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Saudi to ban energy-wasting home appliances

The Saudi Arabian Standards and Specifications Organization (SASO) has said that only energy-efficient home appliances will be allowed into the kingdom after forty days, Arab News has reported. According to the new regulations, the new appliances must have cards attached to them rating their energy efficiency. "Electrical equipment that do not have these cards tagged to them will not be allowed to enter the country," SASO said in a statement.

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