Lok Sabha Question No. 752 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Energy Efficiency Index
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: M. B. RAJESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 752

TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

## ENERGY EFFICIENCY INDEX

## 752. SHRI M B RAJESH:

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the country is ranked very low in the global energy efficiency compared to other developing countries, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether India is better placed in transportation energy efficiency at the global level, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the reasons for the country lagging behind in overall energy efficiency scenario; and
- ( d) the measures adopted/being undertaken by the Government to enhance energy efficiency in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL & NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): No Madam, India is not ranked low in global energy efficiency ranking. As per the data published by International Energy Agency (IEA) for the year 2012, energy intensity, i.e. the amount of energy used per unit of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India was 0.14 kgoe (kilogram  of  oil  equivalent)/$  GDP  (at  constant  2005  purchase  power  parity  (ppp)  prices) which is better than the world average energy intensity of 0.16 kgoe/$ GDP (at constant 2005 ppp  prices).  The  average  energy  intensity  of  developing  countries  is  0.40  kgoe/$  GDP  (at constant 2005 ppp prices).
- (b): India scored well in transportation energy efficiency because of its strong use of public transit and the low number of light-duty vehicle miles travelled per capita. India's National Urban  Transport  Policy  (NUTP)  has  helped  encourage  urban  transport  solutions  and encouraged public transit. More than 65% of passenger trips made in India utilize convenient public transit.

India's public transport systems are among the most heavily used in the world. India's rail  network is the 4th longest and the most heavily used system in the world, transporting 8,224 million passengers and over 969 million tonnes of freight annually, as of2012. In both passenger and freight segments, Indian Railways is one of the best performers for specific energy consumption across all the major economies of the globe.

Ministry  of  Power  issued  average  fuel  consumption  standards  for passenger  cars.  This standard, notified by Ministry of Power is at par with International Standards and the emission target in terms of gCO2 /km for major countries is depicted below:

| Country        | Fleet average CO 2 emissions (g/km) target for 2020   |
|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| European Union | 95                                                    |
| United States  | 121                                                   |
| China          | 117                                                   |
| Japan          | 105                                                   |
| India          | 113 (for 2022)                                        |

(c)&(d): India is not lagging behind in the overall energy efficiency scenario. Ministry of  Power,  and  Bureau  of  Energy  Efficiency  (BEE),  have  taken  following  measures  for enhancing the energy efficiency:-

- i. Specific energy consumption norms prescribed for energy intensive industries notified as designated consumers.
- ii. Energy efficiency labelling for 21 appliances.
- iii. Fuel efficiency standard prescribed for passenger cars.
- iv. Energy  Conservation  Building  Codes  (ECBC)  formulated  for  energy  efficiency improvement in commercial buildings.
- v. Demonstration  projects  on  Demand  Side  Management  (DSM)  in  Municipal, Household, Agriculture and Small & Medium Enterprises (SME) sectors.
- vi. Enabling  investments  in  energy  efficiency  projects  through  a  performance  linked repayment business model.
7. vii Promotion of energy efficient LED lamps through DSM based Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) & Street lighting.

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