Lok Sabha Question No. 3749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Conservation of Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: DEVUSINH JESINGBHAI CHAUHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3749 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.01.2019

## CONSERVATION OF ELECTRICITY

## 3749.  SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  trend  of  power  consumed  in  the  domestic  and  industrial  sector witnessed during the last three years along with the schemes under implementation  for  Demand  Side  Management  including  saving/conservation  of electricity, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that a significant amount of electricity is being  wasted in  the  domestic  sector  on  account  of  faulty  appliances,  leakages and usage of energy inefficient electric devices, if so, the details thereof along with the corrective action taken thereon;
- (c) whether any target was fixed for promoting energy efficient appliances and gadgets, conservation and saving of electricity during the last three years; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken in this regard and the achievements made as a result thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) : The  major  demand  side  management  schemes/programmes  under implementation are (i) Standards & Labeling Programme, (ii) Perform, Achieve and Trade Scheme, (iii) National Energy Conservation Awards, (iv) Energy Efficiency in Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  and  (v)  National  LED  programme  launched  by Hon'ble Prime Minister in January 2015 comprising  (a) Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) to provide LED bulbs to domestic consumers; and (b) Street Lighting  National  Programme  (SLNP).    The  trend  of  power  consumed  in  the domestic and industrial sector witnessed during the last three years as per data made  available  by  Central  Electricity  Authority  (CEA)  including  energy  savings due  to  implementation  of  Demand  Side  Management  schemes/programmes mentioned at (i) to (iv) above is given  at Annexure-I.

As regards the programme mentioned at (v) above, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture company of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) under the Ministry of Power, which is the implementation agency of the programme,  has,  till  date,  distributed  over  31.77  crore  LED  bulbs  and  installed over 76.77 lakh LED street lights in the country. This has resulted in estimated energy savings of 46.42 billion kWh per year with avoided peak demand of 9,111 MW.

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(b) : Government  is  aware  of  the  electricity  wastage  in  the  domestic sector  on  account  of  inefficiencies  of  electrical  appliances  and  equipment. Accordingly,  Ministry  of  Power,  Government  of  India,  through  Bureau  of  Energy Efficiency (BEE), is implementing Standards and Labelling programme (S&L) with the following objectives:-

- (i) Creating  awareness  among  the  consumers  on  cost  and  energy savings resulting from use of energy efficient appliances to enable them to make informed decisions at the time of purchase;
- (ii) Transforming the appliance/equipment market towards energy efficiency through Star Labelling of appliances/equipment on a scale of 1 to 5 stars based on its annual energy performance, 5 star rated appliance/equipment being the most efficient ones;

At present, 22 appliances are covered under S&L Programme, out of which 10 are in mandatory category and 12 in voluntary category, as under:-

| Appliances covered under mandatory category                                  | Appliances covered under voluntary category                     |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1. Frost Free Refrigerator                                                   | 1. Induction Motors                                             |
| 2. Tubular Fluorescent lamp                                                  | 2. Agricultural Pump sets                                       |
| 3. Room Air Conditioners                                                     | 3. LPG stoves                                                   |
| 4. Room Air Conditioner (Cassette, Floor Standing Tower, Ceiling, Corner AC) | 4. Computers (Notebooks/Laptops)                                |
| 5. Color Television                                                          | 5. Office Equipment (printers, copier, and scanner)             |
| 6. Direct Cool Refrigerator                                                  | 6. Ceiling Fans                                                 |
| 7. Inverter AC                                                               | 7. Diesel Engine Driven Monoset Pumps for Agricultural Purposes |
| 8. LED lamps                                                                 | 8. Solid State Inverter                                         |
| 9. Distribution Transformers                                                 | 9. Generator                                                    |
| 10.Electric Water Heaters                                                    | 10.Ballast (Electronic/Magnetic)                                |
|                                                                              | 11.Washing Machine                                              |
|                                                                              | 12.Chillers                                                     |

- (c) & (d) : Under the S&L  programme, during the last three years, the Government  has  introduced  four  appliances  under  voluntary  category  and brought six appliances from voluntary to mandatory category. The targets fixed for promoting energy efficient appliances and gadgets, conservation and saving of electricity during the last three years and the achievements are at AnnexureII.

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ANNEXURE-I ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3749 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.01.2019.

