ABOUT CMVPSA

What is CMVPSA

The Council of Measurement and Verification Professionals of South Africa (CMVPSA) is an independent Measurement & Verification (M&V) body that represent the M&V industry and insure that the quality of M&V services and service providers are credible, trustworthy and transparent.

Mission and Vision

The mission of the Council of Measurement and Verification Professionals of South Africa is to be the independent M&V body that governs Measurement and Verification professionals in order to protect the interest of all Measurement and Verification stakeholders.

History of M&V

During February 2009 Minister Trevor Manual announced in his budget speech that the South African Government intends to introduce tax incentives for companies that can prove energy efficiency savings. This announcement has been widely applauded by industry and stakeholders as an important milestone that will stimulate widespread activities and implementation of energy efficiency measures.

One of the primary requirements for companies to benefit from this tax incentive is that they need to make use of independent Measurement and Verification (M&V) professionals that are certified by the M&V Professional Body.

This means that there will be a need for M&V Professionals to perform the M&V activities and quantify the energy efficiency savings for companies that want to claim their energy efficiency tax incentives.

It has been widely recognized that Eskom and the M&V Teams in South Africa has developed an M&V ability that is of a world-class standard. This has been confirmed during a mission by World Bank consultants that visited South Africa to assist Eskom with its Energy Efficiency and Demand-Side Management (EEDSM) programme. Despite the successes of M&V within Eskom’s EEDSM programme, the intentions of the SA Government to introduce tax incentives will provide new challenges and requirements for M&V.

A Measurement and Verification Professional Body was subsequently established and a board elected through a process of consultation between M&V service providers and professionals, Government, the NEEA, industry and various stakeholders. The purpose of the M&V Professional Body would be to represent the M&V industry outside of the EEDSM programme within Southern Africa, and ensure that the quality of M&V services and service providers are credible, trustworthy and transparent.

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