The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), the agency responsible for implementing the Ghana Power Compact II will, on Thursday, November 18, 2021, inaugurate US$1.886,981.14 million air condition and refrigerator (AC) Test Laboratory for the Ghana Standard Authority (GSA).
The facility was constructed as part of activities under the Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management (EEDSM) Project, one of four major projects which make up the US$316 million Ghana Power Compact Programme.
The construction of the Containment Building to house the laboratory began on June 2, 2020, and was completed in May 2021.
Installation of the AC and Refrigerator Laboratory equipment, the second phase of the project, commenced in April 2021 and was completed within three months.
The inauguration ceremony signifies the formal handing over of the facility to the beneficiary institution, the Ghana Standards Authority.
The Ghana Power Compact Programme, through the Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management (EEDSM) Project, is supporting several policy initiatives and programmes that are aimed at ensuring energy efficiency and conservation of the available energy capacity.
The establishment of an AC Test Laboratory will augment the work of the Energy Commission in enforcing Ghana’s Import Certification Scheme.
The Import Certification Scheme mandates that selected high-risk goods, including air conditioners and refrigeration appliances which are high energy-consuming appliances, be certified as having met required standards when entering Ghana.
With the commissioning of this facility, the effectiveness of the current Energy Efficiency Appliance Standards and Labelling Regime, being undertaken by the Energy Commission, will see a further boost.
Ghana’s Minister for Trade, Alan K. Kyerematen will be the Guest of Honour and will cut the ribbon and unveil the ceremonial plaque.
He will be assisted by the US Ambassador to Ghana, Ambassador Stephanie S. Sullivan. Board Chairs and Heads of MiDA, Ghana Standards Authority, GRIDCo, ECG, PURC, Energy Commission and VRA.
Source: https://energynewsafrica.com