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Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)
Considering vast potential of energy and its
conservation in the Indian economy, the
Government of India enacted the Energy
Conservation Act, 2001. Under the provisions of
this Act, the Government established the Bureau
of Energy Efficiency (BEE) from 1 st March, 2002
for implementing the various provisions of the
EC Act. BEE is responsible for spearheading
improvements in energy efficiency in different
sectors of the economy through various regulatory
and promotional instruments.
Mission of 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, with the primary objective of reducing energy
intensity of the Indian economy.
Action Plan
The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Atal
Behari Vajpayee, pronounced energy conservation
strategies for the country and released the Action
Plan of BEE while inaugurating an International
Conference on Strategies for Energy Conservation
in the New Millennium on 23rd August 2002.
The Prime Minister provided a clear focus to the
Action Plan with specific five-year target of 30
percent reduction in energy conservation in
Government organisations. He also urged the
private sector to ensure 20 percent energy
savings over the next five years. The Action Plans
serves as a road map for BEE in charting out
its activities for the first five years. Thrust
areas identified for the implementation of the
Energy Conservation Act include identified
activities for designated consumers, standard and
labeling for equipment and appliances, energy
conservation building codes, Demand Side
Management programme on pilot scale building
energy efficiency and Awareness creation,
especially among school children.
Projects and Programmes
During the year, BEE initiated actions on the
thrust areas and moved forward in establishing
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institutional mechanisms and infrastructural
facilities under the mandate of the EC Act and
took steps to involve industries, equipment
manufacturers, financial institutions and other
stakeholders for implementing the provisions of
the EC Act. The key activities included launching
of the preparatory activities for holding of
national level professional examination for
certification of energy managers and energy
auditors on 22 nd and 23 rd May, 2004, launching
of an interactive dedicated website
www.energymanagertraining.com to support
capacity building of Energy Managers and Energy
Auditors; initiation of preparatory activities of
minimum energy performance standards and
labeling system; and initial activities relating to
Energy Conservation Building Codes. In addition,
BEE has also taken up the Indian Industry
Programme for Energy Conservation (IIPEC) for
eight sectors of the industry, a forum for
cooperation between government and industry for
exchange of information and best practices on
energy efficiency, initiated the process of specific
energy consumption norms for Cement and Pulp
& Paper Sectors, energy efficiency programmes
in central government establishments, which also
introduces the concept of energy services
companies (ESCOs), including preparation of
relevant model contractual documents.
Bureau of Energy Efficiency has completed the
Energy Audit of 9 Government Buildings in Delhi
wherein energy savings potential, ranging from
23%-46% has been identified. The
implementation of the recommendations of the
energy audit is being planned to be implemented
on Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) model
by the respective departments.
The activities envisaged in the Action Plan have
been pursued in a participatory manner with full
involvement of all stakeholders. The approach
has been self-regulatory, as a result of which,
industry and other stakeholders have been
evincing keen interest on a voluntary basis in
promoting energy efficiency and its conservation
in their plants.