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Learn about India's energy needs, ESCO development, and current activities for promoting energy efficiency services for sustainable growth by the BEE.
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IEA DSM Task XVICompetitive Energy Services India Abhishek Nath BEE, India, March 31, 2008
Future Energy Needs • To give a sustained growth rate of 8% to 2031-2032, India needs • To enhance primary energy supply by 3-4 times (coal from 600 mt to 2,000 mt), and • Electricity supply by 5-6 times (from 130,000 to 800,000 MW) of 2003-04 levels
Background of ESCO activities • Initial activities • Through USAID, DFID and CIDA efforts • ESCOs formed like Thermax EPS, Intesco • Energy Audit of Public Buildings (2002) • Problems – awareness of ESCO concept, credibility of ESCOs
Follow Up • 3 Country Energy Efficiency project (India, China, Brazil) • Loan windows on energy efficiency were opened up • SBI Uptech a large technology upgradation programme also included energy efficiency in it’s ambit • Indian Council for promotion of Energy Efficiency Business was launched in 2005
ESCO Development Programme • (BEE) is promoting energy efficiency measures in the country under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 • The BEE will do the empanelment of Energy Service Company (ESCOs) • 50 ESCOs participated, about 40 are suitable for empanelment, about 400 projects put together • BEE will also get an endorsement rating of the ESCOs
Main Problems Faced by ESCOs • BEE talked to 7 ESCOs in various places in the country to discuss problems • the setting up of a correct baseline, • making provisions for variations and other changing circumstances in a detailed contract and • ensuring payments and then made as per terms to ESCOs through an innovative financing mechanism.
Current and Future Activities • Market Development Buildings, Ag DSM, Mu DSM, SMEs • Partial Risk Guarantee Fund