Policy Framework – Energy
Conservation Act – 2001
Under the provisions of the Act, Bureau of Energy Efficiency has
been established with effect from 1st March 2002 by merging erstwhile Energy
Management Centre of Ministry of Power. The Bureau would be responsible for
implementation of policy programs and coordination of implementation of energy
conservation activities.
Important
features of the Energy Conservation Act are:
ü Standards and Labeling
ü Designated Customers
ü Certification of Energy
Managers and Accreditation of Energy Auditing Firms
ü Energy Conservation Building
Codes
ü Central Energy Conservation
Fund
ü Bureau of Energy Efficiency
(BEE)
ü Penalties and Adjudication
Penalties and Adjudication:
• Penalty for each offence under the
Act would be in monetary terms i.e. Rs.10,000 for each
offence and Rs.1,000 for each day for continued non Compliance.
• The initial phase of 5 years would be
promotional and creating infrastructure for implementation of Act. No penalties
would be effective during this phase.
• The power to adjudicate has been
vested with state Electricity Regulatory Commission which shall appoint any one
of its member to be an adjudicating officer for holding an enquiry in
connection with the penalty imposed.
