The GIZ Uganda Country Office has taken a significant step towards environmental sustainability by replacing old air conditioners (ACs) with eco-friendly “Blue Angel” ecolabel certified and highly efficient technology. 17 efficient ACs, with an A+++ energy efficiency rating, that use natural refrigerant (R290) have been successfully installed. They replaced old inefficient fixed speed AC units that utilised the synthetic refrigerants R22 or R410A, which are ozone depleting, climate harmful and pollutive refrigerants including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and Trifluoroacetic Acid impact.
