EU

SWITCH
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ASEAN
S tandards
Harmonization
IN itiative for
E nergy Efficiency

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An EU SWITCH Asia Programme SWITCH

Asia

• Promotion and deployment of energy

efficient air-conditioners in ASEAN

• Sponsor: European Union (SWITCH Asia) at

a grant of EUR1,749,099

• Program duration: 2013 - 2016

• Program Lead: European Copper Institute

(Belgium)

• Overall Management & Coordination:

ICASEA (Thailand)

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An EU SWITCH Asia Programme SWITCH

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• Partners:
• Electrical and Electronics Institute (Thailand)
• United Nations Environment Programme (Bangkok)
• SIRIM QAS International (Malaysia)
• Research Center for Energy and Environment (Vietnam)
• Integrated Institute of Electrical Engineers (Philippines)

• Associates:
• 10 ASEAN ministries in charge of energy (via EE&C SSN
Focal Points & ACE)
• Underwriters Laboratories
• CLASP

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Huge Energy Saving Potential SWITCH

Asia

• Total energy savings

in ASEAN per annum
amount to 5,373GWh

• Assuming power tariff

of PHP11 per kWh,
total energy savings
may amount to
PHP59billion or
USD1.3billion

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Huge Carbon Reduction SWITCH

Asia

• In EU context, air conditioner with energy

efficiency ratio (EER) of 3.2 and above are
considered most energy efficient
• The higher the ratio, the lower greenhouse
gas emitted and the lower it costs to operate

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Trade Boost as One Market SWITCH

Asia

• Harmonizing
energy efficiency
standards boosts
regional trade by
4.55% across
ASEAN

• Harmonizing
energy efficiency
standards
integrates
ASEAN as one
single market

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Overall project design SWITCH

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Long-term objective: reduce electricity consumption from

households by increasing the market penetration of higher
efficient ACs

Approach:

• ASEAN countries have common interests in achieving

higher energy efficiency, and have a long history of
cooperation in this field
 Efforts to promote higher efficient ACs should be regional in order to
maximize synergies, avoid duplication of efforts
 Standards for testing methods should be harmonized as a first step
 Then policies, including S&L, should be harmonized

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Overall project design SWITCH

Asia

Assist ASEAN countries to adopt and Facilitate intra-ASEAN trade of higher

implement policies to promote higher efficient ACs to effectively support the
efficient ACs market transformation

Develop regional policy roadmap Harmonize ASEAN standards for testing methods

Develop national policy roadmaps Build capacity of testing labs

Consumer awareness campaigns Build capacity of AC manufacturers

Increased demand for higher efficient ACs Increased supply of higher efficient ACs

Increase market penetration of higher efficient ACs

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Overall project design SWITCH

Asia

There is a strong need to engage a wide range of stakeholders:

• Policy makers
• Standard making bodies
• Testing laboratories
• AC manufacturers
• Consumer organizations
The project will conclude with consumer awareness campaigns; they
should be continued after the end of the EC grant to support the
market transformation

While this project looks after ACs, efforts will continue after the EC
grant to cover other household appliances

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Work Packages SWITCH

Asia

WP1: Establishment of ASEAN SHINE

WP2: Harmonize standards for testing methods (Co-funded by APEC)

WP3: Recommend MEPS, HEPS and develop regional policy

roadmap

WP4: Develop national policy roadmaps for MEPS and HEPS

WP5: Capacity building for testing laboratories

WP6: Capacity building for AC manufacturers

WP7: Consumer awareness

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Logical Framework SWITCH

Asia

2013 2014 2015 2016

The ASEAN-SHINE is established and its sustainability is ensured allowing activities to continue in the
WP1

future and harmonization of EE standards for other appliances.

The standards for testing methods and evaluation

WP2

standards related to the energy performance of ACs are

harmonized in ASEAN

A regional policy roadmap for National policy roadmaps for

WP4
WP3

MEPS and HEPS is adopted at implementation and increase of

the ASEAN level MEPS are developed

Capacity building for testing

WP5

laboratories on the new testing and

evaluation methods

Capacity building for local AC

WP6

manufacturers WP7

Consumers education and awareness

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Progress SWITCH
Asia

WP1: The ASEAN-SHINE support network is established and its sustainability is ensured allowing
activities to continue in the future and harmonization of EE standards for other appliances.
Completed:
To complete by 2014:
1. Official program inauguration ceremony in Bangkok (November
2013) 1. Launching of
Malaysia Country
2. 4 out of 5 Country Chapters launched: Chapter
• Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam

WP2: The standards for testing methods and evaluation standards related to the energy performance of
ACs are harmonized in ASEAN
Completed:
To complete by 2014:
1. Comparison of National Test Standards (6 countries) against
reference international standards 1. Approval of final
report by SOME
2. Developed recommendations for harmonization of testing standards
and approved by Policy Working Group 2. Adoption of
recommendations
3. Reviewed recommendations with APEC Expert Group on Energy into national test
Efficiency and Conservation standards
4. Approval of Final Report by EE&C-SSN

