Saudi Energy Efficiency program

Working session on the implementation of the modified Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012
Energy labeling and minimum energy performance requirements for air-conditioners

14 May 2013
Agenda

• Modified Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012 and energy efficiency label

licensing (for imported and locally manufactured air-conditioners)

• Enforcement mechanisms at borders (for imported air-conditioners)

• Enforcement mechanisms in-Kingdom (for imported and locally manufactured air-

conditioners)

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Approach

In order to revise, modify and enforce

the Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012,
the technical team of the Saudi Energy
Efficiency Program adopted an approach
based on:
Consensus & Unanimity

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Approach (continued)

Local & international

manufacturers, importers &
distributors
Ministry of Commerce • Workshops with local and international
& Industry air-conditioner manufacturers and Saudi Customs
regular individual meetings
• Working sessions with • Working sessions
the Deputy Minister of • Input on technical capacity with DG of
Commerce & Industry Restrictions Dept.
and representatives and representatives
from the ministry from Customs
• Input on mandate • Input on current
and governance practices, tools and
infrastructure

Saudi Standards,
Metrology and
Quality Organization Int. & local labs
• Working sessions with
the SASO Governor and • Workshop with all
Deputy Governor, as local & int. private
well as weekly input testing laboratories
from SASO ASHRAE / AHRI • Input on capacity
representatives building and best
• Input on standards, • Workshops with the American Society practices
label and governance of Heating, Refrigeration & Air-
Conditioning Engineers, and the Air-
conditioning, Heating & Refrigeration
Institute
• Input on best-practices

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Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012:
Energy labeling and minimum energy performance requirements for air-conditioners

May December 7 September 1 January

2007 2009 2012 2012 2013 2015

• The Saudi standard

SASO 2663/2007 The Saudi
Phase 1 Phase 2
specified 7.5 as the Energy
The minimum
minimum energy Efficiency
energy SASO Board Details in the Details in the
performance Program, in
performance approved the next slide next slide
standard (MEPS) for collaboration
standard modified
the Energy Efficiency with relevant
(MEPS) for the standard SASO
Ratio (EER) for air- stakeholders,
Energy 2663 as
conditioners without started
Efficiency Ratio proposed by the
differentiation by modifying the
(EER) was not Saudi Energy
type or capacity Saudi standard
raised to 8.5 Efficiency
SASO 2663 and
• SASO proposed to EER due to Program and
proposed
raise the minimum delays in updated
updating the
energy performance enforcement standard was
Minimum
standard (MEPS) for (until mid issued
Energy
the Energy Efficiency 2010)
Performance
Ratio (EER) to 8.5 in Standards
2009
Source: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization 4
Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012:
Energy labeling and minimum energy performance requirements for air-conditioners

Mandatory EER Mandatory EER

Cooling capacity
(Btu/h)/watt (Btu/h)/watt
limit (CC)
(Btu/h) Phase 1: 7 September Phase 2: 1 January 2015
2013

Air Conditioner At testing conditions T1 T3 T1 T3

appliance type T1 (35°C) (35°C) (46°C) (35°C) (46°C)
CC <18,000 8.5 6.12 9.8 7.06
Window 18,000
type ≤CC< 8.5 6.12 9.7 6.98
24,000
CC  24,000 8.5 6.12 8.5 6.12
Split type
All Capacities 9.5 6.84 11.5 8.28
and other types

EER limits Star Rating

Star rating to be applied EER > 10 6

from 3 stars and above 9.5 < EER ≤ 10 5
only
9 < EER ≤ 9.5 4
8.5 < EER ≤ 9 3
Source: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization 5
New energy efficiency label for air-conditioners

New SASO
Old Label New Label logo

Information
about the EER

Information
about annual
electricity
consumption

Legal mention
to mandate
presence of
energy
efficiency label
before selling
Source: Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization 6
Phased implementation of the modified Saudi standard
SASO 2663/2012

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May June July August 1 January 1 January
September
2013 2013 2013 2013 2014 2015
2013

Reminder announcements for the

implementation of the modified standard Implementation Implementation Implementation
of the modified of the modified of the modified
2 months before standard standard standard
Phase 1: Phase 1: Phase 2:
implementation:

Stop certificates of - Imported - Air- - Imported air-

air- conditioners conditioners
conformity that are not conditioners available for - Locally
compliant with the - Locally sale in the manufactured
modified standard manufac- market air-
tured air- conditioners
conditioners - Air-
conditioners
available for
sale in the
market

SASO 2663/2012 will be regularly updated in accordance with the American Society of
Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers standard, ASHRAE 90.1
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Energy efficiency label licensing procedure for imported and
locally manufactured air-conditioners - SASO

Starting from 7/9/2013, SASO will not issue licenses to air-conditioners that do not
comply with phase 1 of the modified standard; and starting 1/1/2015 for phase 2

The application submitted to the Saudi Standards, Metrology and

Quality organization by importers and local manufacturers should
include:
Application
Submission • Completed new registration forms
• Energy efficiency tests reports from laboratories accredited by an entity
recognized by International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC)
or Saudi Accreditation Committee (SAC)

