The Bill seeks to bring large residential buildings within the fold of the energy conservation regime, enhance the scope of the Energy Conservation Building Code and amend penalty provisions.
Union Minister Raj Kumar Singh is to move the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 in the Rajya Sabha) later on Monday to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 to empower the central government to specify a carbon credit trading scheme.
New Delhi [India], October 31 (ANI): Amidst the growing energy needs and changing global climate landscape, the Government of India has identified new areas to achieve higher levels of penetration of Renewable energy by proposing certain Amendments to the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): As an important step under the ongoing power sector reforms, the Ministry of Power on Monday mandated electricity distribution companies to undertake energy accounting on a periodic basis.
New Delhi [India], Mar 8 (ANI): Ministry of Power on Friday said that microwave ovens and washing machines will now be assigned star ratings based on their energy efficiency metrics.