Decision No. 24/2018/QD-TTg dated May 18th, 2018 of the Prime Minister on promulgating the list of low-efficiency equipment that has to be discarded and low-efficiency generating sets that are prohibited from being built, and the roadmap to implementation thereof

This Decision provides for the list of low-efficiency equipment that has to be discarded (except for the equipment that is temporarily imported and re-exported, and serve repair, replacement and energy efficiency testing)

Accordingly, in comparison with the earlier list, the new list adds more some equipment that has to be discarded (prohibited from import, manufacture and domestic sale) if equipment fails to satisfy the minimum energy efficiency standards specified in the national standards, including: refrigerator freezers; non-ducted air conditioners; television sets; computer monitors; copiers; printers and commercial refrigerated cabinets

Road map for discarding: from July 10th, 2018 with regard to any low-efficiency equipment that fails to satisfy the minimum energy efficiency standards specified in the national standards in the Appendix I and from July 10th, 2020 with regad to any low-efficiency equipment that fails to satisfy the minimum energy efficiency standards specified in TCVN in the Appendix II.

Particularly, the list of and road map for banning from new construction of obsolete and low-efficiency generating sets and list of, road map for banning from import of old and obsolete equipment used for generating sets shall be carried out according to Appendix III of this Decision

This Decision takes effect from July 10th, 2018 and replaces Decision No. 78/2013/QD-TTg dated December 25th, 2013.