Power Ministry to ensure efficiency, conservation targets through audits
Updated: Jul 23, 2014 02:27:51pm
New Delhi, Jul 23 (KNN) To promote efficient use of energy and its conservation, the government has made it mandatory for every consumer to get an energy audit conducted by an accredited energy auditor in accordance with certain regulations stipulated under the PAT (Perform Achieve and Trade) Scheme.
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) launched its 'Perform, Achieve and Trade' (PAT) scheme on July-4 (2012). The scheme has set energy efficiency targets for industries. Those that fail to achieve targets will have to pay penalty.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (i) and (k) of Section 14 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001), the Central Government, in consultation with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency hereby direct, that every designated consumer shall,—(a) get energy audit conducted by an accredited energy auditor, in accordance with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Manner and Intervals of Time for Conduct of Energy Audit) Regulations, 2010,” said an official notification from the Ministry of Power on May-27, 2014.
In addition, every consumer shall “furnish to the concerned designated agency, details of information on energy consumed and details of the action taken on the recommendations of accredited energy auditor, in accordance with the Energy Conservation (Form and Manner and Time for Furnishing Information with regard to energy consumed and action taken on recommendations of accredited energy auditor) Rules, 2008,” it said.
In this regard, BEE is planning to empanel accredited energy auditor firms or companies for verification / check verification under Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme.
BEE is required to maintain a list of empanelled accredited energy auditor firms or companies in order to assist designated consumers covered under the PAT scheme to get the energy performance assessment verified.
According to reports, in its first cycle of three years, the PAT scheme covers eight energy guzzling sectors—thermal power, aluminium, cement, fertilizer, iron and steel, pulp and paper, textiles and chlor-alkali. Together, these sectors account for 40 per cent of India’s primary energy consumption. The target is to save 6.68 million tonnes of oil equivalent in these eight sectors by 2015, the first cycle of the scheme. The target for each plant will vary, depending on its size, and will be set by BEE. The nation’s thermal power plants are the focus of the PAT scheme as they consume 50 per cent (3.21 million tonnes) of oil equivalent of the total 6.68 million tonnes, which is the targeted saving.
PAT is a market based mechanism in which sectors are assigned efficiency targets. Industries which over-achieve will get incentives in the form of energy saving certificates. (KNN/ES)
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) launched its 'Perform, Achieve and Trade' (PAT) scheme on July-4 (2012). The scheme has set energy efficiency targets for industries. Those that fail to achieve targets will have to pay penalty.
“In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (i) and (k) of Section 14 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001), the Central Government, in consultation with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency hereby direct, that every designated consumer shall,—(a) get energy audit conducted by an accredited energy auditor, in accordance with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Manner and Intervals of Time for Conduct of Energy Audit) Regulations, 2010,” said an official notification from the Ministry of Power on May-27, 2014.
In addition, every consumer shall “furnish to the concerned designated agency, details of information on energy consumed and details of the action taken on the recommendations of accredited energy auditor, in accordance with the Energy Conservation (Form and Manner and Time for Furnishing Information with regard to energy consumed and action taken on recommendations of accredited energy auditor) Rules, 2008,” it said.
In this regard, BEE is planning to empanel accredited energy auditor firms or companies for verification / check verification under Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme.
BEE is required to maintain a list of empanelled accredited energy auditor firms or companies in order to assist designated consumers covered under the PAT scheme to get the energy performance assessment verified.
According to reports, in its first cycle of three years, the PAT scheme covers eight energy guzzling sectors—thermal power, aluminium, cement, fertilizer, iron and steel, pulp and paper, textiles and chlor-alkali. Together, these sectors account for 40 per cent of India’s primary energy consumption. The target is to save 6.68 million tonnes of oil equivalent in these eight sectors by 2015, the first cycle of the scheme. The target for each plant will vary, depending on its size, and will be set by BEE. The nation’s thermal power plants are the focus of the PAT scheme as they consume 50 per cent (3.21 million tonnes) of oil equivalent of the total 6.68 million tonnes, which is the targeted saving.
PAT is a market based mechanism in which sectors are assigned efficiency targets. Industries which over-achieve will get incentives in the form of energy saving certificates. (KNN/ES)
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