News: The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly establish a Centre of Excellence for Energy Transition (CoEET) in Hyderabad.
About Bureau of Energy Efficiency
- It is a statutory body established by the central government in 2002 under the provisions of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
- Its vision is to optimise energy intensity of Indian economy, thus ensuring sustainable development of the country.
- Key Objectives:
- Develop policies and programmes on efficient use of energy and its conservation.
- Design, manage and implement energy conservation programmes as envisaged in the EC Act.
- Establish robust systems and procedures to measure, monitor and verify energy efficiency results.
- Demonstrate energy efficiency delivery mechanisms through Private-Public Partnership (PPP).
- Promote awareness of energy savings and energy conservation.
- Key Functions:
- Regulatory Functions:
- Developing minimum energy performance standards for equipment and appliances under Standards and Labelling.
- Establishing energy performance standards for commercial buildings.
- Certifying energy managers and auditors.
- Promotional Functions:
- Creating awareness on energy efficiency and conservation
- Promoting innovative financing of energy efficiency projects
- Implementing international cooperation programmes in the domain of energy efficiency.
- Regulatory Functions:
- The important programmes of BEE are Standards and Labelling, Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme, and the National Energy Efficiency Mission (NEEM).
- BEE functions under the Ministry of Power.
