Bureau of Energy Efficiency

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. 
• 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.