In a bid to enhance the penetration of energy efficient light bulbs in the country, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and The Gambia Standards Bureau with support from ECOWAS Centre for Renewable Energy Efficiency on Friday inaugurated the country's first-ever Lighting Testing Laboratory at a ceremony held at the National Quality Centre in Abuko.
At the inaugural ceremony, Papa Secka, Director General of The Gambia Standards Bureau , described the landmark development as a result of the fulfilment of the one of the most important mandates of the bureau, which is the provision of high-quality conformity assessment services, which comprises inspection, certification of goods and services and testing.
DG Secka also spoke about their other ongoing projects, which he said, include, the National Reference and Food Testing and National Petroleum Testing Laboratories. She reminded that the government of The Gambia requested UNIDO's support in the Operationalisation of the Sustainable Energy For all Action Agenda; Promoting inclusive, environmentally-sound and low-carbon development."
Deputising for the Minister of Petroleum and Energy, Amie Njie, Permanent Secretary at the said Ministry, described the inauguration of the facility as"laudable and timely" in view of the fact that it came at a time when all kinds of electrical appliances, the majority of which includes lighting projects, are being imported into the country without undergoing any testing, thus leaving consumers exposed to buying sub-standard products.
These achievements, she added, have placed The Gambia among the first countries in the sub-region to have such machines in one Lighting Testing Laboratory.
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