The Proposed Standard
"Require that the minimum air
conditioner have an ÒEnergy
Efficiency RatioÓ or EER
of 2.8 or
higher.
"The EER is the amount of electricity required per unit of Òcooling,Ó expressed as watt/watt or Btu/hr/watt. Cooling Capacity is the maximum amount of ÒcoolingÓ that a unit can provide, expressed as Btu/hr or kW.
"Any AC units below this standard cannot be sold in the Ghanaian market.
"The EER is the amount of electricity required per unit of Òcooling,Ó expressed as watt/watt or Btu/hr/watt. Cooling Capacity is the maximum amount of ÒcoolingÓ that a unit can provide, expressed as Btu/hr or kW.
"Any AC units below this standard cannot be sold in the Ghanaian market.
"A testing lab would be required to
enforce the standard.
"The goal is to stop the ÒdumpingÓ
in Ghana of inefficient units that cannot be sold in the West