Singapore's Energy Conservation Act

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Energy Conservation Act (Chapter 92C)

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This Act mandates energy efficiency requirements and energy management practices, to promote energy conservation, improve energy efficiency and reduce the environmental impact of energy use. Under the Act, large energy users in the industry and transport sectors that consume at least the equivalent of 54 tera-joules of energy per calendar year in at least two out of the three preceding calendar years must appoint at least one energy manager to manage energy use. These companies or transport facility operators are also required to monitor and report energy use and greenhouse gas emissions, and submit energy efficiency improvement plans on an annual basis to the relevant agencies. The Act also consolidates the legislation for mandatory energy labelling and minimum energy performance standards for household appliances, as well as fuel economy labelling of motor vehicles, previously stipulated under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (Cap 94A). The Act is jointly administered by the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and Ministry of Transport. The Minister for the Environment and Water Resources oversees the measures for the industry and households sectors while the Minister for Transport oversees the measures for the transport sector.

Energy Conservation (Prescribed Regulated Goods) Order SL 747/2017, last amended by S 112/2025

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Amended by S 729/2019

Amended by S 112/2025

It is a piece of subsidiary legislation under the <a href="https://app.climatepolicyradar.org/document/energy-conservation-act-chapter-92c_0c55?l=singapore&c=laws" target="_self"><ins>Energy Conservation Act (Chapter 92C)</ins></a> . It was enacted in 2017, suffered several amendments, the last one happening in 2025.The order has as main goal to define which goods are regulated and their associated standards. Together with the Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations, it regulates the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and Mandatory Energy Labelling Scheme (MELS). This order raises MEPS of lamps to phase out halogen bulbs and accelerate the switch to energy-efficient lamps and extends MELS to more lamp types, requiring energy label in more goods. These modifications were brought by the amendment in 2019.

Energy Conservation (Prescribed Regulated Goods) Order (SL 747/2017), last amended in 2025

Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations 2017, last amended in 2025

Amended by S 730/2019

Amended by S 113/2025

The energy conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations was enacted under the <a href="https://app.climatepolicyradar.org/document/energy-conservation-act-chapter-92c_0c55?l=singapore&c=laws" target="_self"><ins>Energy Conservation Act (Chapter 92C)</ins></a> and sets out the energy efficiency standards and compliance requirements .This regulation was amended several times since then, the last amendment was in 2025. It is he primary legal instrument that details the implementation of the Minimum Energy Performance Standards (MEPS) and the Mandatory Energy Labelling Scheme (MELS) for various regulated goods, including lamps.Energy efficiency requirements is brought in the Part 2, regulation 5 and energy label requirements in regulation 6 and 7. MEPS are minimum energy efficiency requirements that regulated appliances must meet to be supplied in Singapore. Their purpose is to (i) Remove the most inefficient appliances from the market, (ii) raise the average energy efficiency of households and industries, (iii) prevent consumers from being locked into high energy consumption and costs associated with inefficient appliances and (iv) drive manufacturers and suppliers to introduce more energy-efficient models into the market. MELS requires specific household appliances, designated as "regulated goods," to carry an energy label. This label provides consumers with information about the appliance's energy consumption and costs, as well as a "tick rating" that indicates its relative energy efficiency (more ticks mean higher efficiency) The 2019 amendments strengthened Singapore's commitment to energy efficiency in lighting by both removing inefficient products from the market through stricter MEPS and by empowering consumers to make better choices through a broader and more visible MELS.

Energy Conservation (Regulated Goods and Registered Suppliers) Regulations (S 748/2017), last amended in 2025

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