Lok Sabha Question No. 274 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Energy Conservation Programmes
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.274

## ANSWERED ON 21.12.2023

## ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMMES

†*274. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  performance  of  the  country  with  regard  to  energy conservation  is  not  satisfactory  as  compared  to  other  countries  of  the world;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the details of energy conservation programmes being implemented by the Government; and
- (d) the extent to which success has been achieved in meeting the set targets?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (d) :  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.274  FOR  REPLY  ON  21.12.2023  REGARDING ENERGY  CONSERVATION  PROGRAMMES  ASKED  BY  SHRI  MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

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(a) & (b) : The performance of India in respect to energy conservation has been one  of the best in the world. India's average  annual  energy  intensity improvement rate has been around 2.4% during the period from 2015 to 2020, whereas the global average rate of energy intensity improvement was only 1.4% over  the  same  period  in  terms  of  Mega  Joule/USD  (2015  Purchasing  Power Parity), as per the report of International Energy Agency.

(c) & (d) : The major programmes on Energy Conservation being implemented by  the  Government  are  Perform,  Achieve  and  Trade,  Standards  and  Labelling scheme of appliances. Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme, Energy Conservation  Building Code and adoption of electric mobility etc. Details of these programme are at Annexure.

The implementation of various energy efficiency schemes/ programmes have led to the overall energy savings of 50.81 Million tonnes of Oil equivalent (MTOE) which is about 6.87% of the total primary energy supply of the  country  for  the  year  2022-23,  reflecting  the  monetary  savings  of  around Rs. 1,88,000 Crores and CO2 emissions reduction of 307 million Tonnes (approx.) during the year 2022-23.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  OF  THE  STATEMENT  LAID  IN REPLY  TO  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  274  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 21.12.2023 REGARDING ENERGY CONSERVATION PROGRAMMES

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The major programmes on Energy Conservation being implemented are as under-

- i. Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT): In respect of large energy intensive sectors, the Government is implementing a flagship program called Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT).  The  scheme covers 1333 units from 13 sectors as on October, 2023, that has  resulted  in  annual  energy  savings  of  about  25.9  million  Tonnes  of  Oil Equivalent (MTOE) translating into avoiding of about 110.67 million tonne of CO2 emissions annually.
- ii. Standards and Labelling (S&L) scheme : In  the  appliances  sector,  Standards  and Labelling (S&L) scheme of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) prescribes minimum energy  performance  norms  for  appliances  /  equipment.  Under  the  program,  the major energy consuming appliances are given star rating from 1 to 5 with 5 star as most  efficient  appliance.  Based  on  star  label,  the  consumer  is  facilitated  for making informed choice regarding purchase of energy efficient appliances thereby saving  electricity  consumption.  As  on  October,  2023,  the  scheme  covers  35 appliances  under  the  S&L  programme.  In  the  year  2022-23,  this  scheme  has resulted in savings of 81.6 billion units of electricity and cost savings of Rs 49,017 Crores.
- iii. Unnat  Jyoti  by  Affordable  LEDs  for  All  (UJALA)  :  Under  this  scheme  the  total quantity  of  energy  efficient  and  affordable  LEDs  Bulbs  and  LED  Tube  lights distributed by EESL since its inception is 36.87 Crores and 72.19 lakhs respectively.  The UJALA scheme has resulted in large-scale transformation in the LED industry and has enabled market creation of approximately 70 crores LED bulb annually. This has led to cumulative distribution of 419 crore LED bulbs and 151 crore LED Tube lights as on March, 2023 since the inception of UJALA scheme in 2015.  This  initiative  has  resulted  in  estimated  savings  of  176.19  billion  units  of electricity per annum and cost savings of INR 70,477 crore per annum.
- iv. The  buildings  sector  is  broadly  categorized  into  Commercial  and  Residential buildings in order to promote energy efficiency. The updated Energy Conservation Building  Code  (ECBC)  was  launched  in  2017  for  the  commercial  buildings.  EcoNiwas  Samhita  (ENS)  pertains  to  residential  sector,  and  is  taken  up  on  priority. ECBC has been published by Central Government. Till October 2023, there are 24 States/UTs,  which  have  notified  the  ECBC  based  on  their  regional  climatic conditions.
- v. In the transport sector, the activities being implemented are efficiency improvement in the conventional fuel vehicles; adoption of electric mobility; and modal shift to Railways.

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