Energy efficiency standards like VC 9113 are part of broader policy objectives to:
- Improve national energy efficiency.
- Support economic competitiveness by lowering operational energy costs.
- Align South African product standards with international practices.
Electric motors represent a large portion of industrial electricity use — in many sectors accounting for a majority of energy consumed by machines and systems. Raising the minimum efficiency threshold to IE3 reflects global movement towards premium energy performance standards.
In doing so, South Africa joins other markets that have adopted such standards to mitigate electricity demand pressures and reduce environmental impact over the lifecycle of industrial equipment.