The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology, ESMA, is working on updating the requirements of the energy efficiency label for household appliances such as refrigerators and freezers in an effort to reduce the consumption of these appliances to ensure that these products comply with electrical safety standards, energy efficiency
ABU DHABI, (Pakistan Point News - 25th Mar, 2019) The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology, ESMA, is working on updating the requirements of the energy efficiency label for household appliances such as refrigerators and freezers in an effort to reduce the consumption of these appliances to ensure that these products comply with electrical safety standards, energy efficiency.
Top Star rating (5 stars) ensures that devices are available for power consumption.
Abdullah Al Maeeni, ESMA’s Director-General, confirmed that the authority constantly updates regulations related to energy efficiency in household appliances to upgrade the star system. The higher the stars on energy efficiency cards, reflecting the consumer, the national economy, and the environment, while the consumption of refrigerators and freezers for energy is estimated at 15 percent of total consumption.
ESMA has issued 362,710 energy efficiency labels for refrigerators and freezers during the period from February last year to the end of February of this year, while Al Maeeni explained that the factors affecting the consumption of energy, whether refrigerators or freezers or any other device, depends on the size and technology used.
He added that ESMA has developed technical regulations related to the consumption of electric power devices to ensure that these devices achieve greater efficiency in consumption, raise safety in the UAE society, as well as parallel projects to raise awareness among consumers and traders about the importance of rationalising consumption.
The authority regularly conducts awareness workshops on the requirements and procedures for traders, suppliers and manufacturers of electrical appliances to ensure that their products comply with the programme of energy efficiency before being sold in the UAE’s markets.
In mid-2014, the ESMA issued the UAE's technical regulations for the energy efficiency of refrigerators and household freezers, in order to raise the efficiency of the devices used in the country and to reduce consumption rates.