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Progress SWITCH
Asia

WP3: A regional policy roadmap for MEPS and HEPS is adopted at the ASEAN level
WP4: National policy roadmaps for implementation and revision of MEPS (as stipulated in regional
policy roadmap) are developed
Completed: To complete by 2014:
1. Finalized methodology for market study; 1. Formation of Regional Steering
questionnaires and templates for data collection Committee and 1st RSC meeting
completed
2. Completion of data collection by
2. Country chapters started collecting data for air country chapters
conditioners market as well as data for institutional
and regulatory framework 3. Analysis and recommendations for
regional policy roadmap
4. RSC meetings to deliberate and
finalize regional policy roadmap

To complete by 2015:
1. Development of national policy
roadmap by each member state

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WP1 – ASEAN SHINE Action Plan EU
SWITCH
Asia
Meeting, May 2013

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Project Structure SWITCH

Asia

EU-Switch Asia
Technical Support:
• UNEP ECI (Lead Applicant) Supervise project
accounting, financial and
• UL technical reporting &
• ACE Project liaise with EU
• EEI Manager ICA
• CLASP
Project
ICA
Advisor

Country Country Country Country Country

Coordinator - Coordinator - Coordinator - Coordinator - Coordinator -
Thailand Malaysia Philippines Vietnam Indonesia
ICA SIRIM IIEE RCEE ICA

Establish Country Chapters

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Country Chapter Structure SWITCH

Asia

Steering Committee • Senior Officers from key

ministries
Project Management Office • ICASEA Country
Manager
Country Coordinator • AC Industry Association

Workgroup
1 Workgroup
2 Workgroup
3 Workgroup
• Government ministries 4 Workgroup
• Standards body N
• Technical Committee
• Academics/other NGOs
• Testing Laboratories
• Stakeholders

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WP1 – Official Inauguration EU
SWITCH
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Ceremony in Bangkok, Nov 2013

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WP1 – MOU Signing Ceremony with EU
SWITCH
Asia
ASEAN Centre for Energy, Nov 2013

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Key role of ACE SWITCH

Asia

The MOU between ACE and ICASEA formalized the co-operative

partnership with the following three key roles:
- To participate in - To facilitate - To report
1 regional working
2 communication
3 progress and
group meeting with the outcomes to
- To provide inputs ASEAN EE&C the program to
pertaining to the SSN focal Senior Official
development of points Meeting on
regional policy Energy (SOME)
roadmap & ensure and ASEAN
conformance to Ministers on
ASEAN protocol Energy Meeting
(AMEM)

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WP2 – PWG-TWG Harmonization EU
SWITCH
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Meeting, Jan 2012

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Meeting, Feb 2013

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Meeting, July 2013

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WP2 – APEC EGEEC Dissemination EU
SWITCH
Asia
Workshop, Nov 2013

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WP2 Progressive Outcomes SWITCH

Asia

Combined
Kick-off TWG Meeting Dissemination
PWG/TWG
Meeting #2 Workshop
Meeting

Define and Agree Present and Deliberate and Review of

on Terms of Discuss the Develop recommendations
Reference for Report on Recommendation with APEC Expert
PWG & TWG Comparative s to harmonize Group on Energy
Analysis of Test energy efficiency Efficiency and
Standards test standards for Conservation; and
(ISO 5151) air-conditioners to Discuss possibility
PWG and EE&C to extend
SSN harmonisation
beyond ASEAN to
APEC economies

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WP3-4 – UNEP-CLASP Market Data EU
SWITCH
Asia
Gathering and Collation

“Air-conditioners
“Minimum and
“Country
maximum
usage
“Which production/
in is
hours
energy per
the most
imports
efficientand
performance
day, days perdomestic
modelof
year,
new
sold
players”
air-con
average
for each lifetime,
sold in market”
air-con” etc.”
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WP3-4 – Regional/National Market EU
SWITCH
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Assessment Workshop, March 2014

UNEP/CLASP
- Develop methodology and
questionnaires/templates
- Compilation and analysis
- Recommendations for policy gap

ASEAN-SHINE Country Chapters

- Data collection
- National level assessment and
recommendations

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WP3 – Roadmap Development EU
SWITCH
Asia

• UNEP/CLASP Develop Regional

• Develop methodology, Policy Roadmap
questionnaires,
templates
• Compile data, perform • Regional Steering
analysis, and produce Committee (RSC) • Regional Steering
recommendation for • Provide guidance to technical Committee (RSC)
regional policy roadmap support team • Review and deliberate
• ASEAN-SHINE Country • Technical Support Team policy recommendations
Chapters • Develop recommendations • Approve final report on
• Data collection for policy roadmap regional policy roadmap
• Form national policy • Facilitate discussions with • Through ACE/EE&C-
working group to RSC to gather inputs SSN, submit regional
develop national policy policy roadmap to
roadmap SOME/AMEM for
Regional AC approval
Market 1. Formation of RSC
Assessment 2. Confirm and agree Approval of
Regional Policy
on TOR for RSC Roadmap
3. Agreement on action
plan

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Thank you
For more information, please contact
Bek Chee Jin, bek.cheejin@copperalliance.asia

Disclaimer: The document has been produced with the assistance of the European Union. The contents of this document
are the sole responsibility of the authors and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union.

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