The ACT MEPS project in the Philippines, implemented by GIZ on behalf of the Clean Cooling Collaborative fund of the Climateworks Foundation, organized a study tour and peer exchange with the Korea Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (KHVAC) Testing Institute in South Korea. The activity focused on the national adoption process for ISO 5151 and ISO 16358-1 for testing and performance measurement of air conditioner energy efficiency.
Delegates from the Philippines’ Department of Energy (DOE)—including the Energy Research and Testing Laboratory Services (ERTLS) and the Energy Utilization and Management Bureau (EUMB)—joined the tour alongside delegates from Vietnam’s Commission for the Standards, Metrology and Quality of Viet Nam (STAMEQ), a governmental agency under the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST). The exchanges covered Korea’s Air Conditioner Energy Efficiency Program and the national adoption of the Korean Standard KS C 9306:2017.
The learning event was held from 20 to 22 January 2026 in Ansan-si and Hwaseong, coinciding with a winter cold wave in South Korea with temperatures reaching lows of -20°C (about -4°F). The weather did not affect the learning exchanges and detailed discussions on national adoption of test and performance standards, with topics including nationally determined bin hour distributions for temperatures and rating air conditioners and heat pumps with smart functions.
Laboratory test personnel and MEPS policy makers contributed inputs to the peer learning exchanges, including discussions on the accuracy and validity of test results and practical inputs on regular MEPS updates. The agenda also covered uncertainty of information and mutual recognition of test certificates.
