Energy Performance Certificate

The Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy has, under section 19(1)(b) of the National Energy Act, 1998 (Act no. 34 of 2008), set out regulations that an EPC is required to be publicly displayed at the entrance of all buildings that fall into the criteria for compliance. Buildings in the private sector that are over 2000 m² and buildings that are over 1000 m² in the public sector are now required to display an EPC at their entrance. Penalties have now been defined, with a 5 million rand fine, five years imprisonment or both should an organization not comply with the legislation.

The standard, which was made mandatory in South Africa on the 8^th of December 2020, has been implemented in order to compare the energy performance of a building to a reference energy consumption. The legislation dictates that companies have two years to acquire an EPC, which means that the due date is 8^th of December 2025.

Rayten Environmental has invested in our specialist team to ensure that each specialist has the right technical knowledge and an in-depth understanding of SANS 1544: 2014 legislation. New legislation can become quite overwhelming to deal with, but with the right partner that has the right credentials the task of acquiring an EPC becomes a breeze.

Once completed, Rayten Environmental will be able to provide your organization with an EPC that ranks your building on a scale of A (Very energy efficient) to G (Not Energy efficient). D is the benchmark, but with time all organizations should aspire to reach an A‑rated building. Rayten Environmental is ready to partner with you throughout the process of acquiring an EPC, as well as putting an action plan in place to reduce your organizations energy usage.