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Two laws were enacted in Singapore on November 3, 2023, to reinforce the energy-saving requirements for electrical devices starting in 2024. The legislation now includes T5LFL/LEDs and portable air conditioners, and MEPS have been updated or reinforced. Furthermore, new or amended standards have been established for the lighting energy label design, the test standard, the energy efficiency rating, and the volume adjusted for refrigerators. But there’s also a one-year transition time included.
- Energy Conservation (Prescribed Regulated Goods) (Amendment) Order 2023）
- Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) (Amendment) Regulations 2023）
Addition of regulated products
The following new products will be subject to regulation from April 1, 2024.
- Portable air conditioners (single phase, integrated, single duct, cooling capacity 12 kW or less)
- T5 (diameter 16mm) linear fluorescent lamps without integrated ballast (LFL)
- Linear LED lamps (diameter 16mm or 26mm) except those designed for direct replacement of T8 (diameter 26mm) LFL
Setting and enhancement of MEPS
From April 1, 2024, MEPS
will be newly set or enhanced as follows.
* P = Power consumption (W). For CFLi’s with an external envelope (Covered CFLi), P×0.95. For televisions, on-mode power consumption.
*φ = Rated luminous flux (lm)
*η=ϕ/P
*A = Screen area (dm2)