Energy Efficiency Initiatives in India Sanjay Seth Energy Economist Bureau of Energy Efficiency Ministry of Power Government of India.

Energy Efficiency Initiatives in India

Sanjay SethEnergy Economist

Bureau of Energy EfficiencyMinistry of Power

Government of India

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Energy Efficiency – the Indian experience

Energy efficiency makes economic sense – and is happening

Yet, there are unexploited opportunities – due to market failures

Public policy aims to address these market failures through:• Information on energy performance• Standards• Promoting demand side management and performance

contracting• Market-based mechanisms

International cooperation can accelerate the introduction and early adoption of energy-efficient technologies

Public policy nudges have led to real and verified savings

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Energy Intensity continues to decline

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Largely because energy is costly

Scope for further increases in energy prices are negligible

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Energy demand is increasing due to rising incomes, accelerated industrialization, urbanization and population growth

• 2003-04 : 572 Mtoe

• 2016-17 : 842-916 Mtoe

• 2026-27 : 1406-1561 Mtoe

Future Energy Use in India

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Regulatory Framework for energy efficiency in India

Energy Conservation Act, 2001 Created Bureau of Energy Efficiency Appliance standards and labeling Energy consumption norms, and energy-use reporting

requirements for energy-intensive industrial units Energy Conservation Building Code for commercial

buildings Certified Energy Managers and auditors

National Action Plan for Climate Change, 2008 National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency

provides mandate for market-based mechanisms to promote energy efficiency

National Mission on Sustainable Habitat seeks to incorporate energy-efficiency requirements in building byelaws

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Technological change is the key

Installation of energy-efficient infrastructure, equipment and appliances is essential for• Meeting energy demand• Managing energy security, and• Meeting climate goals

Technological transitions – both deployment and development - are important in• Power generation• Buildings, especially commercial buildings• Equipment and appliances• Industry• Mobility

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Information helps consumer decisions

STAR RATING FORBUILDINGS

Energy Performance Index:

Category of Building :Type :Climatic Zone :Connected Load :Build up Area :

Name of the Building :

kWh/ sq m/ year

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Labels built up as a “brand”

Voluntary labels for refrigerators and airconditioners introduced in December 2006

Aggressive advertising and outreach promoted labels as a brand of superior products – manufacturers piggybacked on label advertising

In 2008-09, 75% of refrigerators, and 50% of air conditioners sold in the market were labeled – showing consumer preference and market transformation

Labeling became mandatory for four products (where market transformation is well under way) from 7th January, 2010

Voluntary labels in place for eight other appliances

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In industry, new plant is amongst most energy efficient in the world – but there is large bandwidth of energy efficiency

A wide bandwidth of energy efficiencies occurs in almost all industry sectors

This creates a differentiated potential for energy savings

Trading of savings allows maximum cost-effective savings as plants with “low-cost savings” exceed their “mandated “ savings for trading them with other plants which are unable to meet their targets

“Perform, Achieve & Trade” mechanism introduced for 580 industrial units which have to meet SEC reduction targets

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Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT)

The units covered by the programme consume about 200 million toe annually, of the total of 400 million toe of commercial fuels consumed annually in India

The goal is that the gate-to-gate specific energy consumption of these units, collectively, is about 5% less in 2013-14 than it was in 2008-09 • Each sector is subdivided into a number of clusters based on

input and output differences, and on the basis of statistically significant differences in their SECs

• The allocation of SEC reduction targets within a cluster is based on the relative SECs of units – less efficient units have larger SEC %-reduction targets – so that the collective SEC reduction in a cluster is 5%

ESCerts (and penalties) would be based on the achieved SEC and the target SEC, and will be computed on the basis of the baseline-year production

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Certification of Energy Managers and Energy Auditors

National exam to certify energy managers and energy auditors• Candidates who qualify in three base papers are certified as

energy managers• Energy Auditors have to qualify in an additional paper

Exam conducted by National Productivity Council• Ten national exams have been conducted

• Over 15,000 candidates have appeared

• About 7,000 have qualified as energy managers; about 5,000 are also energy auditors

EC Act mandates roles• Each designated consumer has to employ an energy manager

• Periodic energy audits of DCs have to be carried out by energy auditors

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Energy Conservation Building Code

