Lok Sabha Question No. 774 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Conservation of Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.774

## ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## CONSERVATION OF ELECTRICITY

774. SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of initiatives taken by the Government    to conserve  electricity?
- (b) whether any mechanism exists to ensure efficiency in domestic, agricultural and commercial sectors   of  the  country?
- (c) if  so, the  details thereof?
- (d) whether the Government has conducted any energy  audit  during  the  last  three years;  and
- (e) if  so, the details thereof along with the steps taken to ensure implementation of the mechanism developed to  conserve  electricity?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (c): The details of initiatives undertaken by Government of India, Ministry of Power under the ambit of Energy Conservation Act 2001 to conserve electricity are as under:

## Domestic Sector

- i. Standards  and  Labelling  (S&L)  scheme  was  developed  with  the  objective  of providing consumers an informed choice regarding the energy savings and thereby the cost-saving potential of various energy consuming appliances. The programme presently  covers  28  appliances  out  of  which  24  appliances  facilitate  electricity savings.  The  programme  has  resulted  in  annual  electricity  savings  of  about  65 Billion Units in 2019-20.

- ii. Unnat  Jyoti  by  Affordable  LEDs  for  All  (UJALA)  scheme  aims  to  facilitate  faster uptake of LED lamps through aggregation of demand. Under this programme, 36.78 Crore  LED  bulbs  have  been  sold  till  November  2021,  which  provides  annual electricity savings of 48 Billion Units.
- iii. Gram Ujala: Under Gram UJALA programme, incandescent bulbs are replaced by efficient  LED  bulbs  that  consumes  88% less electricity. As on  date, over 33 lakh LED  bulbs  have  been  distributed  under  this  programme.  This  has  resulted  in  an estimated energy saving of 467 million kWh per annum.

## Commercial Sector

- i. To promote energy efficiency in commercial sector the updated Energy Conservation  Building  Code  (ECBC)  was  published  in  2017.  This  Code  stipulates minimum  energy  performance  norms  for new  Commercial  Buildings. As on November,  2021,  20  States  and  UTs  have  notified  ECBC  for  their  States  and  48 Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  have  incorporated  provisions  of  ECBC  for  building approval process.
- ii. For  existing  buildings  stock,  Star  Rating  Program  is  in  place,  which  evaluates energy  usage  in  the  building  over  its  area  expressed  in  kWh/sqm/year.  As  on November,  2021,  264  commercial  buildings  have  been  star  rated  under  different categories of buildings.
- iii. Total  44  numbers  of  Electricity  Distribution  Companies  (DISCOMs),  whose  AT&C losses  were  equal  to  or  above  1000  MU  (86000  mtoe)  were  given  T&D  loss reduction targets, under the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme. These 44 DISCOMs  have  reported  a  total  electricity  savings  (loss  reduction)  of  31  Billion Units in the year 2018-19.
- iv. Street  Light  National  Programme  (SNLP)  has  been  taken  up,  under  which  about 1.22 crore LED street lights were replaced across India as on November, 2021. This has led to annual electricity savings of 8.2 Billion Units.

## Buildings Energy Efficiency Programme (BEEP):

Building Energy Efficiency Program (BEEP) was launched to implement energy efficiency measures  in  Government  buildings  across  India.  Under  this  Program  10,451  Buildings have been retrofitted with energy efficient equipment like LED Lights, 5 Star rated Fans and super-efficient Air-conditions. Due to above interventions, there are energy savings of 250 million kWh per annum.

## Agriculture Sector

- i. The Star Rating programme of S&L Scheme includes pumpsets, thereby promoting electricity  savings  in  Agriculture  sectors.  A  total  of  10,784  number  of  inefficient agricultural  pumpsets  have  been  replaced  by  energy  efficient  ones  resulting  in annual electricity savings of 0.18 Billion Units.

## ii. Agricultural Demand Side Management (AgDSM):

Under  this  programme,  5-star  energy  efficient  agricultural  pumps  are  distributed  to ensure a minimum of 30% reduction in energy consumption. As on date, about 79,000 nos. pumps have been installed in the States of Andhra Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. This has resulted in estimated energy savings of 204 million kWh per year.

## Large Industries and Establishments

- i. Towards  efficiency  improvements  in  large  energy  intensive  sectors,  Ministry  of Power  is  implementing  a  flagship  program  called  Perform,  Achieve  and  Trade (PAT).  The  scheme  aims  at  reducing  Specific  Energy  Consumption  (SEC)  of Designated  Consumers  (DCs)  in  energy  intensive  sectors,  with  an  associated market-based mechanism to enhance the cost effectiveness through certification of excess energy savings which can be traded. The scheme results in fuel / energy savings  including  electricity  by  the  energy  intensive  large  industrial  units  and establishments.

- ii. Till November 2021, the program has included 1076 large units from 13 sectors for participation as Designated Consumers.
- iii. PAT Scheme has resulted into energy savings of (loss reduction) of 31 Billion Units in the year 2018-19.

## Small and Medium Enterprise (SME)

- i. For  improving  energy  security  of  SMEs,  energy  efficiency  projects  have  been implemented  in  5  key  sectors  (Ceramics,  Dairy,  Foundry,  Hand  Tools,  Brass) leading  to  savings  of  about  11452  toe  of  energy,  which  includes  electricity  and other fuels.

## Transport Sector

- i. In  the  transport  sector,  fuel  efficiency  norms  for  passenger  cars;  Heavy  Duty Vehicles; and Light & Medium Commercial Vehicles have been notified.
- ii. Government  has  been  working  towards  promoting  Electric  Vehicles  and  in  this regard creation of Charging Infrastructure in the country has been identified as one of  the  critical  areas.  Ministry  of  Power  has  issued  "Charging  Infrastructure  for Electric Vehicles - Guidelines and Standards" on 14.12.2018 which were revised on 01.10.2019 and 08.06.2020.
3. (d) & (e): As part of energy efficiency scheme in large industry and establishments, the industrial consumers from energy intensive sector are mandated by a notification to get 'energy audit' conducted through an Accredited Energy Auditor (AEA). Every industry has to  conduct  Mandatory  Energy  Audit  (MEA)  initially  within  18  months  of  the  notification and subsequently every 3 years.

These  Energy  Audits  are  conducted  by  the  industries  themselves  and  the  report  is submitted to Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). The energy efficiency measures identified

through  these  energy  audits  are  implemented  by  industries  in  order  to  meet  their respective  specific  energy  consumption  reduction  targets  as  stipulated  under  the  PAT scheme.

BEE  has  also  initiated  Energy  and  Resource  mapping  of  SME  clusters  from  9  energy intensive sectors. Energy Audits have been conducted in 45 clusters and till 30 th  October, 2021 more than 400 energy audit reports from various SME units have been received from expert agencies engaged by BEE.

These audit reports provide necessary information to participating SME clusters with an aim to enhance uptake of energy efficiency measures by the individual SME units. ********