AP to ink MoU with UK govt on energy conservation…

 

Andhra Pradesh government will soon sign a memorandum of understanding with the government of UK for collaboration on energy efficiency and low-carbon growth.

The MoU will see UK extend technical support for the state to implement the best practices vis-a-vis energy efficiency and conservation.

With the assistance of the British High Commission, AP government is also preparing a comprehensive roadmap for improving energy efficiency, said the Chief Secretary and State Energy Conservation Mission (SECM) Chairman, Prasanna Kumar Mohanty.

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Andhra Pradesh to offer incentives to energy saving industries…

 

The Andhra Pradesh Government is working on modalities to offer incentives to industries who bring about savings in their process through energy efficiency measures.

A Green Factory Code will also be shortly announced whose objective is to encourage savings in high energy consuming industrial establishments.

During the Fifth State Energy Conservation Mission meeting held here today, P.K.Mohanty, State Chief Secretary, highlighted the importance of energy saving and various measures initiated by the Government.

During the meeting, he said, “Energy intensity, which is measure of energy required for unit of GDP growth in India is twice that of other developed countries. Reducing energy intensity must be our top priority by improving energy efficiency.”

As per the integrated energy policy of the planning commission, the electricity saving potential per year on demand side in India is about 15 per cent (15 billion units) of the total electricity demand. By improving efficiency and bringing down losses, a significant demand-supply gap could be met, he said.

The State Government expects to facilitate the addition of about 1000 mw of wind energy and 500 mw of solar energy every year during the XII Plan period.

The Government is planning to utilise the entire force of self help groups for creation of awareness about energy efficiency programmes. The State has about 10 lakh self help groups with 1.2 crore women members.

A memorandum of understanding with the UK Government will be signed shortly for sharing global best practices in energy savings. And a comprehensive roadmap for energy efficiency improvement is under preparation.

As a part of Government move to encourage energy saving, the Confederation of Indian Industry has been requested to institute awards for industries who adopt best energy efficient management practices.

A Japanese company has made a baseline study in Cherlapally industrial estate area on energy efficiency measures. In about six months, the model practiced here is planned to be replicated in other industrial areas of the State.

The Mission has come out with broad areas of savings sector wise. As per the Mission’s calculations, there is potential to save about 15,105 million units across domestic, industrial, Government and local bodies and in agriculture sectors.

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Government’s Focus on Energy Savings Fosters Growth of the Indian Lighting Control Systems Market, Finds Frost & Sullivan

 

Escalating investment in the real estate and construction industry, coupled with the growing need to reduce energy consumption across the commercial, residential and government sectors, is propelling the Indian lighting control systems market.

Green building projects, in particular, are illuminating avenues for lighting control systems since they have to comply with various national standards set by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC), Green Rating for Integrated Habitat Assessment (GRIHA), and Indian Green Building Council (IGBC) along with international standards such as Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED).

New study from Frost & Sullivan (http://www.buildingtechnologies.frost.com), Analysis of the Indian Lighting Control Systems Market, finds that the market earned revenues of INR 2.50 billion in 2012 and estimates this to reach INR 4.06 billion by 2017 at a compound annual growth rate of 10.2 percent. Lighting accounts for more than 17-20 percent of the world’s energy costs. With the usage of the right combination of advanced lighting solutions such as efficient lamps, high-performance luminaires, electronic drivers and controls etc., consumers can achieve energy savings of up to 60-70 percent.

The potential for lighting controls in green building is huge. It is observed that nearly 1,909 green buildings are registered with IGBC, out of which some 300 green building projects are certified and fully functional in India. It is also observed that there are around 300 projects registered under GRIHA.

“Real estate investors are beginning to realize that even though the construction costs of a green building are higher than those of a conventional building, they can recover the incremental costs within three to four years by incorporating energy saving measures,” said Frost & Sullivan’s Environment & Building Technologies Analyst. “The continuing drop in the cost of traditional lighting control products, mainly due to modest innovation, will help this segment expand. Traditional lighting controls are mainly used by medium and small scale stakeholders (typically less than 5000 square meters), while the more expensive automatic controls are mainly deployed by the large users (more than 5000 square meters).”

