In terms of the amendment to Notice 700 of 2020 issued by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (“DMRE”) in December 2020, certain categories of buildings must display an EPC at the entrance of the building by no later than 7 December 2025. The buildings that must comply with this regulation include all privately owned offices, shopping centers, schools, universities and indoor sporting facilities that are larger than 2,000 m2.
The EPC is valid for 5 years from date of issue.
It is estimated that whilst there are at least 150,000 buildings in South Africa that must comply with this regulation, only approximately 10,000 buildings had been registered on the NBEPR and fewer than 54% of these have fully complied with the EPC regulatory requirements. The sanction of the responsible party for non-compliance with the National Energy Act, 1998, is a maximum fine of R5,000,000 or 5 years in prison. Procedures to enforce compliance are underway.
Ross Matthews is a SANEDI registered EPC Professional. Accordingly, we can provide building owners with an EPC once the building has been registered on the National Building Energy Performance Register and we have undertaken the process of data collection, validation, energy performance evaluation and certificate registration.
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Green Power provides energy solutions that reduce your electricity costs and carbon footprint. We undertake projects across Southern Africa with a select group of business partners. We deliver projects on time and on budget.
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