Vietnam to phase out low-efficiency equipment

Vietnam to phase out low-efficiency equipment 

According to Appendix I enclosed with Decision No. 14/2023/QD-TTg, the list of low-efficiency equipment subject to elimination includes:

- Home appliances: Compact fluorescent lamps, electronic ballasts for fluorescent lamps, electromagnetic ballasts for fluorescent lamps, linear tubular fluorescent lamps, storage water heaters, infrared hobs, induction hubs, LED lamps, non-ducted air conditioners, clothes washing machines for household use, television sets, electric cookers, electric fans, refrigerators, refrigerator-freezers, and freezers.

- Office and commercial equipment: Computer monitors, copiers, printers, notebook computers, desktop computers, and commercial refrigerated cabinets.

- Industrial equipment: Three-phase asynchronous squirrel cage electrical motors, distribution transformers, LED road and street lighting luminaires, and industrial boilers.

Regulations on Appendix II of Decision No. 14/2023/QD-TTg on the list of low-efficiency coal-fired and gas-fired generating sets in thermal power plants ineligible for new construction and its specific application roadmap are as follows:

- It is prohibited to approve guidelines for investment in any coal-fired or gas-fired generating set whose efficiency fails to satisfy the minimum energy standards in Appendix II enclosed with Decision No. 14/2023/QD-TTg.

- It is prohibited to operate any coal-fired or gas-fired generating set whose efficiency fails to satisfy the minimum energy standards in Appendix II, enclosed with Decision No. 14/2023/QD-TTg, at the time of commercial operation.

See more details in Decision No. 14/2023/QD-TTg of the Prime Minister of Vietnam, effective as of July 15, 2023.

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