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Project Manager for the Seven Sectors under the Indo-German Energy Programme - The Indo-German Energy Programme and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, are seeking to appoint Seven Industrial Experts ( Five sector experts and two policy level specialists) for Fertilizers, Iron and Steel, Cement; Pulp and Paper, Chlor-Alkali, Textiles and Power for execution of the Perform Achieve and Trade Mechanism (PAT) under the “National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency” - Please courier/email your application within two weeks to GTZ office, 21 Jor Bagh, New Delhi-110 003 (Email: gtz-indien@gtz.de) giving reference to the position applied for. Only short-listed candidates will be informed by GTZ. Location: New Delhi Last Date: September 30, 2009 - Details

NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION AWARDS 2009 - NECA 2009 - Main page

Painting Competition for School Children 2009 - Painting 2009 - Main page

The last date for submission of paintings under School Level Painting Competition has been extended from 28th October 2009 to 3rd November 2009

9th National Certification Examination for Energy Managers and Energy Auditors (for Supplementary Candidates only) - December 2009 - Main page

English adv ; Hindi adv

For Online Application only at www.aipnpc.org

CFL Lighting Scheme - Bachat Lamp Yojana (BLY) - Main page

EMT Website CD - Ask for a FREE copy

8th National Certification Examination Results for Energy Managers and Energy Auditors held on 23rd & 24th May 2009 - Main page

Standards & Labeling - Main page

ENERGY EFFICIENCY LABELS MANDATORY FOR FOLLOWING EQUIPMENTS FROM 7TH JANUARY 2010 a) Tubular Fluorescent Lamps b) Room Air Conditioners c) Distribution Transformer d) Household Frost Free Refrigerators. (Time limit for display of Labels - within a period of six months from the date of coming into force these regulation, 7 July 2009)

Gazette of India - Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Tubular Fluorescent Lamps) Regulations, 2009

Gazette of India - Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Room Air Conditioners) Regulations, 2009

Gazette of India - Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Distribution Transformers) Regulations, 2009

Gazette of India - Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Household Frost Free Refrigerators) Regulations, 2009

Part II Sec 3Sub-section(ii), dated 16-01-2009 - Page1-24 (pdf,2.7Mb); Page25-49 (pdf,2.7Mb)

DEVENDER SINGH , Jt. Secy.

Bachat Lamp Yojna has entered validation for the UNFCCC CDM Programme of Activity - cdm.unfccc.int ; Revised PoA ; Revised SSC-CPA

Gazette of India - Bureau of Energy Efficiency Notification dated 15th July 2009 Comments invited for the on the Draft regulations for Certification Procedure for Energy Managers - Regulations, 2009 Objections or suggestion, if any, may be addressed to the Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency, 4th Floor, Sewa Bhavan, R. K. Puram, New Delhi – 110 066.

Part III Sec 4,118 dated 15-07-2009 (11Mb -scanned pdf format)

AJAY MATHUR, Director-General

Energy Conservation in Buildings - Main page

ECBC User Guide (2.4 Mb, pdf format) - www.eco3.org

Role of ECBC User Guide in Implementation of ECBC - Dr. Satish Kumar - NATIONAL Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) AWARENESS PROGRAMMEs at New Delhi on 10th July 2009

Tender Notice of Municipal Corporation Durg ( C.G ) for Implementation of Energy Saving Project in Street Lighting on “ ESCO “ Basis For more details - Click Here

Bachat Lamp Yojna has entered validation for the UNFCCC CDM Programme of Activity - cdm.unfccc.int

Revised PoA ; Revised SSC-CPA - Updated on 20 July 2009

Bachat Lamp Yojana (Pdf format, 1 Mb)

Energy Conservation in Buildings - Main Page

Seven NATIONAL Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) AWARENESS PROGRAMMEs held at Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Pune, Chennai, Kolkata & New Delhi (16thJune- 10thJuly 2009) - Click Here

