
According to him, the standards apply to various products and appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, televisions, vehicles, and building materials. He further explained that governments ensure that only energy-efficient options are available by setting minimum energy efficiency requirements for the products. In her remarks, the Executive Director at Sustainable Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev) Nigeria, Dr Leslie Adogame, said that the NGO is willing to partner with the SON regulation of the lighting products containing mercury in line with the clean energy drive of the federal government.