National energy conservation award
Context: Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation (TSREDCO) has bagged the national energy conservation award in the State Designated Agencies category for implementing and promoting various energy conservation programmes.
- TS first in India to incorporate energy conservation building code (ECBC) in Municipal Act’
- Under the ‘perform, achieve and trade’ scheme, about 2.5 lakh tonnes of oil equivalent of energy has been saved in the first two cycles.
Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme
- Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme is a flagship progarmme of Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE).
- NMEEE is one of the eight national missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) launched by the Government of India in the year 2008.
- It is regulatory instrument to reduce specific energy consumption in energy intensive industries, with an associated market based mechanism to enhance the cost effectiveness through certification of excess energy saving which can be traded.
- The trading of energy saving certificates (ESCerts) is central to the PAT programme and serves as an incentive to reach or surpass the mandatory targets. The ESCerts, equivalent to 1 tonne of oil equivalent (toe) of energy savings, are given based on quantified energy savings verified by an accredited energy auditor.
- The energy savings achieved by notified industries is converted into tradable instruments called Energy Saving Certificates (ESCerts). The ESCerts after issuance by Bureau of Energy Efficiency are traded at Power Exchanges.
Energy conservation building code (ECBC)
- The Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) was developed by the Govt. of India for new commercial buildings and released on 27th May 2007.
- ECBC sets minimum energy standards for commercial buildings having a connected load of 100kW or contract demand of 120 KVA and above. Presently, the code is in voluntary phase of implementation.
- Development Authority: Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Government of India with support from USAID ECO II Project
- Implementation Authority: Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Government of India with support from USAID ECO II Project
National energy conservation award
- Instituted jointly by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency and Ministry of Power, the awards are given to Industries, State Designated Agencies, Urban Local Bodies, Energy Efficient Appliances, Transport, Buildings and Institutions in recognition of their conservation measures every year.
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