In August 2022, representatives from several key government agencies and test facilities from Pakistan, including the Ministry of Science and Technology, the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR), National Institute of Electronics (NIE) and the Centre for Energy Research and Development (CERAD) spent four days at the Electrical and Electronics Institute (EEI) in Bangkok, Thailand to reinforce and develop the national capabilities for lighting product testing.
Pakistan’s Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Labelling Regulations for Lighting Products in the Domestic and Street Lighting Sectors, came into force in December 2020. However, assessments of the testing facilities in Pakistan concluded that there were limited capabilities in the provision of the full range of testing requirements for these standards, as well as a lack of sufficient experience with some of the testing equipment required, including the new calibration and test methods for lighting products.
With this in mind, the Delivering the Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting in Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Outdoor Sectors project in Pakistan included capacity building for Pakistan’s testing laboratories in preparation for the onset of monitoring, verification and enforcement activities for the minimum energy performance standard and labels regulations.
The study tour was conducted between 8-11 August 2022 for relevant staff from Pakistan, along with two representatives from the Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization (SSMO) as special guests representing the Energy Efficient Appliances and Lighting in Sudan project, with the aim of sharing experiences and practices with the relevant technical equipment, acquiring new knowledge on terminology, calibration and test methods, and exchanging with their Pakistani peers.
The four-day programme for the study tour was carried out at EEI, which is an industry specific institute under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry in Thailand founded in July 1998. The services provided by its Operation and Standards Center include electrical and electronic product testing, measuring instrument calibration and factory quality inspection, all of which are accredited by the Thailand Industrial Standards Institute and the National Accreditation Council.
The training was delivered by EEI laboratory staff and experts, with support from the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC), who also coordinated all the logistics for the study tour. United Nations Environment Programme United for Efficiency International Lighting Expert, Steven Coyne, also attended to provide technical assistance to the participants if required.
The programme involved touring EEI’s laboratory facilities, inspecting measurement equipment relevant to testing requirements for energy efficient lighting regulation, observing testing being carried out on lighting artefacts and participation in seminars provided remotely by staff at the National Institute of Metrology of Thailand presenting materials on theory and practice in photometric testing. Its objective was to ensure that at the end of the study tour the participants were all:
Pakistan’s Minimum Energy Performance Standards and Labelling Regulations for Lighting Products in the Domestic and Street Lighting Sectors, came into force in December 2020. However, assessments of the testing facilities in Pakistan concluded that there were limited capabilities in the provision of the full range of testing requirements for these standards, as well as a lack of sufficient experience with some of the testing equipment required, including the new calibration and test methods for lighting products.
With this in mind, the Delivering the Transition to Energy Efficient Lighting in Residential, Commercial, Industrial, and Outdoor Sectors project in Pakistan included capacity building for Pakistan’s testing laboratories in preparation for the onset of monitoring, verification and enforcement activities for the minimum energy performance standard and labels regulations.
The study tour was conducted between 8-11 August 2022 for relevant staff from Pakistan, along with two representatives from the Sudanese Standards and Metrology Organization (SSMO) as special guests representing the Energy Efficient Appliances and Lighting in Sudan project, with the aim of sharing experiences and practices with the relevant technical equipment, acquiring new knowledge on terminology, calibration and test methods, and exchanging with their Pakistani peers.
The four-day programme for the study tour was carried out at EEI, which is an industry specific institute under the supervision of the Ministry of Industry in Thailand founded in July 1998. The services provided by its Operation and Standards Center include electrical and electronic product testing, measuring instrument calibration and factory quality inspection, all of which are accredited by the Thailand Industrial Standards Institute and the National Accreditation Council.
The training was delivered by EEI laboratory staff and experts, with support from the International Institute for Energy Conservation (IIEC), who also coordinated all the logistics for the study tour. United Nations Environment Programme United for Efficiency International Lighting Expert, Steven Coyne, also attended to provide technical assistance to the participants if required.
The programme involved touring EEI’s laboratory facilities, inspecting measurement equipment relevant to testing requirements for energy efficient lighting regulation, observing testing being carried out on lighting artefacts and participation in seminars provided remotely by staff at the National Institute of Metrology of Thailand presenting materials on theory and practice in photometric testing. Its objective was to ensure that at the end of the study tour the participants were all:
- Competent at conducting in-house calibrations of laboratory equipment.
- Experienced in undertaking a proficiency testing activity.
- Capable of investigating and identifying equipment faults/inadequacies and flaws in testing procedures and have an understanding of the processes to ascertain remedial actions.
- Familiar with the requirements for establishing a new photometric test facility.
- Knowledgeable in the competent operations of the technical and administrative aspects of an accredited test facility.
- Competent in the conduct of key test methods required for MVE activities regulating MEPS of lighting products.