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| Electricity Consumption in India during 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17 (Million Unit)   | Electricity Consumption in India during 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17 (Million Unit)   | Electricity Consumption in India during 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17 (Million Unit)   | Electricity Consumption in India during 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17 (Million Unit)   | Electricity Consumption in India during 2014-15, 2015-16 & 2016-17 (Million Unit)   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Financial Year                                                                      | Domestic                                                                            | % Growth                                                                            | Industrial                                                                          | % Growth                                                                            |
| 2014-15                                                                             | 217404.72                                                                           | 8.79                                                                                | 418346.16                                                                           | 8.83                                                                                |
| 2015-16                                                                             | 238875.69                                                                           | 9.88                                                                                | 423522.94                                                                           | 1.24                                                                                |
| 2016-17                                                                             | 255826.01                                                                           | 7.10                                                                                | 440205.52                                                                           | 3.94                                                                                |

| Energy savings (both thermal energy and electricity) due to implementation of Demand Side Management schemes (Million units)   | Energy savings (both thermal energy and electricity) due to implementation of Demand Side Management schemes (Million units)   | Energy savings (both thermal energy and electricity) due to implementation of Demand Side Management schemes (Million units)   | Energy savings (both thermal energy and electricity) due to implementation of Demand Side Management schemes (Million units)   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Schemes                                                                                                                        | 2014-15                                                                                                                        | 2015-16                                                                                                                        | 2016-17                                                                                                                        |
| Standards & Labeling Programme                                                                                                 | 33765.17                                                                                                                       | 36899.74                                                                                                                       | 41422.76                                                                                                                       |
| Perform, Achieve & Trade Scheme                                                                                                | 101050.57                                                                                                                      | 101050.57                                                                                                                      | 101050.57                                                                                                                      |
| National Energy Conservation Awards                                                                                            | 5197                                                                                                                           | 2598                                                                                                                           | 7378                                                                                                                           |
| Small & Medium Enterprises                                                                                                     | 12.70                                                                                                                          | 72.10                                                                                                                          | 72.10                                                                                                                          |
| Total                                                                                                                          | 140025.4                                                                                                                       | 140620.4                                                                                                                       | 149923.4                                                                                                                       |

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ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3749 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 03.01.2019. ***************

1. Energy saving targets and achievements under Standards &Labeling Scheme for Appliances:

| XII Plan saving targets and achievements from appliance and equipment under Standards & Labeling scheme (in Billion Units)   | XII Plan saving targets and achievements from appliance and equipment under Standards & Labeling scheme (in Billion Units)   | XII Plan saving targets and achievements from appliance and equipment under Standards & Labeling scheme (in Billion Units)   | XII Plan saving targets and achievements from appliance and equipment under Standards & Labeling scheme (in Billion Units)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                                                                                                       | Year                                                                                                                         | Targets                                                                                                                      | Achievements                                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                                            | 2014-15                                                                                                                      | 11.08                                                                                                                        | 33.765                                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                                            | 2015-16                                                                                                                      | 11.97                                                                                                                        | 36.899                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                            | 2016-17                                                                                                                      | 13.01                                                                                                                        | 41.422                                                                                                                       |

2. Action taken by Government towards energy savings in Appliances

| Launch of Voluntary Performance Standards in last 3 years   | Launch of Voluntary Performance Standards in last 3 years   | Launch of Voluntary Performance Standards in last 3 years   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                                      | Appliance Name                                              | Year of voluntary launch                                    |
| 1                                                           | Variable Capacity Inverter Air Conditioners                 | 2015                                                        |
| 2                                                           | LED Lamps                                                   | 2015                                                        |
| 3                                                           | Solid State Inverter                                        | 2016                                                        |
| 4                                                           | Chillers                                                    | 2018                                                        |

| Voluntary to Mandatory transition of Performance Standards in last 3 years   | Voluntary to Mandatory transition of Performance Standards in last 3 years   | Voluntary to Mandatory transition of Performance Standards in last 3 years   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                                                       | Appliance Name                                                               | Year of Mandatory transition                                                 |
| 1                                                                            | Cassette Air Conditioner                                                     | 2015                                                                         |
| 2                                                                            | Direct Cool Refrigerator                                                     | 2016                                                                         |
| 3                                                                            | Color Television                                                             | 2016                                                                         |
| 4                                                                            | Electric Water Heater (Geyser)                                               | 2016                                                                         |
| 5                                                                            | Variable Capacity Inverter Air Conditioners                                  | 2018                                                                         |
| 6                                                                            | LED Lamps                                                                    | 2018                                                                         |

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