1. Energy Audit of Traction Sub Station at Wardha of Nagpur division of Central Railway - tender

2. Energy Audit of DRM office, CRI and Divisional Hospital - tender

Thanks for submitting Exam Feedback - Winners uploaded

Exam Feedback Report May 2009 (xls format) ; Feedback winners May 2009

National Energy Labeling Programme - Main Page

National Educational and Training Programme (NETP) on S&L
Details ; Annexure I (7Mb,ppt) ; Annexure II (4Mb,ppt) ; Annexure III (1Mb,ppt)
Contact: Mr.G Pandian, Energy Economist, BEE Email:sl@energymanagertraining.com

Energy Auditor (EA) Candidates Passed in Written Exam Nov -2008

Energy Manager (EM) Candidates Passed in Written Exam Nov -2008

View marks ; More details - www.aipnpc.org

List of ECBC Expert Architects - 3 March 2009

BEE Foundation Day - New Delhi, 4 March 2009
Release of Best Practices Guide - Energy Efficiency in Hospitals

National Launch of Scheme for Star Labeling for Office Buildings
at New Delhi on February 25, 2009

Scheme for BEE star rating for office buildings ; Label ; Bandwith ; ANNEX-I

National Launch of Bachat Lamp Yojana - BLY

List of the CFL Manufacturers/Traders for CDM based CFL Scheme - Updated on 16 March 2009

Bachat Lamp Yojana (Pdf format, 1 Mb)

Bachat Lamp Yojana Launched - The majority of lighting needs of the households in the country is met by incandescent bulbs which are extremely energy inefficient as 95% of the electricity is converted in heat and just 5% is used for lighting. Lighting accounts for about 20% of electricity consumption and has a significant potential for reduction of the load without compromising on the lumen output by use of energy efficient lighting in place of incandescent bulbs. CFLs provide that energy-efficient alternative to the incandescent lamp by using one-fifth as much electricity as an incandescent lamp to provide the same level of illumination. Government’s efforts for promotion of CFLs are having the desired impact on the market with the sales of CFLs in India having grown from about 20 million in 2003 to around 200 million in 2008. However, the penetration of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) in household sector remains low at about 5% -10% largely due to the high price of the CFLs, which is 8-10 times the cost of incandescent bulbs. The Bachat Lamp Yojana focuses on this first cost barrier to reduce the cost of CFLs to that of incandescent bulbs. The scheme was launched today by the Union Minister of Power, Shri Sushilkumar Shinde in New Delhi. The Bachat Lamp Yojana promotes replacement of inefficient bulbs with Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) by leveraging the sale of Certified Emission Rights (CERs) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol. The scheme provides a unique platform for a robust public-private partnership between the Government of India, Private sector CFL suppliers and State level Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) and provides a the framework to distribute high quality CFLs at about Rs.15 per piece to the households of the country. Under the scheme only 60 Watt and 100 Watt incandescent Lamps have to be replaced with 11to15 Watt and 20 -25 Watt CFLs respectively. BEE will undertake monitoring of each project area as required under an approved methodology of CDM. For this purpose, BEE has developed smart meters based on GSM technology that are fitted between the socket and the CFL in sample households (around 200 in each project area). The GSM based meter collects the data on hours of use and energy consumed by sending SMS to the central server. An independent agency to undertake this job has already been selected and meters have been installed in Vizag and Yamunagar and are under installation in several other areas like Jaipur, Himachal Pradesh, etc.
Given the high transaction cost of preparation and registration of CDM projects and the fact that public sector in India do not possess adequate capacities to undertake them, BEE has developed a Programme of Activities (PoA) which would serve as an umbrella CDM project, once registered with the CDM Executive Board. The individual projects, designed to be in conformance with the umbrella project, would be added to the umbrella project as and when they are prepared. The development of the PoA is a voluntary action on the part of BEE and it would not seek any commercial revenues from the PoA. On the other hand, it will on behalf of the Government of India take the responsibility of monitoring of all project areas after the DISCOMs and the CFL suppliers have entered into a tripartite agreement (TPA) with BEE. This will be the largest PoA to be submitted to the CDM Executive Board by anyone in the world. Alongwith the PoA, BEE has also prepared model project documentation in accordance with requirements of the CDM to enable states and other private investors to take them up. ...PIB (26 February 2009)

