South Africa finalising new rules that could ban fluorescent light bulb sales

Trade and industry minister Ebrahim Patel said the new regulations could be gazetted by September 2022.

in the Government Gazette on 1 March 2021, and South Africans had until 30 April 2021 to make submissions.

The regulations specify that for lightbulbs to be sold legally in South Africa, they must have a luminous efficiency of at least 90 lumens per watt.“If CFLs make a technological advancement and meet these specifications in the future, then they could be legally sold,” Mogosetsi said. SANEDI pointed to a cost-benefit analysis by Nova Economics which found that South Africans make poor decisions when buying the best light bulbs for their homes.

If approved, the first phase will see the minimum luminous efficiency of light bulbs increased to 90 lumens per watt, essentially making the sale of “energy saver” CFLs unlawful. It should be noted that the draft regulations apply to general service lamps — light bulbs used in homes and businesses across South Africa.

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