SON intensifies advocacy for energy-friendly appliances, equipment

The Standards Organisation of Nigeria has urged Nigerians to discourage the use of non-energy-friendly equipment, noting that the move would help reduce the cost consumers incur in powering their appliances in the country.

“We will give a timeframe for phasing out non-energy-friendly equipment. There are market forces and trends determined by the World Trade Organisation . We cannot just change a policy overnight. We will give a timeframe for phasing out of the equipment and it will be publicly announced so that the importers, manufacturers and consumers know when they will start having the right thing in the market.

According to him, global energy challenges and the attendant environmental implications are no longer news but stated the need to find sustainable solutions is of paramount importance. “This collaboration has produced several standards, provided scientific capacity building and culminated in the commissioning of this facility today.

“If the project is fully implemented, I assure you that the equivalent achievement in the power sector is eliminating the small and medium power plants by almost 200. This tells you how we are going to get an efficient power supply which would be released into the system,” he said. On his part, the Consulate General, Federal Republic of Germany, Lagos, Jochen Schindelarz, commended the Nigerian Energy Support Programme, as well as its commissioning partners, the European Union and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, for their unwavering support to the Nigerian Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency sector, adding that since its inception, the programme has been instrumental in the development of numerous policy and regulatory frameworks,...

Source: Energy Industry News (energyindustrynews.net)

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