Member Governments

To address the most urgent energy challenges and achieve the greatest energy savings, the 21 participating governments of the SEAD Initiative work collaboratively to strengthen and accelerate the development and implementation of effective appliance energy efficiency policies worldwide. SEAD economies are responsible for about half of global energy demand.

As of June 2021, SEAD's member governments include:

Argentina – Ministerio de Economía
Australia – Department of Industry
Brazil – Ministério de Minas e Energia
Canada – Natural Resources Canada
Chile – Ministry of Energy
China – China National Institute of Standardization
Denmark - Danish Energy Agency
European Commission – Directorate General for Energy
Germany – Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing
Ghana - The Energy Commission
India – Bureau of Energy Efficiency
Indonesia – Ministry of Energy and Energy Resources (MEMR)
Korea – Korea Energy Agency
Mexico – Comisión Nacional Para El Uso Eficiente De La Energía (CONUEE)
Nigeria - Ministry of Environment
Russia – Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
Saudi Arabia – Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources
South Africa – Mineral Resources and Energy
Sweden – Swedish Energy Agency
United Kingdom – Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS)
United States – Department of Energy