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

Sponsor: European Union (SWITCH Asia), Grant: 1,749,099 EUR

Program duration: 2013 - 2016
Program Lead: European Copper Institute (Belgium)
Overall Management and Coordination: ICASEA (Thailand)
Partners:
Electrical and Electronics Institute (Thailand)

SIRIM QAS International (Malaysia)

Research Center for Energy and Environment (Vietnam)

Integrated Institute of Electrical Engineers (Philippines)

United Nations Environment Programme (Bangkok)

Associates:
10 ASEAN ministries in charge of energy (EE&C SSN Focal Points);
Underwriters Laboratories, CLASP
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Growing Energy Demand

Estimated Household Annual Electricity
Consumption (TWh) in ASEAN, 2007

29.7

Viet Nam

23.5
30.3
28.0

Thailand
7.3
6.8

Singapore

18.4
16.4

Philippines
2.1
1.7

Myanmar

20.6
18.6

Malaysia
Lao PDR

1.0
0.7
59.2

Indonesia
Cambodia
Brunei

Household electricity
consumption in
ASEAN estimated at
144,038 GWh in 2007

47.3
0.7
0.6
0.3
0.3

Air-conditioners
account for about 50%
or more in Singapore,
Brunei, Philippines
and Thailand

Source: UNEP/ICA 2010

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Huge Energy Saving Potential

Electricity Consumption
by Air-conditioners, 2010
Vietnam

85%

Thailand
Singapore
Phillipines

25%

33%

67%
74%

26%

Myanmar

100%

Malaysia

23%
100%

72%

0%
28%

Cambodia
Brunei

0%

77%

Laos
Indonesia

Huge energy saving

potential due to low
penetration rate of
higher efficient airconditioners

15%

75%

100%
61%

Appliances below MEPS cut-off

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0%
39%

ASEAN Economic
Community: momentum
to harmonize standards
to remove non-tariff
barriers to trade

Appliances that meet MEPS cut-off

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Huge Energy Saving Potential

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Total energy savings in

ASEAN per annum
amount to 5,373 GWh
Assuming 4 baht per kWh
tariff, total energy savings
is 21.5 billion baht

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Program Objectives

Reduction in the electricity consumption from the

residential sector

Reduced emissions of greenhouse gases

Removal of non-tariff barriers to trade within ASEAN;
enhance regional market integration
Increase market share of high efficiency air-conditioners
Harmonize test methods and energy efficiency evaluation standards
Harmonize Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS)
Change consumer purchasing attitudes

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Work Packages
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
2014

2015

2016

The ASEAN-SHINE is established and its sustainability is ensured allowing activities to continue in the
future and harmonization of EE standards for other appliances.

Capacity building for testing

laboratories on the new testing and
evaluation methods
Capacity building for local AC
manufacturers
WP7

WP5

National policy roadmaps for

implementation and increase of
MEPS are developed

WP6

A regional policy roadmap for

MEPS and HEPS is adopted at
the ASEAN level

WP4

The standards for testing methods and evaluation

standards related to the energy performance of ACs are
harmonized in ASEAN
WP3

WP2

WP1

2013

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Expected Results

ER1: ASEAN-SHINE is established and its sustainability is ensured, allowing future

activities and harmonization of standards for other appliances to continue
ER2: The standards for testing methods and evaluation standards related to the
energy performance of ACs are harmonized in ASEAN
ER3: A regional policy roadmap for MEPS is endorsed at the ASEAN level
ER4: National policy roadmaps for increase of MEPS are developed and
adopted in 8 ASEAN countries
ER5: The capacity of testing laboratories on the new test methods and
MEPS is built
ER6: ASEAN domestic AC manufacturers increase their
production/commercialization of higher efficiency ACs
ER7: Consumers in ASEAN are educated on the economic benefits of energy
efficiency and choose to purchase higher efficiency ACs

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Project Structure
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Technical Support:
UNEP
UL
ACE
EEI
CLASP

ECI (Lead Applicant)

Project
Manager

Supervise project
accounting, financial and
technical reporting &
liaise with EU

ICA

Project
Advisor

ICA

Country
Coordinator Thailand

Country
Coordinator Malaysia

Country
Coordinator Philippines

Country
Coordinator Vietnam

Country
Coordinator Indonesia

ICA

SIRIM

IIEE

RCEE

ICA

Establish Country Chapters

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Country Chapter Structure

Steering Committee
Project Management Office

Country Coordinator

Workgroup
1

Workgroup
2

Workgroup
3

Government ministries
Standards body
Technical Committee
Academics/other NGOs
Testing Laboratories
Stakeholders

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Senior Officers from key

ministries
ICASEA Country
Manager
AC Industry Association

Workgroup
4

Research Center
for Energy and
Environment

Workgroup
N

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Country Chapter Roles

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1. Steering Committee Ensure alignment to national regulations and policies

Provide guidance on overall direction of program
Review and evaluate performance of workgroups
2. Country
Coordinator

Coordinate and implement in-country activities

Engage target groups in the establishment of country
chapter, workgroups
Report program activities and achievements to
Steering Committee and Program Manager (ICA)
Provide secretariat support to workgroups

3. Workgroups

Develop roadmap for adoption of harmonized ASEAN

testing standards
Support standard bodies in the implementation of
harmonized testing standards at national level

- To be set up based on the need

of work packages. New
workgroups may be created to
work on different work packages.

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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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