SOUTH AFRICA NATIONAL COOLING PLAN (NCP)

Summary

South Africa has developed a National Cooling Plan (NCP) to address the environmental impact of increasing cooling demand, which currently accounts for 16% of total electricity consumption (32,000 GWh/year in 2017) and is projected to reach 20% by 2030, leading to 30.5 million tCO2e emissions in 2017. The plan aims to achieve 13.3 MtCO2 savings by 2030 by reinforcing energy efficiency (EE) through strengthened Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) for cooling equipment, with proposed A ratings for ACs and refrigerators by 2023. It also emphasizes market monitoring, sustainable building codes, and a transition to low Global Warming Potential refrigerants as mandated by the Kigali Amendment, which requires an 80% HFC phase-down by 2045 with a freeze by 2024. The S&L Programme is expected to deliver 3.3 TWh in electricity savings by 2030, leading to 3.8 MtCO2 reductions, while cool roof initiatives target 26,000 m² of deployments, and EPCs are mandatory for large buildings by 2025.

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