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Accreditation and Certification

All meter manufacturers needs to comply with the regulatory standards as set out by regulatory bodies of the metering industry. 

Electricity Meter manufacture Compliance requirements

This national standard is the identical implementation of NRS 057:2005 and is adopted in terms of a Memorandum of Agreement between the Electricity Suppliers Liaison Committee and Standards South Africa.

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  • NRS 071, Automated meter reading for large power users.

  • SANS 1799, Watt-hour meters – AC electronic meters for active energy.

  • SANS 7812-1/ISO/IEC 7812-1, Identification cards – Identification of issuers – Part 1: Numbering system.

  • SANS 15417/ISO/IEC 15417, Information technology – Automatic identification and data capture techniques – Bar code symbology specification – Code 128.

  • SANS 60044-1/IEC 60044-1, Instrument transformers – Part 1: Current transformers.

  • SANS 60044-2/IEC 60044-2, Instrument transformers - Part2: Inductive voltage transformers.

  • SANS 60044-3/IEC 60044-3, Instrument transformers – Part 3: Combined transformers.

  • SANS 60044-5/IEC 60044-5, Instrument transformers – Part 5: Capacitor voltage transformers.

  • SANS 62051/IEC 62051(SABS IEC 62051), Electricity metering – Glossary of terms.

  • SANS 62052-11/IEC 62052-11, Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) – General requirements, tests and test conditions – Part 11: Metering equipment.

  • SANS 62053-11/IEC 62053-11, Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) – Particular requirements – Part 11: Electromechanical meters for active energy (classes 0,5, 1 and 2).

  • SANS 62053-21/IEC 62053-21, Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) – Particular requirements – Part 21: Static meters for active energy (classes 1 and 2).

  • SANS 62053-22/IEC 62053-22, Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) – Particular requirements – Part 22: Static meters for active energy (classes 0,2 S and 0,5 S).

  • SANS 62053-23/IEC 62053-23, Electricity metering equipment (a.c.) – Particular requirements – Part 23: Static meters for reactive energy (classes 2 and 3).

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Water Meter manufacture Compliance requirements

  • All water meters 15mm up and including 100mm must comply with SANS 1529-1. This includes the marking requirements of the standard.

  • Meters must comply with the Legal Metrology Act of 2014 (Act number 9 of 2014), which include the initial verification of these meters in SANAS accredited Laboratory in South Africa (unless written permission from NRCS).

 

  • All prepaid water meters must comply with SANS 1529-1 and SANS 1529-9. This includes the marking requirements of the standard. These meters must comply with the Legal Metrology Act of 2014 (Act number 9 of 2014), which include the initial verification of these meters in SANAS accredited Laboratory in South Africa (unless written permission from NRCS).

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