• After accepting the application, the Saudi Standards, Metrology and

Quality Organization issues a license to use the new energy efficiency
Licensing
label and the corresponding number of stars for a period of one year only
• The license will be for the tested model only

• Certificates of conformity not compliant with the modified standard will

Certificate of not be accepted starting from a two-month period before the date of the
conformity implementation in order to ensure that non-compliant products will not be
imported after 7 September 2013 8
Energy efficiency label licensing procedure for imported and
locally manufactured air-conditioners - SASO

• The license issued by SASO to use the energy efficiency label gives its holder the
“right to use the label” and this does not imply the right to import the product
or trade it in the market
• The license is complementary to the surveillance work conducted by Saudi
Customs and the Ministry of Commerce and Industry
• The license design has been updated

License to
During the transition period from today until 7 September 2013:
use the • The license will be issued according to the new design while keeping the validity
energy period of 2 years
efficiency • Old licenses will be replaced with new ones and the recipients will be notified that
label their license is still valid for the remaining period without any extra charges
issued by • Old labels will be replaced with new ones
SASO • Recipients of licenses not compliant with the modified standard will be informed
that they will maintain the right to use the label but the modified standard will
prohibit them from selling their products in the market after the specified dates
for each phase

For the period after 7 September 2013

• The license will be issued according to the new design and the validity will be for
one year only

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Agenda

• Modified Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012 and energy efficiency label licensing (for
imported and locally manufactured air-conditioners)

• Enforcement mechanisms at borders (for imported air-conditioners)

• Enforcement mechanisms in-Kingdom (for imported and locally manufactured air-

conditioners)

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Ports of entry of air-conditioners

97% OF IMPORTS AIR-CONDITIONERS

ENTER THROUGH 4 PORTS IMPORT STATISTIC 2012

# of
3,129
shipments

# of imported
air-conditioner 2,668,013
units

• Samples are taken from shipments and only safety tests are conducted

Source: Saudi Customs 11

Enforcement mechanism of the modified standard and
sampling plan at border/ports of entry - Saudi Customs
Customs will not allow the import or entry of air-conditioners not compliant
with the modified standard
Phase 1: starting 7/9/2013
Phase 2: starting 1/1/2015

Shipment • Inspection of the shipment to make sure of:

- The presence of correct labels for energy efficiency and safety of the
Inspection product
(Customs) - The presence of the product in the database of SASO

• Sampling of air-conditioners as per the safety sampling plan specified in

Sampling
the Kingdom
(Customs) • Samples are sent to accredited private testing labs

• Accredited private testing labs conduct safety and energy efficiency tests
• Energy efficiency tests will be conducted in accordance with the modified
Tests
SASO standard
(Private labs) • The importer will bear the cost of the test as is the case for the safety
tests

• If the test results are positive, the shipment is allowed into the market
Test Results • If the test results are negative, the shipment is not allowed into the
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Agenda

• Modified Saudi standard SASO 2663/2012 and energy efficiency label licensing (for
imported and locally manufactured air-conditioners)

• Enforcement mechanisms at borders (for imported air-conditioners)

• Enforcement mechanisms in-Kingdom (for imported and locally

manufactured air-conditioners)

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Enforcement mechanism for locally manufactured air-
conditioners at production line – MoCI
MoCI will not allow locally manufactured air-conditioners not compliant with
the modified standard to be sold in the Saudi market
Phase 1: starting 7/9/2013
Phase 2: starting 1/1/2015
Production • Production line inspection to make sure of:
line - The presence of correct labels for energy efficiency and safety of the
Inspection product
(MoCI) - The presence of the product in the database of SASO

Sampling • Take one sample of each model currently in production

(MoCI) • Samples are sent to accredited private testing labs

• Accredited private testing labs conduct safety and energy efficiency tests
• Energy efficiency tests will be conducted in accordance with the modified
Tests
SASO standard
(Private labs) • The local manufacturer will bear the cost of the test as is the case for
imported products and as is the process for safety tests

• If the test results are positive, the product is allowed into the market
Test Results
• If the test results are negative, the product is not allowed into the market
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Enforcement mechanism for locally manufactured and
imported air-conditioners in-Kingdom – MoCI
MoCI will not allow the sale of air-conditioners not compliant with the
modified standard
Phase 1: starting 1/1/2014
Phase 2: starting 1/1/2015
Retailers & • Inspection of air-conditioners displayed at retailers and distributors to
make sure of:
distributors
- The existence of correct labels for energy efficiency and safety of the
Inspection product
(MoCI) - The presence of the product in the database of SASO
• Sampling of air-conditioners according to the sampling plan specified in
Sampling
the Kingdom
(MoCI) • Samples are sent to accredited private testing labs

• Accredited private testing labs conduct safety and energy efficiency tests
• Energy efficiency tests will be conducted in accordance with the modified
Tests SASO standard
(Private labs) • The manufacturer/importer will bear the cost of the test if the result is
negative
• The ministry will bear the cost of the test if the result is positive

• If the test results are positive, the product is allowed to be sold in the
market
Test Results
• If the test results are negative, the dealer or distributor will be punished
and the air-conditioner will be pulled from the market
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Thank you

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