At the same time, low-cost imports and high product lead times are paving the way for higher discounts and localization of manufacturing. Stiff competition in the domestic market will see market participants adopting various business plans and distribution models to stand out in the crowd. The most successful participants are likely to be the ones with a clear vision of the market, wide product range, huge distribution network, and presence of skilled/qualified manpower for installation and solution support.

Technological improvements and rising energy consciousness due to urbanization are bringing in demand from unconventional markets such as healthcare, education and government. Participants are exploring markets beyond the half-penetrated tier I cities and are also undertaking market development activities in tier II cities. “With increasing penetration of information and communication technologies, buildings are expected to become smarter and intelligent. Such fully integrated and networked buildings will need energy management and remote monitoring, leading to improvements in operational efficiency and eventually, more market opportunities for lighting control companies”, observed the analyst.

Analysis of the Indian Lighting Control Systems Market is part of the Building Management Technologies Growth Partnership Service program. Frost & Sullivan’s related studies include: Analysis of the LED Lighting Market in the GCC, Analysis of the Indian Facility Management Services Market, Analysis of Cable Management Systems Market in India, Analysis of Fire and Safety Market in India, and Analysis of the Indian Pre-engineered Buildings Market. All studies included in subscription provide detailed market opportunities and industry trends evaluated following extensive interviews with market participants.

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Raymond Wins National Energy Conservation Award 2013...

 

Raymond Limited, marketer and retailer of suiting fabrics, today said it has been conferred with National Energy Conservation Award by President Pranab Mukherjee for its Vapi manufacturing plant in Gujarat.

"Raymond was awarded this feat for an energy conservation programme undertaken by its Vapi manufacturing plant in Gujarat," the company said in a statement.

The award was presented by President Pranab Mukherjee to Raymond Limited. Union Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia was also present at the event.

The Raymond Vapi manufacturing plant achieved a commendable feat of saving of 30.23 lakh units of electrical energy in the last one year, the statement said.

"We have always been committed towards energy conservation and continue to make efforts in implementing innovative ideas to conserve energy," Harish Chatterjee, Vice President, Manufacturing, Textile Division at Raymond Limited said in the statement.

The company has facilities in Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh and Jalgaon, Thane in Maharashtra.

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Government finalising draft policy on incentive for green buildings...

 

The Centre was finalising a draft policy on non-financial incentives to promote green buildings, a top official of the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation said here today.

Referring to the additional Floor Space Index, for green buildings in Noida, Union Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Arun Kumar Mishra said such measures would be actively promoted by the Centre and made part of the national policy [on promotion of green buildings],

Addressing the " Green Building Congress-2013" orgainsed by CII and the Indian Green Building Council, he said the Centre would hold dialogue with State governments on such incentives for green buildings.

On any financial support like capital subsidy, he indicated that it could take time as it involved "deliberations and interaction" with several ministries.

Stating the government had a role in encouraging green buildings, he said, "in government housing programmes, we plan to do about a million houses in the next four years. We have already made it a part of our instruction that any block, any State, any municipality wanting to construct these [green] buildings, will be covered in our project cost."

"We have Building Materials and Technology Promotion Council and we can enter into an MoU to promote this energy saving green technology."

Stating the Centre would also promote alternative technologies in building material, he indicated that the issue of financial support for this sector would be pursued if needed.

He said the Centre would be inclined to ink an MoU with the Green Buildings Council to sponsor a training programme for the engineers and senior officers of the Centre so that "they could be acquainted with this green technology."

CN Raghavendran, Chairman, IGBC-Chennai Chapter said over a period of time India's building footprint would be "100 billion square feet out of which 70 billion square feet will be in the residential sector, which is growing at a rate of 5 per cent every year."

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Tamil Nadu proposed a policy to encourage renewable energy and energy efficiency in the state…

Power India found that, the Tamil Nadu Government has drawn up plants to encourage energy efficient systems using solar and other forms of energy in the coming months and issued proposals that include provision of subsidised solar pumps, generation based incentive scheme for domestic solar roof tops, besides presenting awards to those who use solar power lights effectively.

