Implementation of key recommendations from the National Cooling Action Plan under the Project “Scaling Up Sustainable Cooling in Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution”
This document, developed in the context of the Scaling Up Sustainable Cooling in Nigeria’s Nationally Determined Contribution project led by the Energy Commission of Nigeria in partnership with UNEP-U4E proposes the strategies and rationale to implement the Nigerian Cooling Action Plan (N-CAP) recommendations on upgrading the energy efficiency regulations for air conditioners and strengthening compliance on energy performance standards and labelling scheme in Nigeria.
Cooling and refrigeration contribute significantly to residential electricity use in Nigeria. To meet this challenge the government has committed to promoting the use of energy-efficient appliances through the adoption of more stringent efficiency standards and developed the N-CAP in 2022.
The N-CAP proposed actions to be taken nationally to reduce greenhouse gas and ozone depleting substance emissions in the refrigeration and air conditioner sector through the use of coherent policies. It provides the pathway for the country to lower the indirect and direct emissions in the cooling sector through the enforcement of energy efficiency policies and regulations and the phasedown of global warming potential (GWP) refrigerants and foam blowing agents, including the review of the current minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for air conditioning appliances to more stringent levels. To achieve these recommendations will require engagement of relevant stakeholders as well as engaging predetermined national procedures and processes which are vital to nationalize and institutionalize the recommendations provided in the N-CAP document.