The Middle East Lighting Association (MELA) is an international non-profit making association formed in 2012 by Gulf Advanced Lighting, GE Lighting, Osram, Philips Lighting & Tridonic..
MELA is an active association which supports the development of efficient lighting policy in the Middle East region.
MELA’s principle aim is to represent the interests of the leading lighting product manufacturers in their support to legislators across the region in drafting and implementing policy (standards and regulations) for lighting related products and services across the Middle East region.
MELA is dedicated to promoting energy efficient lighting practice for the benefit of the global environment, human comfort, and the health and safety of consumers.
Part 3 of the The Saudi Standards Organisation (SASO) energy efficiency, functionality and labelling requirements for lighting products, which focuses on Street Lighting, will be published in the next few weeks and will likely officially enter into force in Q1 of 2020. Watch this space for more information!
A new research report shows how health and productivity benefits will make Human-Centric Lighting a standard feature in all kinds of commercial buildings, with a global market already worth $849m. Human-Centric Lighting (HCL) goes beyond simply providing illumination for the built environment. It seeks to realign humans with our natural rhythms by mimicking the progression…
UAE Regulatory Update Mandatory Implementation of the ECAS Mark of Conformity on Certified Products. As per the ESMA Board of Directors Decision Number 78 of 2017 regarding the mandatory labelling of ECAS certified products with the ECAS Mark of Conformity, all certified products shall bear the ECAS Mark of Conformity by end of February 2018.…
SASO – Regulatory Developments Energy Efficiency, Functionality And Labeling Requirements For Lighting, Part 2, Standard SASO 2902/2018 From SASO (Feb 2019) – All products will be allowed to enter the market until 31st of March 2019 without registering in Lighting Standard Part II and without a label. Enforcement on the market will begin on 1st of October…
KEVAN SHAW: The 2018 LIT Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient Congratulations Kevan from us all at the Middle East Lighting Association! Kevan’s career in lighting began over 40 years ago, 30 of which have been at his firm, Kevan Shaw Lighting Design. His career began in stage lighting, which encompassed work with TV and industrial shows. From there, he…
MELA represented by Gerald Strickland in the capacity of ‘industry expert’ was present at the 2019 Future Generation Competition as part of a judging panel to assess a number of shortlisted projects on Thursday 7 March at a competition for Undergraduate and Postgraduate students who displayed their renewable/energy/efficiency related creations/innovations during the Middle East exhibition. MELA was requested to…
