Energy Performance Certificates: Deadline is approaching fast

Owners of buildings in South Africa have less than a year left to obtain and prominently display an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) in the foyer of their building or risk a fine of R5 million, five years imprisonment or both, as defined in the regulations gazetted on 8 December 2020 and apply until 7 December 2022.

The South African National Energy Development Institute (SANEDI), which maintains an EPC register on behalf of the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), has urged building owners to take all necessary steps to comply with EPC regulations, emphasising that compliance affords them, and the country, a range of benefits.

An EPC must be issued by a South African National Accreditation System accredited Inspection Body.

Alliance Energy, a Level 1 B-BBEE and 100% Black Woman Owned organization, is the 2nd SANAS accredited Inspection Body (EPC0004) for the issuing of EPCs. They employ a customized proprietary software for an efficient end to end process, is the only fully dedicated EPC provider and operate nationally.  

As a new local industry, a large part of the market require education and hand-holding to understand and successfully navigate the requisites to ultimately achieve the best possible energy performance level. Alliance Energy understands the impact of accurate assessments on their client’s competitive advantage and the difference it can make to drive a building’s energy efficiency, and is therefore fully committed to exceptional performance and delivery to their clients.

With many thousands of buildings to be rated, inspection bodies will almost certainly need to employ significant numbers of individuals to assist them in gathering the required data, measurements and related information, for their final review and sign-off.

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