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A group photo of officials of the GSA, Energy Commission and members of the Ghana Electrical Dealers Association (GEDA)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\nThe caution is especially pertinent considering the full implementation of the nineteen (19) amended regulations that prohibit the importation of electrical appliances that do not meet the minimum energy efficiency performance standards. The amended regulations are scheduled to take effect on Wednesday, 1st November 2023.<\/p>\n
In light of this, importers are encouraged to seek guidance from both the Ghana Shippers\u2019 Authority (GSA) and the Ghana Standards Authority when in doubt. They are also advised to leverage additional resources such as the GH Certified Appliance App developed by the Ghana Energy Commission to verify the categories of electrical appliances prohibited from importation into Ghana, in cases of uncertainty.<\/p>\n
These pieces of advice were communicated during a meeting between officers of the GSA, the Energy Commission of Ghana, and members of the Ghana Electrical Dealers Association (GEDA) held on Thursday, 19th October 2023, at Makola in Accra. The purpose of the meeting was to educate members of the association on the regulations, guidelines, and requirements set by the Ghana Energy Commission for the importation of electrical appliances, following receipt of complaints of challenges with clearing imported electrical appliances by importers of electrical appliances.<\/p>\n A Senior Officer of the Energy Efficiency Unit of the Energy Commission, Mr. Edwin Kwasi Tamakloe, emphasized the need for importers to register with the Commission and obtain import certificates to facilitate cost-effectiveness in their businesses. He also mentioned that the Commission intends to distribute informative fliers on the amended regulations ahead of the 1st November 2023 enforcement timeline to aid compliance.<\/p>\n In response to the concerns raised by the importers, the Head of the Shipper Services and Trade Facilitation Department of GSA, Mrs. Monica Josiah, advised importers to actively engage with GSA for updates on evolving trends. She further encouraged the importers to reach out to GSA through its offices located at the country’s entry points to receive assistance in dealing with any challenges they may encounter.<\/p>\n Importers of electrical appliances have been urged to comply with the directives outlined in the Standards and Labelling Regulations of the Energy Commission of Ghana to avoid sanctions, including the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37247,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[673,809,905,910,1476,1593,1954],"class_list":["post-37246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-energy-commission","tag-ghana-electrical-dealers-association-geda","tag-ghana-shippers-authority-gsa","tag-ghana-standards-authority","tag-mr-edwin-kwasi-tamakloe","tag-mrs-monica-josiah","tag-shipper-services-and-trade-facilitation"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ec2-1024x684.jpg\")
Senior Officer with the Energy Efficiency Unit of the Energy Commission, Mr. Edwin Kwasi Tamakloe and the Head of the Shipper Services and Trade Facilitation Department of the GSA, Mrs. Monica Josiah.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ec4-1024x684.jpg\")
Senior Officer with the Energy Efficiency Unit of the Energy Commission, Mr. Edwin Kwasi Tamakloe demonstrates the high levels of power consumption of banned electrical appliances.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/localhost:10003\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/ec3-1024x558.jpg\")
A member of the Ghana Electrical Dealers Association (GEDA) asking questions during the Q and A session.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"