Ministry convenes meetings on energy efficiency labels

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the GCC Standardization Organization, will hold an introductory meeting on the mechanism of applying energy efficiency labels for airconditioners.

The first meeting will be held on Sunday, July 14, at Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (OCCI) in Muscat. The second meeting will be convened on Tuesday, July 16, at the OCCI branch in Suhar while the third meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 17, at the OCCI branch in Salalah.

The meeting will be attended by manufacturers, importers and distributors of air-conditioners. It will introduce the electronic platform for the issuance of energy efficiency labels for airconditioners and the electronic platform for the appointment of the conformity assessment bodies, as well as the types of air -conditioners to which the label is applied and its objectives.

The meeting will also discuss the requirements and steps for obtaining the energy efficiency label for airconditioners according to the Omani Gulf standard for energy efficiency and minimum energy efficiency requirements for airconditioners (GSO 2530/2016), in addition to the mechanisms of label application.

The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has started the electronic system for the issuance of energy efficiency labels for air -conditioners during the past period.

A number of energy efficiency labels were issued to a number of companies applying for the label. The mandatory application of the energy efficiency label will begin on July 25, and the Ministry invites the concerned institutions and companies to attend the introductory meetings before the end of the specified period.