THE Department of Energy (DoE) said it expects to publish the implementing guidelines for the labeling of energy-consuming products (ECPs) in one or two months.

ECPs covered by the draft rules include air conditioners, refrigerators, televisions, and lighting products.

鈥淚f there are no significant comments or revisions in this latest draft, we are targeting to have this issued in a month or two months at the latest. Otherwise, we may do one final public final consultation to point out鈥 any significant changes that we will still be introducing as a result of this public consultation,鈥 Energy Utilization and Management Bureau (EUMB) Director Patrick T. Aquino said at a public consultation on the latest draft of the rules.

He said any guidelines the department will issue will address any concerns raised by stakeholders 鈥渁dequately and appropriately.鈥

According to a June 2020 department circular which detailed the guidelines of the Philippine Energy Labeling Program (PELP), additional ECPs may be included in the program鈥檚 coverage after public consultation in coordination with the environment and transportation departments for the 鈥渇uel economy performance labeling requirements for transport.鈥

The DoE鈥檚 latest public consultation on the ECP labeling draft guidelines is the second to date. 鈥淪ince its first public consultation, the DoE has been continuously receiving valuable inputs and recommendations from our stakeholders, including inputs from World Trade Organization member countries,鈥 the department said in a Feb. 19 advisory.

Mr. Aquino has said that the EUMB is hoping to implement PELP this year.

鈥淧olicies for implementation this year would include PELP, guidelines on energy conserving design for buildings, certification of energy conservation officers, energy managers and energy auditors, an energy-efficient transport policy which may include electric vehicles and charging infrastructure guidelines, to name a few,鈥 Mr. Aquino told 大象传媒 on Feb. 25. 鈥 Angelica Y. Yang

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