Lok Sabha Question No. 2433 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Consumption of Fuel and Energy
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2433 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.03.2020

## CONSUMPTION OF FUEL AND ENERGY

2433. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the comprehensive steps being taken by the Government for decreasing the consumption of fuel and energy in the country;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to purchase agricultural stubbles from the farmers for preventing environmental pollution and its utilization as fuel for power generation;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  guidelines  to  States  to minimize  the consumption of fuel and energy; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) : The  Bureau  of  Energy  Efficiency  (BEE),  a  statutory  body  under  the  Ministry  of Power  (MoP)  has  been  taking  many  steps  for  conserving  energy  through  various  flagship programmes  in  the  areas  of  industries,  appliances,  buildings,  transport,  agriculture  and demand  side  management  etc.  In  order  to  fulfill  the  goals  envisaged  under  the  Nationally Determined  Contribution  (NDC)  and  foster  long  term  sustainable  development.  Schemes  / programmes being implemented by BEE are as follows:

- i. Standards & Labelling programme for Appliances
- ii. Energy Conservation Building Code for Building sector
- iii. Demand  Side  Management  (DSM)  -  Agriculture  DSM,  Municipal  DSM  and  Capacity Building of DISCOMs
- iv. Energy Efficiency in Small and Medium Enterprises
- v. Perform, Achieve and Trade scheme for large industries
- vi. Transport - development of vehicle fuel economy standards

Besides the above, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of PSUs under Ministry of Power is implementing the National LED Programme launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister in January 2015 comprising of (i) Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA)  to  provide  LED  bulbs  to  domestic  consumers  and  (ii)  Street  Lighting  National Programme  (SLNP)  to  replace  1.34  crore  conventional  street  lights  with  smart  and  energy efficient LED street lights.

…………2.

Ministry  of  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  (MoPNG),  Government  of  India  has notified the National Policy on Biofuels 2018 which inter-alia envisages usage of biofuels in the energy and transportation sectors of the country. The Policy aims to utilize, develop and promote domestic feedstock and its utilization for production of biofuels thereby increasingly substituting  fossil  fuels.  Following  programs  for  promotion  of  fuel  conservation  and  fuel efficiency in the country are being carried  out  by  Petroleum  Conservation  Research Association (PCRA) under the aegis of MoPNG:-

- (a) Activities in the Industrial Sector such as Energy Audits, Energy Management System audits, Fuel Oil Diagnostic Studies.
- (b) Activities  in  Transport  Sector  such  as  imparting  training  for  good  driving  habits  and proper maintenance practices.
- (c) Activities in Domestic Sector such as education of housewives/ cooks on good cooking habits, development of fuel efficient LPG stoves.
- (d) Activities  in  Agricultural  Sector  such  as  conducting  workshops,  participation  in  agro fairs/ exhibitions, Kisan Melas and through van publicities in rural/ semi urban areas.
- (e) Activities  for  Mass  Awareness  for  Conservation  of  Petroleum  Products  such  as Saksham  Campaigns  (earlier  known  as  Oil  and  Gas  Conservation  Fortnight),  Social Media campaigns on TV, Radio and Newspapers, literature, Exhibitions etc.
- (f) Activities in R&D such as R&D projects in Industrial/ Transport/ Agricultural/ Domestic sectors, biofuel development  and  development of technologies for solid waste management,  development of Energy Efficient PNG  burner and Mandatory BIS Certification of LPG Stove.
- (b) & (c) : Ministry of Power has issued an advisory to the power plants regarding biomass utilization for power generation through co-firing in pulverized coal fired boilers. NTPC Limited, a Public Sector Undertaking under Ministry of Power is already co-firing biomass pellets made from  agricultural  stubble  to  the  tune  of  60-70  Tonnes  per  day  along  with  coal  in  its  Dadri Power Station for generating power. Purchase of fuel including pellets is a continuous process and it will be procured based on its availability and requirement in the power plants.
- (d) & (e) : The following guidelines have been issued to State Governments to minimize the consumption of fuel and energy:-
- i) To  adopt  'Energy  Conservation  Building  Code  (ECBC)'  for  promoting  energy efficiency  in  the  building  sector  and  establishing  minimum  energy  performance standards at State level.
- ii) Charging  Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles  (EVs) -  Revised  Guidelines  and Standard were issued on 01.10.2019 to enable faster adoption of electric vehicles at State level.
- iii) States  have  been  advised  to  implement  state-wide  regulatory  mechanism  for mandating the use of BEE star labelled pump sets for every new agriculture pump connection.

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