As part of GGGI’s support to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) of Mongolia, framed in the MoU signed in March 2017, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Mongolia and China programs have facilitated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the ERC of Mongolia and the National Institute of Standardization (CNIS) of the People’s Republic of China.
The ERC and CNIS will collaborate in several areas, which include harmonizing relevant energy efficiency standards for electric appliances and equipment, exploring possibilities for setting up a joint testing laboratory, exchanging experiences, information and providing support.
GGGI Mongolia Country Representative, Romain Brillie said that “As an intergovernmental organization, GGGI’s mandate is to facilitate the exchange of experience between its countries of operation at the benefit of the realization of their green growth agenda and Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement on climate change. Mongolia’s potential for improved energy efficiency is large, and Mongolia has laid the foundations of a favorable policy framework for energy efficiency projects to strive. This includes the design by the ERC, with our support, of an energy efficiency Standards and Labeling regulation for electrical appliances, which will soon be adopted. I believe this MoU is a first important step for Mongolia to step-up its efforts in supporting the adoption of more energy efficient appliances and I am delighted that the ERC and CNIS will collaborate in that direction in the future.
“I hope the MoU we sign today will facilitate a strong partnership between our two countries through ERC and CNIS. Working closely with Chinese government partners such as CNIS enables the ERC to enhance the development of energy efficiency and conservation in Mongolia, bringing the country energy sector to a new stage,” said Mr. E. Tuvshinchuluun, the State Commissioner of the ERC of Mongolia.
Another MoU of Cooperation is planned to be signed between ERC and the National Energy Efficiency Center of the People’s Republic of China by end 2018, for which GGGI is also providing direct facilitation.
Original source: GGGI
Published on 17 October 2018