 

According to the policy note following incentives have been proposed:

• "Generation Based Incentive” (GBI) for domestic solar roof-tops for a total maximum capacity of 50 MW during this financial year.
• Subsidised Solar Pumps (86 per cent subsidy-- 56 per cent from Ministry of Agriculture and 30 per cent from the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) on a pilot basis to select applicants for agriculture service connections.
• The Government has also planned to recognise usage of solar roof-tops by presenting the Chief Minister's Awards which would be given annually to different categories of consumers generating maximum solar energy. A 60kW roof-top solar power plant at the Electricity Board office headquarters here would also be set up for promoting solar energy.
• Distribution of one crore CFL lamps at a subsidised cost of Rs 15 per bulb to achieve a savings of around 250MW at a cost of Rs 85 crore.
• Mandatory usage of energy efficient agricultural pump-sets (having a minimum three star label) for new connections. "The Government is also planning to set up a demonstration project by erecting star-rated energy efficient pump sets in a select feeder on pilot basis".
  

For this year, under Chief Minister's Solar powered Green Houses Scheme, the government would add 60,000 solar energy powered green houses at a cost of Rs 180 crore. This scheme was the first such in India with a grid back-up.

 

On the proposal to energise solar energy powered street lights in 2012-13, the policy note said 20,000 more street lights will be solar powered at a cost of Rs 50 crore.

According to the Vision Tamil Nadu 2023 document released by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa in March, the government expects Rs 4.50 lakh crore investments to be made in the power sector. "The major share of the investments amounting to Rs 2.80 lakh crore will be utilised to augment power generation capacity in the State", the document said.

 

According to energy department sources, the present installed capacity of the State is 10,364.5 MW. The average availability of power is 8,500 MW. Demand ranges from 11,500 MW-12,500 MW, leaving a shortage of 3,000 MW to 4000 MW.

As part of tapping other energy sources, the State government has planned to increase capacity of wind power to 5000 MW at a rate of 1000 MW per year in the next five years.

 

 

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Reliance, Tata Face Energy Caps in $3 Billion Efficiency Market in India…

According to reports, India has set targets for companies including Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL) and Tata Steel Ltd. (TATA) on energy consumption reductions in preparation for a $3 billion-a-year market for trading efficiency credits.

Companies have been notified of their targets and audits of their energy consumption have started, said Ajay Mathur, director of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency.

“By mid-2012, we should be able to start issuing tradable certificates,” Mathur said in an interview this week. The government may disclose the individual targets assigned to 563 facilities, including oil refineries, steel plants and paper mills in its official gazette as early as next month, he said.

The program aims to lower fossil fuel use in the world’s third-largest energy consumer by forcing eight industries to reduce their power needs. Companies that save more power than required earn credits which they can trade on power exchanges to others seeking to meet their targets.

Other companies with facilities falling under the program include NTPC Ltd. (NATP), Hindalco Industries Ltd. (HNDL), Essar Steel Ltd., JSW Steel Ltd. (JSTL) and Reliance Power Ltd. (RPWR), according to a list from the bureau.

By using energy more efficiently and reducing losses, India may avoid building 10,000 megawatts of new power capacity, saving 1 trillion rupees ($19 billion), according to the power ministry. That’s the equivalent of about 9 new nuclear reactors.

Over three years, the energy-efficiency program should reduce power consumption across the eight industries by about 5 percent, Mathur said. India became the world’s third-largest energy consumer after topping Russia in 2009, the International Energy Agency said in its annual outlook this month.

Trading of the credits may create a market worth $3 billion annually, according to Baman K. Mehta, chief executive of Darashaw & Company Pvt., a Mumbai-based investment bank. Within five years, that could climb to $16 billion, Mathur has estimated.

India’s trade in international carbon credits could be affected because of an impasse over the renewal of the Kyoto Protocol, the world’s only climate treaty that created the carbon market.

Annual climate negotiations begin next week in Durban, South Africa. Japan, Canada and Russia are expected to refuse an extension of the treaty requiring industrialized nations to cut emissions through 2012.

With the future of a global emissions trading market at risk, India is pressing ahead with domestic environmental trading programs to slow emissions and promote clean energy.

In April, trading began in India’s renewable energy market that requires power distributors and large energy consumers to buy a certain amount of their electricity from clean sources like wind farms and hydropower plants.

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