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The Director-General of the agency, Dr Ifeanyi Okeke, stated
this in Abuja on Wednesday at an awareness workshop on Minimum Energy
Performance Standards (MEPS) with the theme ‘Promoting energy efficiency and
non-toxic lighting through MEPPS compliance’.
Represented by the Director, Laboratory Services of SON,
Adewunmi Richards, the Director General emphasized, “Nigeria will save about
387 megawatts of power which is estimated at about half a billion dollars by
implementing the MEPS as the world gradually shifts to clean energy.”
He explained that the MEPS are regulations that set a
minimum level of energy efficiency that a product must meet to be sold in the
market, adding that the standards are crucial in reducing energy consumption,
lowering greenhouse gas emissions, and promoting a sustainable future.
The standards apply to a wide range of products, according
to him, from appliances such as refrigerators, air conditioners, and
televisions to vehicles and building materials.
He further explained that by setting minimum energy
efficiency requirements for the products, governments ensure that only
energy-efficient options are available in the market.
Dr Leslie Adogame, Executive Director at Sustainable
Research and Action for Environmental Development (SRADev) Nigeria, had earlier
in her remarks, said the NGO is willing to partner with the SON regulation of
the lighting products containing mercury in line with the clean energy drive of
the federal government.