Regulating the measurement and verification industry
November 2011
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The Council for Measurement and Verification Professionals of South Africa (CMVPSA) is a Section 21 company established as a Chapter of the South African Association for Energy Efficiency (SAEE) to regulate M&V practitioners in the industry. CMVPSA will operate in the same manner in which professionals within the legal, medical, and accounting professions, for example, are regulated.
The development of regulations and standards to claim energy efficiency tax incentives were set in motion in 2009, when the then Minister of Finance, Trevor Manual, announced that there would be tax incentives for companies that can demonstrate energy savings. This necessitated the establishment of the CMVPSA. Following the announcement, the South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) was tasked by government to develop a South African Technical Standard (SATS) for the energy efficiency tax incentive programme. This has now been completed and is available from SABS – SATS 50010.
The South African National Accreditation System (SANAS) was tasked to develop an accreditation process for M&V bodies. This fulfils the requirement of assessing the capability of M&V companies. The mechanism is now in place and SANAS is ready to accept applications from companies wishing to become accredited. It will accredit M&V bodies using the SATS 50010 as basis as well as M&V specific requirements such as access to appropriately skilled and qualified human resources.
With the SATS, and SANAS systems in operation, the only outstanding aspect is the publication of the Regulation which will allow companies to claim tax on their energy efficiency savings. This regulation is expected to be published toward the end of 2011.
Individuals wishing to verify measurements for energy efficiency tax incentives and ISO 50001 certification must register as practitioners with the CMVPSA.
For more information contact Izelle Bosman, CMVPSA, +27 (0)18 297 5908, www.cmvpsa.org
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