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Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
The Government of India has enacted the Energy
Conservation Act, 2001, and for implementing various
provisions in the EC Act, Bureau of Energy Efficiency
(BEE) was operationalised from 1st March 2002. The
EC Act provides a legal framework for energy efficiency
initiatives in the country. The Act has many mandatory and
promotional initiatives which broadly relates to Designated
Consumers, Energy consumption standards and labeling
programme for equipment and appliances and Energy
conservation building codes for the new commercial
buildings. The Bureau is spearheading the task of
improving the energy efficiency in various sectors of the
economy through regulatory and promotional mechanism.
BEE co-ordinates with designated consumers, designated
agencies and other organizations; recognizes, identifies
and utilizes the existing resources and infrastructure, in
performing the functions assigned to it under the EC Act.
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Mission of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
The Mission of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is to
develop policy and strategies with a thrust on self-regulation
and market principles, within the overall framework of the
Energy Conservation Act (EC Act), 2001 with the primary
objective of reducing energy intensity of the Indian
economy. This will be achieved with active participation
of all stakeholders, resulting in accelerated and sustained
adoption of energy efficiency in all sectors.
Projects and Programmes
Bureau of Energy Efficiency has already launched many
voluntary and mandatory provisions of the Energy
Conservation Act, which received support from all the
stakeholders.
BEE supported designated consumers in improving
their energy efficiency through launch of many voluntary
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