Start of the mandatory application of the new card for devices "efficiency". September

The stars have turned to 7 levels of characters in order to unify them

Local markets and retail stores will begin implementing the new card for appliances starting in September 2019, which will be transformed from star to character, with the goal of unifying them. The consumer will have the following levels: A, B, C, D, E, and, g ".

The Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization has indicated that manufacturers and importers must comply with the requirements of Saudi standards for energy efficiency, including modifying and standardizing the shape of the cards. energy efficiency of electrical appliances, as of October 2018 for factories and customs offices; Old maps on the markets on September 1st, 2019.

The Authority noted that the new maps have become seven levels showing the ability of the device to streamline energy consumption and will be applied to a number of electrical appliances such as (air conditioners , washing machines, fans, refrigerators, freezers, water heaters).

This is part of the efforts of the Saudi Energy Efficiency Program, which is one of the most effective government programs, based on an integrated methodology of work that monitors and complies with the specific standards of the initiatives launched by the program. (Ministry of Commerce and Investment, Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources, Saudi Organization for Standardization, Metrology and Quality, Saudi Customs and Saudi Arabian Center for 39, energy efficiency).

The Authority noted that this milestone meets the requirements of updated Saudi standards for electrical appliances and would consolidate the form and identity of the energy efficiency card for all such appliances so that the consumer can view easily and easily the energy efficiency rates of each product.