30th April, 2003
Ministry of Power  


ACTION PLAN FOR PROMOTION OF EFFCIENT USE OF ENERGY


Rajya Sabha

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency has prepared an Action Plan for promotion of efficient use of energy and its conservation. The Action Plan gives thrust on energy efficiency in industrial sector, standard and labeling for appliances, demand side management, energy efficiency in commercial buildings, capacity building of energy managers and energy auditors, energy performance codes and manual preparation, etc.

State Governments have been requested in November, 2002 to implement energy conservation measures in their Government buildings and establishments.

This information was given by Smt. Jayawanti Mehta, Minister of State for Power in a written reply to a question by Smt. N.P.Durga in Rajya Sabha today.