National Launch of Scheme for Star Labeling for Office Buildings - ECBC

Sushilkumar Shinde launches Star Rating programme for office buldings to accelerate Energy Efficiency - Union Minister of Power, Shri. Sushilkumar Shinde today launched a Star Rating Programme for office buildings in order to accelerate the Energy Efficiency activities in the commercial buildings. The programme developed by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, BEE is based on actual performance of the building, in terms of specific energy usage (in kWh/sq m/year). Following are the highlights:
• This Programme would rate office buildings on a 1-5 star scale, with 5-Star labeled buildings being the most energy efficient.
• Initially, the programme targets the following 3 climatic zones for air-conditioned and non- air-conditioned office buildings:
i. Warm and Humid
ii. Composite
iii. Hot and Dry
It will be subsequently extended to other climatic zones and building types.
• Energy Performance Index (EPI) in kWh / sq m/ year will be considered for rating the building. Bandwidths for Energy Performance Index for different climatic zones have been developed based on percentage air-conditioned space. For example a building in a composite climatic zone like New Delhi and having air conditioned area greater than 50% of their built up area, the bandwidths of EPI range between 190-90 kWh/sq m/year. Thus a building would get a 5-Star rating if its EPI falls below 90kWh/sq m/year and 1 Star if it is between 165-190 90kWh/sq m/year.
• Similarly the same building in a warm and humid climatic zone like Chennai, the bandwidths of EPI range between 200-100 kWh/sq m/year and therefore it would get a 5-Star rating if its EPI is below 100 kWh/sq m/year and 1 Star if it is between 200-175 kWh/sq m/year.
• Buildings having air conditioned area less than 50% of their built up area,in a in a composite climatic zone the bandwidths of EPI range between 80-40 kWh/sq m/year. Similarly the same building in a warm and humid climatic zone like Chennai, the bandwidths of EPI range between 85-45 kWh/sq m/year.
• The Star rating Programme would provide public recognition to energy efficient buildings, and create a “demand side” pull for such buildings. Those buildings having a connected load of 500 kW and above would be considered for BEE star rating scheme.
• EPI shall be kWh/sq.m/year in terms of purchased & generated electricity divided by built up area in sq.m. However the total electricity would not include electricity generated from on-site renewable sources such as solar photovoltaic etc.
The Bureau over the past 2 years, launched the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) with the goal of specifying standards for new, large, efficient commercial buildings, as well as initiated a nationwide programme to upgrade the energy efficiency of existing government buildings through retrofitting, carried out by Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) in a performance Contracting mode... PIB (26 February 2009)

The Union Power Minister, Shri Sushilkumar Shinde addressing at the launch of the Bachat Lamp Yojna, the programme for Star Rating of Buildings and the website of the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP), in New Delhi on February 25, 2009.

Sushilkumar Shinde launches APDRP Web Portal - Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, Union Minister of Power today launched the web-portal of “Restructured Accelerated Power Development Programme (R-APDRP)”. The address of the website is www.apdrp.gov.in The Government launched the ‘R-APDRP’ with an objective to reduce ‘Aggregate Technical & Commercial losses’ to a level of 15% in Power Distribution Sector envisaging an investment of Rs.51,577 crores. Power Finance Corporation,PFC has been designated as the Nodal Agency for implementation of this ambitious Programme. Under this Programme, PFC has already sanctioned projects worth Rs.1751 crore in 535 towns of 9 States. ...PIB (26 February 2009)

National Launch of Bachat Lamp Yojana & Scheme for Star Labeling for Office Buildings launched by Shri Sushilkumar Shinde Hon'ble Union Minister of Power on Wednesday, 25th February, 2009 at 4.00PM at Hotel Le-Meridien, New Delhi - English ; English poster 5Mb; Hindi ; Hindi poster 1.6Mb

Transport Sector Workshop at Mumbai on 27 February 2009 - POSTPONED

One Day Technical Workshop on Adoption of energy efficient process technologies & practices and implementation of Energy Conservation Act 2001 in Transport Sector at Mumbai on 27 February 2009 has been postponed and the new date will be announced soon

Designated Consumers - Main page

List of Designated Consumers (Updated on 19 Feb 2009)

Best practices as reported by the participating units -
BEST PRACTICES CD 2008 (270Mb, Pdf)