CEE Oct-Dec 2002

BUREAU OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY ,\/inisn:t· of fol!·er The Ci<nernment of I ndia enacted the [nagy ( 'un.\'CJ'I'otion .IL'I. ]()()! that came into force fi·om I'' M a rc h 2 002. U n de r t h e provisions or the Act. the Bureau or energy Uficiency (BEE) was es tahl ished hy merging th e l'I'S(\\ hile c nerg) Manageme nt Centre o l' the Mini stry or Po\\'cr. I he l~ureau would be responsibil' lor '-pe;1rheading the improvement or energ) cl'licienc) or the economy through various regulatory and promotional instruments. BEE is ini ti all) keepi ng focus on th e rnllm1 ing thrust areas: lncfwn Indus (I:\• l'rogmmiJJejiJr Ener~1· Con.lc!JTotion - Prov isions in the Energy Conservation Act. Ac ti on Pl an activit ies would be COinpletetl by M arch 2003. De111and ,)'ide ,1/orwgemenl - Pro,·isi ons in the Energy Con.\"(' n •a f ion Ac t. Ac ti on PI an activities would be completed by A pri I 2003 . Swndurd1 ancl Labelling !'rngrumme - Pro1isions in the Enurg_, . ( 'un\l'l"l'ation .·lei, A ction Pl an compk:ted by October 2002. Enagr !:.'f/iciC!IIC I' in Building and f,·tuhlislllnenrs- Provisions in the Energy ( 'on.l't'ITa/ion .·lei . Action Plan activi ti e!:, wo uld be completed by !VIarch 2003 . En..:r,~y Coll.l'c!/"\'olion Building ( 'ndt:s- PI"Ovisions in the Ener:<_l' Con.,· C! I'I'u/l on .~l ei. Action Pl an iiCti vi ties would be completed by July 2003. f>m/c!SI'Iflnol ( 'euificution and .·lccreclttolion - Provis ions in the Enc!rg\' Cciii.\C!Tolion . ..Jet. Ac tion. .\/unuo/.1 und Codes Prov i!> ions in th e £nagy ( 'nn.\'t'I"I'U/1 on . .f c 1. Action PI an activities would be completed by Augu~t 2003. /:'ne rg_\' F:.f/iciency !'olir..T Nest•w·cl! l' rngrumme - Provisions in the Energy Comel"l'olion Act. Action Plan acti,·i ties would be completed by March 2003. School Edw.:ulion - Provisions in the 1~nergy ConsC!I"I'OIion . 1cl. Action Plan. De!il'el:l' .~ fedwnis111 for [ner,"-,_'1' Ejjic:iency Sen·1ces - Provisions in the t.:nergy Cunsen •u! io n . ..J ct, Action Plan activities wou ld be completed by October 2003. ( 'our1e.1y : F!C '( '/ TJusines.l' Digest. 16-31 . . ·I ug 02. f>tJ. In- 19 Tl'l: 9!- l l-rJS760- -o Fox: 91 .ff-33207/.f t'moil: jicci a.ficci.cum CONSTRUCTION INDL STRY MUST TAKE PART IN HYDEL, FLY ASH PROJECTS Tl1e Financial Express, Mumhoi. ].f./ 0. 2002 The lJnion Mini stry or Power has call ed upon the construction industry to participaTe in the ny ash projects and hydro po1ver generation proj ects with a total gen cr<~ ting potential of 1.50.000 MW in a serious bid to boost the ongoing c<~pac i ty addition programme. M r. /\jay , h <~n kar. Join t Secretary in the Ministry or Po\\'er. sa id that the centre had taken a po li cy decision on I 00- per cen t \ll ili zation or rJ y ash ::IS the in te rnati o nal community had expressed apprehensions that the burning or coal and power genern ted from th ermal projects \\'ere not healthy. "'The ut ilization of' fl y ash will take place only i r the construction inclustt') !>leps in and helps bring in a qualitative change... he said at a con fcre ncc on po11 er sc:c tor organ i ze d by the I nd iii Tech hnmdat ion. !Vlr. Shanka r said that power sec tor r~l·orm-> initiated by the centre lwd startt:J showi ng positive re~ul t s and it c::~n be made viable in 74 the next two to three \'ears. The cemre·s targel of a cilpacity addition of I lakh mega walls b) 2012 wirh an investment of Rs. R lakh crorc \\ ou ld no t be possible '' ithout runds com ing. in from the capital markc: t, finan c i al i nsti tu t ions. developers and promoter of J10II"er proj~·cts . Accord ing to Mr. hankar, the thru st is on power di stributi on reforms with a v iew· to reduc ing the transmi ss io n and di stributi on loss es, rationnli;:ation or tarii'l". form ing. state Electri cit) Regulator; Comm i!>s ions and handli ng. or subsi dies by govc rnm ent!> i n a transparent manner. l ie said thilt Delhi had tran smi s!>ion and distri bution losses or 50 per cent against4 to 5 per cent in developed countries. li e pointed o ut that Mumbai has tra nsmi ss ion and distribution losses or II per cent. Crmr1e.1y · Cement Nu ll's Di,r,csl. I CJ-25 Oct 02. 1' n. Fax: {}2J-2:!0.f0582 t'muil: cmabhra'homJ. \'Snl.nut in 1/ .eh: \1'\1'\l'.ctllaindio. ()fg WSSD - A HISTORIC OPPORTUNITY Dr. P l 'enkuta l?amww ll'inrock 1nlemolionol T he 1992 Ri o Summit (UNCI2D) was a landmark event as all the nations collecti ve ly pledged to make the concept or sustainable deve lopment a r ealit y . Subsequently, several mechani sms. instruments and global conven ti ons came into being. Ten years on, ho11ever. the ' progress' is nothing but a li wny ofunrulli lled promises. Besides. Kyoto Protocol is a long \\ay fr om bei ng ratified and ·Agenda 21' remains on I) a paper document in many countries. D cserti l"icnt io n Convention, which can po tentially address the key issue of sustainability or land resources. has been limping along and despera tel y needs a m ::~jo r