Minimum Energy Performance Standards

Minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) and the energy labels that accompany them are among the most cost-effective instruments available to African governments for meeting rising energy demand. By setting a mandatory efficiency floor for the appliances and equipment entering a market, MEPS remove the least efficient products from sale and shift markets towards products that cost less to run. This summary sets out the opportunity, what the handbook provides and how it is intended to be used.