Vietnam and Japan is set to launch a three-year project on strengthen
the system and operation of standard and conformity on energy saving and
standardising energy labels later this year, a meeting minutes said.
The meeting minutes was signed by The Japan International Cooperation
Agency (JICA), the Directorate for Standards, Metrology and Quality
(STAMEQ) and the Bureau of Accreditation (BOA) under the Ministry of
Science and Technology in Hanoi on September 18.
The
project aims to support and enhance operational capability of the STAMEQ
testing laboratories in testing energy saving for the air conditions
and refrigerators. It will also provide the BOA with capacity on
reviewing and adjusting standards of the energy saving and other
standards related to using energy consistent with the actual use of the
air conditions and refrigerators.
In the framework of the project, Japan will transfer technology and advanced expertise for Vietnam.
The energy saving has become an important policy to tackle the energy
deficiency due to growth of the energy demand as well as coping with
the global climate change.-VNA