There is no mandatory form of energy performance certification in Bahrain, but there are a number of initiatives that have been introduced by the government.

The government of Bahrain has taken a number of critical steps to shift the country towards more efficient consumption of energy. It has implemented electricity and transport subsidy reforms, and introduced important regulations, such as minimum energy performance standards for air conditioners and lighting products.

Around 60% and 55% of the residential sector's and commercial sector's annual electricity use, respectively, is related to air-conditioning. To improve the efficiency of AC units available for retail, the government enacted a Minimum Energy Performance Standard (MEPS) and energy efficiency labeling of small AC units (Ministerial Order No. 70/2015).

Regarding lighting, two regulations are in force that effectively ban the use of incandescent lamps in Bahrain: Cabinet Order. No. 6-14/2013 was enacted and implemented in 2014 on the minimum efficiency of household lamps; and a regulation for nondirectional household lamps was enacted (Ministerial Order No. 3/2015) to facilitate the phasing out of incandescent lamps.