| Overview : The South African government through the Department of Energy (DOE) in collaboration with the Department of Trade and Industry (the dti), and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is implementing the appliance energy efficiency S&L Programme. The programme is designed with the objective of removing inefficient appliances from the South African market through the adoption of minimum energy performance standards (MEPS) for appliances. The project forms an integral part of the measures / interventions designed to reduce electricity consumption and the carbon footprint of the residential sector. The S&L project and the DoE has commissioned several studies to identify the most appropriate incentive programme for the appliances which are affected by the S&L. The studies, to various extents, have considered the country’s changing environment such as its greenhouse gas emission obligations; the scaling down of Eskom’s integrated demand management (IDM) programme, especially in the residential sector; and the depressed economic conditions which makes generous funding of financial incentives difficult. Having reviewed several proposals to accelerate the uptake of energy efficient appliances, the DoE has decided to target LED lighting. In this regard, services of an Incetives Manager are required for the day to day management of the implementation of the DoE selected incentives approach for energy efficient LED lighting. | 
