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Energy Saving Certificates Trading to Resume After 11 Months

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has announced that it will resume the trading of Energy Saving Certificates (ESCerts) from January 17. It was suspended in February...

January 16, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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Energy Efficiency

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Renewable Energy
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Panel Wants Dedicated Agencies in States to Enforce Efficient Energy Use

A parliamentary committee has asked the Ministry of Power (MoP) to ensure that all states set up standalone State Designated Agencies (SDA) to facilitate and enforce the...

December 27, 2022

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B.S. Nagaraj

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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Ministry of Power Issues Revised Guidelines for EV Charging Infrastructure

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has issued the revised ‘Charging Infrastructure for Electric Vehicles (EVs) Guidelines’ to accelerate the e-mobility transition in the...

January 18, 2022

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Rakesh Ranjan

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Electric Vehicles

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Grid
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Power Ministry Mandates Quarterly Energy Audits by DISCOMs to Reduce T&D Losses

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has directed power distribution companies (DISCOMs) to undertake energy accounting periodically to develop a comprehensive energy accounting...

October 12, 2021

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Harsh Shukla

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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To Promote Energy Efficiency, BEE Sets New Criteria for Star Rating of Fluorescent Lamps

The Ministry of Power, in consultation with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), has amended the star rating criteria of tube lights to promote energy efficiency. The...

June 22, 2020

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Anjana Parikh

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala Emerge as Top States for Energy Efficiency

The Ministry of Power (MoP) has announced the release of its ‘State Energy Efficiency Index 2019’ report, which keeps tabs on the progress made by the Indian states and...

January 17, 2020

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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To Promote Energy Efficiency, BEE Sets New Standards for Air Conditioners

The central government and the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) have set new energy performance standards for room air conditioners and have mandated that the default...

January 13, 2020

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Nithin Thomas Prasad

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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Nearly ₹29 Billion Allotted for Off-Grid Renewable Generation in Last 3 Years

A corpus of ₹29.37 billion (~$0.43 billion) has been provided for off-grid renewable energy generation sources in the past three consecutive budgets, beginning with the...

July 24, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Other

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Renewable Energy
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353 Million LED Bulbs Distributed Under Government’s UJALA Program

Under the government’s UJALA program, the Energy Efficiency Services Limited has distributed over 353 million LED bulbs so far. This, in turn, has resulted in an...

July 8, 2019

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Soumik Dutta

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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BESCOM Readies Blueprint to Set Up 678 EV Charging Stations in Karnataka

The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has drawn a plan for setting up 678 electric vehicles (EV) charging stations across the state of Karnataka. The...

June 19, 2019

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Soumik Dutta

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Electric Vehicles

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Market & Policy
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Energy Efficiency Program for Residential Sector Launched

Minister for Power, Raj Kumar Singh announced the launch of ‘Energy Efficiency Label for Residential Sector’ program in India. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has...

March 1, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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BEE Inks Pact with CPWD to Promote Energy Efficiency in Buildings

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) kickstarting their cooperation to...

January 14, 2019

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Saumy Prateek

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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Inter-State Sale of Renewable Power Should be Facilitated : NITI Aayog

The National Institute of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog has released a report called “Strategy for New India @75” to accelerate growth of the Indian economy. In the...

December 24, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Markets & Policy

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Solar
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Telangana First State to Comply with Energy Conservation and Building Code Guidelines

Telangana has become the first state to comply with the Energy Conservation and Building Code Guidelines (ECBC). Addressing the second regional workshop to implement...

August 30, 2018

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Shaurya Bajaj

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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BEE to Launch Energy Conservation Building Code for the Residential Sector

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), under the ministry of power, is preparing an energy conservation building code for the residential sector, reported IANS. In June...

August 24, 2018

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Nitin Kabeer

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Energy Efficiency

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Other

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