Nigeria

United for Efficiency supports Nigeria’s policymakers and regulators in advancing policies and actions for the transition to more sustainable air conditioning.

The initiative promotes an integrated policy approach to support the uptake of energy-efficient and climate-friendly cooling technologies, ensuring that market transformation can be sustained over time by the domestic market without continued external support.

At a Glance

Strengthening MEPS and energy labelling frameworks
Capacity building and awareness raising
Funded by the Clean Cooling Collaborative

Project Details

Main Components

This project, funded by the Clean Cooling Collaborative (formerly K-CEP), promotes the adoption of technologies using low global warming potential refrigerants, contributing to reduced operating costs, improved grid resilience and lower environmental impacts.

Market assessment of air conditioning equipment and key stakeholders
Strengthening and supporting the adoption of Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and energy labels, adapted from U4E’s Model Regulation Guidelines
Awareness campaign to promote compliance with MEPS and improve consumer understanding of energy labels
Support for the inclusion of sustainable cooling targets in the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) revision
Development of a space cooling chapter for a future National Cooling Action Plan
Capacity building on market monitoring, verification and enforcement
Training for practitioners on installation and servicing, as well as on home energy audits and cooling management

Milestones

Conducted a Market Assessment on Room Air Conditioners
Supported the review and update of AC MEPS and Energy Labels, enhancing energy efficiency and address refrigerant global warming potential requirements.
Developed and conducted trainings on monitoring, verification and enforcement protocols to strengthen compliance
Conducted Awareness Campaigns for vendors and consumers through television, print media and social networks
Conducted a Training Workshop on the End-of-life Management of Air Conditioners and Refrigerants
Developed a Waste Management Mechanism for Cooling Appliances in Nigeria
Provided recommendation and input on cooling targets in the Nationally Determined Contribution 3.0
Currently implementing the Abating Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Obsolete RAC Equipment In Ghana and Nigeria (AGORA) project