As part of its energy conservation plan, the government has decided to stop the production and purchase of conventional fans as of July of this year.
The decision was made on the recommendation of the Ministry of Science and Technology. A Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) will be issued in this regard soon.
The National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority (NEECA) has been tasked with ensuring the production of low energy-consuming fans that require less than 80 watts of energy.
Pakistan Standards and Quality Control Authority (PSQCA) has also been directed to amend the national standards for fan production.
The policy states that the production and sale of fans in the one-star category that use less than 80 watts will be permitted. Fans with AC inverters fall into the five-star category and use less than 45–50 watts of power.
The Power Division and NEECA will keep an eye on Pakistani-made electrical appliance performance criteria.
Only appliances with energy efficiency of more than 90% will be allowed to be created, and the production of appliances with an energy efficiency of 90% or less would be prohibited.
