Big changes for lightbulbs in South Africa – what you should know

United States News News

Big changes for lightbulbs in South Africa – what you should know
United States Latest News,United States Headlines
  • 📰 BusinessTechSA
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 40 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 19%
  • Publisher: 61%

South Africa has new minimum specification for lightbulbs, bringing a big change for what you’ll be able to buy in stores.

The Department of Trade and Industry and Competition has gazetted new compulsory standards for standard lighting in South Africa, which will effectively ban all lightbulbs except for energy-efficient LEDs., and were initially expected to be gazetted in September 2022.

The compulsory specification covers the energy efficiency and functional performance for general lighting directional and non-directional lamps of all shapes and finishes; using incandescent, halogen, fluorescent, light emitting diode , and other light source technologies . Among the various technical aspects of the regulations, the main change is that all GSLs in the countryin the first phase of the regulations. This then becomes a minimum ofLumens per watt refers to the energy efficiency of lighting, i.e. how much visible light you get for a given amount of electricity.

However, even LEDs are still generally lagging on the future target of 105 lm/W, with only a three-year gap available for this to be reached.12 months after the final notice is published

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

BusinessTechSA /  🏆 24. in ZA

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

MultiChoice betting big on gambling and new payment platform in South AfricaMultiChoice betting big on gambling and new payment platform in South AfricaMultiChoice announces will soon launch SuperSportBet and Moment
Read more »

These are the most in-demand job skills in South Africa right nowThese are the most in-demand job skills in South Africa right nowSouth Africa is seeing a big boost in demand for these job skills at the moment.
Read more »

South Africa moves to ban fluorescent and incandescent light bulb salesSouth Africa moves to ban fluorescent and incandescent light bulb salesTrade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel has published compulsory specifications that ban the sale of everything but the most energy-efficient electric household lamps, with reasonable exceptions.
Read more »

Africa – Ukraine: Behind the scenes of an African mediation attempt - The Africa Report.comAfrica – Ukraine: Behind the scenes of an African mediation attempt - The Africa Report.comWith Ukraine and Russia continuing to exchange acts of warfare, African leaders seek answers and peace. The facilitator? A man named JeanY_Ollivier.
Read more »

Africa: The terrible power of political assassinations - The Africa Report.comAfrica: The terrible power of political assassinations - The Africa Report.com'In Africa the Assassination Monitor reveals that almost 80% of assassinations had a political motive. This means that politicians, civil society and community leaders, and journalists are being specifically targeted for murder,' writes Fromagehomme
Read more »

IOT Forum Africa 2023, Johannesburg - IT News Africa | EventsIOT Forum Africa 2023, Johannesburg - IT News Africa | EventsFind out how IoT can deliver unprecedented intelligence to drive performance, growth, and profitability. Don’t miss this
Read more »



Render Time: 2025-03-07 02:14:08