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02-04-2019 Media in\ Dubai
The Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA) has conducted a first-ever training campaign for sales officials and sales staff at the main point of sale of electrical appliances at the Carrefour chain in Ibn Battuta Mall in Dubai. On the energy efficiency card, read its data and transfer the experience to consumers in order to increase the indicators of public awareness.
The awareness workshop included a collection of information on the energy efficiency card for the electrical appliances issued by the Authority and includes about 79 low voltage electrical products recorded in the Authority’s database in the efforts of “specifications” to rationalize energy consumption in a way that serves the objectives of the National Agenda 2021, especially in the index of achieving a sustainable environment and increasing reliance on Clean energy and green application development.
Dr. Yousif Al Saadi, Director of Compliance Affairs at the Authority, said that the awareness role played by the Authority and its partners is important and important to promote the concepts of energy conservation especially that we intend to form a generation of energy conservation ambassadors in the main outlets frequented by consumers who will transfer information expertise to the public And adequately.
He added that we focused on defining the outlets with the most important information about the UAE Energy Efficiency Program and how to read the energy efficiency information on the approved electrical appliances and the knowledge of the stars system in the UAE to ensure that these devices achieve greater efficiency in consumption and raise safety and safety in the UAE community.
“This intensive training course was attended by about 30 Carrefour officials and sales staff and is being implemented in conjunction with the Energy Campaign of the Supreme Council of Energy in Dubai and our partners in raising awareness and responsibility through the implementation of an awareness campaign that has been ongoing since last year entitled” Which has achieved a noticeable spread in the platforms of social communication .. He pointed out that the Commission will implement during the next phase more awareness campaigns, which are subject to the officials and supervisors of sales in the famous commercial chains in the country to gain more supervisors aware of technical regulations and specifications, either Coming, serving the state’s plans and objectives of the body and protect the environment and support the national economy.
Al-Saadi said that the Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology “specifications” has developed several projects in energy efficiency programs that will reduce the value of bills to consumers and help the government to reduce the costs of electricity generation in complementary efforts with the partners of the Authority from the public and private sectors .. Standard and technical regulations related to energy efficiency ensure that the products are subject to maximum and minimum performance and rationalization of energy consumption, which are advanced limits according to which the products are classified by the stars and adapted to the best international practices in this regard.
According to the TRA, the increase in consumer attitudes towards the purchase of appliances with a reasonable consumption of 4 and 5 star electric power is witnessing a good increase compared to a significant decline in the lowest categories of star rating. 5-star products increased by 232 percent and 4 stars by 220 percent during the year the past.
