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containing recommendations for improving energy
efficiency along with cost benefit analysis and
an action plan to reduce energy consumption.
Implementation of recommended measures can
help consumers to achieve significant reduction
in their energy consumption levels. It involves a
systematic study of major energy consuming
sectors and equipments with a view to identify
wastages of energy and recommend energy
savings projects.
Initially, while regular accreditation process and
procedures are developed, accreditation will be
awarded for a period of three years to existing
Energy Audit firms and individuals satisfying
specified criteria.
For certification of Energy Managers and Energy
Auditors, a national examination has been
notified. Candidates having qualifications
satisfying the eligibility criteria would be able to
appear in the examination. National Productivity
Council (NPC) has been retained as a National
Certifying Agency to conduct this examination,
initially for a period of three years, based on the
curriculum. Course material based on the
approved curriculum has also been prepared by
the national certifying agency and supplied to
the intending candidates. Response to the
National Certification Examination is encouraging
and a record number of over 2800 candidates
have registered for the first certification
examination which is being conducted on 22nd and 23rd May, 2004 in 23 Centres spreading all
over the country.
MANUALS AND CODES
Energy audits are being conducted with little or
no standard test procedures and inadequate
instrumentation. When Manuals of standardized
test procedures are available and uniform codes
are adopted, there would be increased awareness
and clarity among users regarding the output
from an energy audit. Further, energy auditors,
as well as those utilizing their services, need to
be made aware of the manuals and codes and
of the need to adopt them in their professional
work. BEE is to develop 20 energy performance
codes covering a wide range of utility equipments.
Draft codes for 5 equipments viz. compressor,
cooling tower, boiler, pumps and fans have been
prepared. Draft codes for 7 equipments are
expected to be ready by August 2004.
ENERGY CONSERVATION AWARENESS IN
SCHOOLS
To bring about attitudinal and behavioural changes
in the society, it is necessary to introduce the
concepts of energy conservation and efficiency
to children through school education. Suitable
material has to be incorporated in a scientific
and systematic manner into the school
curriculum as these are not covered at present.
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency has undertaken
the above programme which covers development
of course materials and introduction in curriculum
for classes 6 to 9, and sensitizing teachers,
creating awareness through student competition,
essay writing and painting. As a pilot project,
the BEE has undertaken the project in 30
Schools of Delhi.
INDO-GERMAN ENERGY EFFICIENCY
PROJECT (PHASE II)
This ongoing project has since been replaced
by a new 5-year Programme, the Indo-German
Energy Programme (IGEN) with effect from
October, 2003. IGEN is the major contributor
to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency with respect
to implementation of the Energy Conservation
Act 2001. Technical cooperation has been
focusing on the key Thrust areas of the Bureau’s
Action plan such as (i) policy formulation for
strategies leading to commercially viable service
provider concepts in the field of energy efficiency,
(ii) energy manager and energy auditor training
under the EC-Act, (iii) labeling of energy intensive
equipment, (iv) voluntary compliance and
preparation of norms for designated groups under
the EC-Act, the power sector, textile, cement,
pulp and paper, fertilizer and chlor-alkali, (v)
support for the preparation of rules and
regulation, (vi) promotion of ESCO services in
public Buildings.
NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION
AWARDS, 2003
The National Energy Conservation Awards have
been instituted by the Government of India over
the past decade to promote energy efficiency.
These Awards have institutionalized the energy
efficiency movement in the country by identifying
and giving recognition to energy conservation
efforts undertaken by different plants and
industries. The Energy Conservation Awards for
the year 2003 were given on 14 th December 2003
by the Hon’ble Minister of Power Shri Anant G.
Geete. A total of 191 industrial units participated
in the Energy Conservation Awards Scheme 2003
which is an all time record for the Award Scheme
since its inception. They have been able to save
an estimated Rs.5394 millions per year in
monetary terms, with an investment of Rs. 10,712
millions. The average payback period of this
investment is 2 years. Besides the electrical
energy savings, these units have also saved 2.21
lakh kilolitres of furnace oil, 12.65 lakh metric
tonnes of coal and 73181 lakh cubic metres of
industrial gas.