No. S 995
Energy Conservation Act
(CHAPTER 92C)
Energy Conservation
(Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers)
(Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2021
In exercise of the powers conferred by section 78 of the Energy Conservation Act, the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1.  These Regulations are the Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2021 and come into operation on 1 January 2022.
Amendment of First Schedule
2.  The First Schedule to the Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations 2017 (G.N. No. S 748/2017) is amended —
(a)by deleting “2.90” in the second column of item 1 of paragraph 2 and substituting “3.78”;
(b)by deleting “3.78” in the second column of items 2 to 5 of paragraph 2 and substituting in each case “4.04”;
(c)by deleting “0.551” in the second column of item 6 of paragraph 2 and substituting “0.461”;
(d)by deleting items 7 and 8 of paragraph 2 and substituting the following item:
 
“7.Refrigerator with freezer
AEC ≤ (465 + 1.378 ×
Vadj) × 0.427”;
(e)by deleting “0.485” in the second column of item 9 of paragraph 2 and substituting “0.409”;
(f)by deleting “0.67” in the second column of item 10 of paragraph 2 and substituting “0.55”;
(g)by deleting sub-paragraphs (a) to (e) of paragraph 3 and substituting the following sub-paragraphs:
“(a)for casement and window type air‑conditioners —
Ticks
Energy efficiency rating
Coefficient of Performance (COP) and
standby power range
2
Fair
3.78 ≤ COP < 4.29
3
Good
4.29 ≤ COP < 4.86
4
Very Good
COP ≥ 4.86
5
Excellent
COP ≥ 5.50 and
standby power ≤ 4
(b)for split type (non-inverter) air‑conditioners with one indoor unit —
Ticks
Energy efficiency rating
Coefficient of Performance (COP) and
standby power range
2
Fair
COP ≥ 4.04
3
Good
4.29 ≤ COP < 4.86 and
standby power ≤ 18
4
Very Good
COP ≥ 4.86 and
standby power ≤ 18
5
Excellent
COP ≥ 5.50 and
standby power ≤ 4
(c)for split type (non-inverter) air‑conditioners with more than one indoor unit —
Ticks
Energy efficiency rating
Coefficient of Performance (COP) and
standby power range
2
Fair
COP ≥ 4.04
3
Good
4.29 ≤ COP < 4.86 and
standby power ≤ 9 × N
4
Very Good
COP ≥ 4.86 and
standby power ≤ 9 × N
5
Excellent
COP ≥ 5.50 and
standby power ≤ 7 × N
(d)for split type (inverter) air-conditioners with one indoor unit —
Ticks
Energy efficiency rating
Coefficient of Performance (COP) and
standby power range
2
Fair
Weighted COP ≥ 4.04 and COP ≥ 3.34
3
Good
Weighted COP ≥ 4.29,
COP ≥ 3.78 and
standby power ≤ 18
4
Very Good
Weighted COP ≥ 4.86,
COP ≥ 4.29 and
standby power ≤ 18
5
Excellent
Weighted COP ≥ 5.50,
COP ≥ 4.86 and
standby power ≤ 4
(e)for split type (inverter) air-conditioners with more than one indoor unit —
Ticks
Energy efficiency rating
Coefficient of Performance (COP) and
standby power range
2
Fair
Weighted COP ≥ 4.04
and COP ≥ 3.34
3
Good
Weighted COP ≥ 4.29,
COP ≥ 3.78 and
standby power ≤ 9 × N
4
Very Good
Weighted COP ≥ 4.86,
COP ≥ 4.29 and
standby power ≤ 9 × N
5
Excellent
Weighted COP ≥ 5.50,
COP ≥ 4.86 and
standby power ≤ 7 × N
”; and
(h)by deleting sub-paragraphs (f) and (g) of paragraph 3 and substituting the following sub‑paragraphs:
“(f)for refrigerators —
(i)without freezer —
Ticks
Energy efficiency rating
Annual Energy Consumption (AEC) in kWh
2
Fair
(368 + 0.892 × Vadj) × 0.461
≥ AEC >
(368 + 0.892 × Vadj) × 0.332
3
Good
(368 + 0.892 × Vadj) × 0.332
≥ AEC >
(368 + 0.892 × Vadj) × 0.239
4
Very Good
(368 + 0.892 × Vadj) × 0.239
≥ AEC
(ii)with freezer —
Ticks
Energy efficiency rating
Annual Energy Consumption (AEC) in kWh
2
Fair
(465 + 1.378 × Vadj) × 0.427
≥ AEC >
(465 + 1.378 × Vadj) × 0.312
3
Good
(465 + 1.378 × Vadj) × 0.312
≥ AEC >
(465 + 1.378 × Vadj) × 0.228
4
Very Good
(465 + 1.378 × Vadj) × 0.228
≥ AEC
(iii)with freezer and through‑the‑door ice‑dispenser:
Ticks
Energy efficiency rating
Annual Energy Consumption (AEC) in kWh
2
Fair
(585 + 1.378 × Vadj) × 0.409
≥ AEC >
(585 + 1.378 × Vadj) × 0.298
3
Good
(585 + 1.378 × Vadj) × 0.298
≥ AEC >
(585 + 1.378 × Vadj) × 0.218
4
Very Good
(585 + 1.378 × Vadj) × 0.218
≥ AEC
(g)for clothes dryers —
Ticks
Energy efficiency rating
Energy Consumption (EC) per Wash in kWh
2
Fair
Rated Capacity × 0.55
≥ EC >
Rated Capacity × 0.45
3
Good
Rated Capacity × 0.45
≥ EC >
Rated Capacity × 0.37
4
Very Good
Rated Capacity × 0.37
≥ EC >
Rated Capacity × 0.30
5
Excellent
Rated Capacity × 0.30 ≥ EC
”.
Transitional provision
3.  Despite regulation 2(a) to (f), items 1 to 5 and 6 to 10 of paragraph 2 of the First Schedule to the Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations 2017 as in force immediately before 1 January 2022 continue to apply in relation to any supply, between 1 January 2022 and 31 December 2022 (both dates inclusive), of any regulated goods mentioned in those items that are —
(a)imported into or manufactured in Singapore before 1 January 2022; or
(b)imported into or manufactured in Singapore on or after 1 January 2022 and supplied under an agreement entered into before that date.
[G.N. Nos. S 603/2018; S 730/2019; S 199/2021]
Made on 16 December 2021.
ALBERT CHUA
Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Sustainability and
the Environment,
Singapore.
[MSE C030/01/129; NEA/LD/167 V.3; AG/LEGIS/SL/92C/2020/3 Vol. 1]
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