THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER(SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL)
(a) : The various schemes undertaken by the Government for reducing
energy consumption in the country are as follows:
1. Bachat Lamp Yojna promotes energy efficient and high quality
compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) in the household sector.
2. Standards & Labeling Programme develops standards for energy
efficiency for end-use equipment`s and provides informative labels.
3. Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) sets minimum energy
performance standards for new commercial buildings with a connected
load of 100 KW. Energy Efficiency is also promoted in existing buildings
through retrofitting.
4. Agriculture Demand Side Management (AgDSM) targets
replacement of inefficient pump-sets, street lighting etc. in the
agricultural and municipal areas.
5. Energy Efficiency in Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) aims to
enhance energy efficiency in 25 energy intensive clusters.
6. Capacity Building of State Designated Agencies (SDAs) seeks to
enhance their institutional capacities to facilitate them in the
implementation of Energy Conservation Act in the respective states.
7. State Energy Conservation Fund (SECF) aims at ensuring
sustainability of energy efficiency implementation at the State level.
8. Awareness Campaign on Energy Conservation seeks to create
awareness amongst the general public on the efficacy and virtues of
adopting a habit for energy conservation.
(b) : The budgetary allocation for all the schemes of energy efficiency
proposed by Ministry of Power in the financial year 2011-12 is Rs.271.30 Crore.
(c) : The Government is in the process of formulating the energy
efficiency targets for industrial sectors under the Perform, Achieve and Trade
(PAT) mechanism of the National Mission For Enhanced Energy Efficiency
(NMEEE).
(d) : Under the PAT scheme, designated consumers (industrial Unitsin
eight industrial sectors consuming more than a minimum amount of energy
every year) will be required to achieve a prescribed energy norm in terms of a
percentage in their specific energy consumption. The percentage will be lower
for the efficient units in a sector and more for less efficient units.
(e) : The industrial sectors which are identified for energy efficiency
targets are thermal power plant, cement, fertilizers, iron & steel, aluminum,
pulp & paper, chlor-alkali, and textile. A specific energy consumption which is
lower than their prescribed norm would be issued Energy Savings Certificates
achieved by them. The Energy Savings Certificates can be purchased by other
designated consumers who may use them to show compliance in respect of
their prescribed norms.
(f) : The prescribed norms will have to be achieved by the fiscal year
2013-14. In case a designated consumer is unable to meet its prescribed
norms, either through its own actions or through the purchase of energy saving
certificates or both, it will be liable to a financial penalty of:
(a) A minimum of Rs.10 lakhs;
(b) In case of continuing violation an additional penalty which shall not
be less than the price of every metric ton of oil equivalent that is in
excess of the prescribed norms.
