By switching to efficient products, Southern Africa could reduce its electricity consumption by more than 35 TWh and save 5,000 MW in power capacity, which could serve to electrify 16 million homes in the region. Under the leadership of the Southern African Power Pool (SAPP), the Southern African utilities have adopted a roadmap to achieve a permanent and sustainable transition to efficient lighting, appliances and equipment in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). A number of ...Read More
ASEAN Commits to Switch to Efficient Lighting
Harmonised standards and policy will slash energy consumption in ASEAN region Paris, France, 29 April 2015 ASEAN member states have committed themselves to work together to switch to efficient lighting standards and policies, a move that will significantly reduce energy consumption in the region. This agreement was reached at the 19th annual meeting of the Energy Efficiency & Conservation Sub-Sector Network (EE&C-SSN) in Kuala Lumpur on 24 April 2015. Read more ...Read More
Government Officials from Asia and the Pacific Focus on Efficient Lighting in the Region
Lighting is Responsible for over 15% of Electricity Consumption in Asia Paris, France, 6 February 2015 Over 70 government officials, leading industry representatives, laboratories and technical institutions from 20 Asia and the Pacific countries met from 3 to 4 February 2015 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, to consider opportunities for ensuring adequate market surveillance and harmonized policy for efficient lighting. Read Communique here ...Read More
Development of Pacific regional efficient lighting strategy under way
Nadi, Fiji, 23 September 2014 – To support the efforts of Pacific Island countries and territories (PICTs) to establish energy efficiency standards, the Secretariat of the Pacific Community and UNEP convened an inception workshop for development of the Pacific Regional Efficient Lighting Strategy. Read more ...Read More
South African States Agree to Accelerate Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting
Maputo, Mozambique, 25 August 2014 – Officials from the South African Development Community and the Southern African Power Pool have agreed to support a regional strategy to transition to energy-efficient lighting by 2020. The shift could save the region an estimated US$ 570 million and reduce CO2 emissions by 9 million tonnes annually. Read more ...Read More
UNEP/lites.asia Regional Efficient Policy Workshop
Jakarta, Indonesia, 21 August 2014 – Policy makers from ministries of energy and the environment, standards bodies, laboratories and industry organizations from 18 countries within Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Pacific and Europe, met in Jakarta for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)/ lites.asia regional lighting policy workshop. Read more ...Read More
Ninth lites.asia meeting
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 22 - 23 April 2014, – The ninth lites.asia regional lighting policy meeting will be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 22 - 23 April 2014. It will focus on monitoring, verification and enforcement activities and infrastructure in Southeast Asia and the Pacific; developing a National or Regional Efficient Lighting Strategy; the latest information on lighting standards and labelling; and a briefing on off-grid lighting testing and laboratory certification. For more ...Read More
Central American Ministers Adopt Energy Efficient Lighting Strategy
Panama City, Panama, 6 December 2013 – Ministers of Energy from across Central America have adopted the energy efficient lighting strategy for the region. The strategy includes the gradual phase-out of inefficient incandescent lamps in the region by the end of 2016. Read More Press release in Spanish, please click here ...Read More
South Asian Nations Gather to Address Energy Efficient Lighting as a Key Measure to Combat Climate Change
New Delhi, India: 26th September 2013 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in conjunction with The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), held a two day workshop involving the participation of representatives from Ministries of Energy and Environment from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, The Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Read more ...Read More
Chile Announces National Efficient Lighting Strategy
Santiago, Chile, 29 August 2013 - The Ministry of Energy of Chile, in cooperation with Fundacion Chile, has successfully established a nationally coordinated framework to transition to energy efficient lighting. The National Efficient Lighting Strategy document was announced at a meeting in Santiago, Chile. Read more ...Read More
