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- ENERGY MINISTER INAUGURATES TECHNICAL MEET OF CERTIFIED ENERGY MANAGERS AND ENERGY AUDITORS IN THE CAPITAL
Dated : 30/3/2016
Power Minister of Delhi Mr. Satyendar Jain inaugurated the one Day Technical Meet of certified Energy Managers and Energy Auditors held on Wednesday (30th March, 2016) at the Delhi Secretariat. The meet was organised by Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Management Centre, Department of Power, Govt. of Delhi, in association with National Productivity Council.
The Secretary (Power) GNCTD, Dy. Director General, National Productivity Council, other officers of power sector, National Productivity Council and Bureau of Energy Efficiency were present in the programme apart from more than 120 Energy Auditors and Energy Managers.
This was the first ever interaction with the Energy Auditors and Energy Managers in Delhi and provided a platform for knowledge exchange and networking in order to make substantial progress in the field of energy efficiency and energy conservation. During the conference, emphasis was on energy conservation and efficient use of electrical appliances.
The Power Minister, Delhi, highlighted the surplus production of energy and the gap between the production of electricity and the actual consumption in the country. He also emphasised that the expenditure on energy efficiency and energy conservation is most viable option because the cost of energy saved would be certainly more than the expenditure incurred in these measures. This will also lead to further saving since by reducing the demand, the need for establishment of additional generating plants will be reduced. He asked Power Department to audit all the buildings of departments/undertakings of Govt. of NCT of Delhi including the Delhi Secretariat and to find out the potential of energy savings after which decision shall be taken to adopt and enforce the energy efficiency and energy conservation measures.
The Delhi Power Minister suggested to the auditors to diligently audit the consumers without any fear so that the expected possible reduction in the consumption can be achieved which can go upto 25%. He further measures like thermal storage, building insulation and taking advantage of differential tariff to reduce the overall energy cost in the organisation.
The conservation of energy, efficient use of energy and the conservation of environment remained the main subject during the conference. The officers of the Power Department informed that various steps have been taken for energy efficiency and energy conservation especially for the Delhi Secretariat. The power factor of Delhi Secretariat has improved from 0.90 to 0.98 by installing/repairing the capacitor bank, which led to substantial savings in energy cost. The contracted electrical demand of Delhi Secretariat has reduced by 500 KVA which has led to good savings in the fixed cost. A 3 MW solar Power plant is being set up at IP Station which is fully dedicated for Delhi Secretariat. 1 MW capacity has already been installed and a cumulative saving of around 20 lakhs has already been achieved through this. With these measures, Delhi Government is expected to save more than Rs.20 lakhs per month in the days to come.
Apart from this, around 45 lakhs LED bulbs have been distributed to the consumers of Delhi at subsidised rates and around 1.62 lakh street lights have been changed from conventional to energy efficient LED light. This will save around 75 MW of electricity. It is proposed to change all the conventional street lights of Delhi with energy efficient LED lights.
The officers of the Power Department and the National Productivity Council informed that such conference will be held regularly to sensitise the energy professionals and the public on the necessity of energy conservation and sustainable development.
Delhi Government is committed to conserve energy & environment and assured all support to the Energy Managers & Auditors in achieving this objective in the state of Delhi. The speakers during the conference included Secretary (Power) Mr. Sukesh Kumar Jain, Special Secretary (Power) Mr. Ajay Kumar Bisht, Dy. Director General, NPC Mr. Siddarth Sharma, Executive Officer (EE & REM) Mr. R.K. Srivastava, Director, NPC Mr. B.D. Bhandary, Energy Economist, BEE, Mr. Saurabh Diddi, former Professor of IIT Delhi Mr. N.D. Kaushik and Mr. Pradeep Kumar, TERI.
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