Development of Energy Efficiency Standards and Labelling for Refrigerators, Air Conditioners, Electric Motors, and Transformers

According to the International Energy Agency (2014), Morocco’s accelerated economic development led to a significant increase in energy demand since energy access had been extended to over 98% of the population. This demand increased both the country’s dependence on energy imports (over 95%) and energy costs.   EBRD mandated Econoler to support Morocco’s National Agency for the Development of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency in establishing best practices for energy efficiency (EE) standards and labelling (S&L) policies and regulations that adhere to and complement both the Morocco Sustainable Energy Financing Facility (MorSEFF) and the Finance and Technology Transfer Centre for Climate Change (FINTECC).

The project objectives mainly consisted of:

• Providing a rationale for the selection of not only four priority equipment types, but also a regulatory approach;
• Providing assistance to the client in drafting any required legislative amendments to ensure effective minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for the four equipment types (i.e. refrigerators, ACs, motors, and transformers) as well as technical resource performance standards;
• Designing an appropriate monitoring, verification, and enforcement (MV&E) protocol;
• Disseminating information to raise awareness about the importance of EE standards and labelling.

  Morocco, through its Ministry of Energy and of Trade, was on the verge of adopting the regulatory texts related to the EE S&L that had been elaborated with the support of Econoler.