You might have to get used to taking cold showers in future if the Government succeeds in banning the importation and local sale of instant hot shower equipment, that is unless you can afford the more costly alternatives. A consultant hired by the Ministry of Energy to develop an energy efficiency plan for the country has recommended the ban of importation and sale of instant hot shower heads in the country. “Instantaneous water heaters are noxious for the generation, transmission and the distribution networks as they concentrate high power demand at the same periods. “The alternative solutions are expensive or inaccessible for the low income customers (for example, solar water heaters, geysers, gas heaters). The Solar Water Heating Regulations of 2012 require owners of buildings that consume more than 100 litres of hot water per day to install solar powered water heating systems.

Source: Standard Digital December 20, 2018 12:56 UTC