ECBC covering the following components prepared:• Building Envelope (Walls, Roofs, Windows)

• Lighting (Indoor and Outdoor)

• Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) System

• Solar Hot Water Heating• Electrical Systems

Voluntary introduction of ECBC in May 2007; mandatory after capacity building and implementation experience

Easy to use guides, tip sheets launched Panel of architects prepared to help dissemination of ECBC Curriculum enhancement in architectural institutions Government agencies taking the lead in ECBC

implementation

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Program for energy audit and retrofit in central government and state government buildings• 8 building retrofits completed; 6 buildings used ESCOs

to carry out retrofits through performance contracting• Experience used to develop model agreements for

ESCOs• Over 500 buildings now being targeted for upgrades

through ESCOs ESCOs promoted through model contracts,

accreditation, ratings, and financing• Identification, accreditation and rating of ESCOs• Project-based financing of accredited and rated ESCOs

Also being promoted for:• Municipal lighting and water pumping• Agricultural pumpsets• Supporting initiatives by electricity distribution

companies

Enhancing Energy Efficiency of Existing Buildings

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Bachat Lamp Yojna (Lamp Savings Project)

• Of the approximately 1 billion light points in India, about 600 million use CFLs

• CFL penetration in commercial sector is almost complete – but low in household sector

• “Bachat Lamp Yojana” facilitates firms in providing CFLs to households at the price of incandescent bulbs

• The difference in cost would be recovered through the carbon credits that accrue because of their lower energy use

- CDM Programme of Activities has been registered to enable quick registration of many small projects

• About 300 to 400 million lamp replacements are targeted- Approximately 20 million have already been replaced since

October 2010

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Verified energy efficiency gains – 11th Plan

Fuel Avoided Savings Generation Capacity million toe MW

2007-08 2.86 623

2008-09 4.98 1504

2009-10 3.96 2868

2010-11 4.44 2882

2011-12 4.207 2959

(upto Dec 2012 )

Total 59.21* 10,836* Compounded cumulative fuel savings

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Both supply “push” and demand “pull” are necessary

Coal-based generation• Minimum efficiency requirements for new plant

• Tariff-based bidding to sell electricity

Commercial buildings• Energy conservation building code

• Retrofits by ESCO-driven performance contracting

• Energy performance labeling

Industry• Energy consumption norms in industry

• Market mechanisms to promote energy efficiency in industry

Equipment and appliances• Minimum energy performance standards

• Energy performance labeling

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International Cooperation can accelerate introduction of energy-efficient technologies

Rapid development and adoption of much-more energy efficient technologies is often constrained by:• Costs that are higher than those which a large number of

consumers are able and willing to pay• High risk perception regarding performance of new

technologies• Lack of large markets that incentivize manufacturers to

bring super-efficient products early into the market

Global cooperation – especially on appliances/devices amenable to global standards – can help in aggregating demand and finalizing specs

SEAD (Super-efficient Appliance Deployment) initiative is a good first step in this direction• LED standards have been finalized• TV standards are in the process of being finalized

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International Cooperation has been central to our efforts

Programme design has been influenced by, and has drawn on:• Energy Conservation Law of Japan, and the Japanese

energy manager and top-runner approaches• Building energy efficiency programme of the US• Appliance standards and labeling programmes of the EU

and US• DSM programmes in EU and France• Institutional outreach for energy efficiency technology

dissemination in Germany

Several national experts (from Germany, France and Japan) have been located in BEE to support programme design

International study tours build capacity of public sector officials and private-sector experts

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Public policy nudges are important to enhance the rapid adoption of cost-effective technologies

Energy efficiency makes sense – in most instances, people and firms make energy-efficient choices; yet instances of non energy-efficient investments – which are of economic disbenefit - continue to abound

Lack of information, risk aversion, and high discount rates seem to be drivers of these (irrational) decisions

Public policy nudges help create and strengthen markets for energy savings which are sustainable• Voluntary programmes a good way to find out if people will

respond; this also helps fine-tune them • “Branding” has turned out to be a very effective tool• Market “creation” incentivizes early introduction of energy-

efficient technologies• In retrospect, perseverance, consultation, impact

assessment and course-correction have been of most importance

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