Electrical Energy
Measurements and Management Techniques

Power sectors reforms the electricity Act 2003 was a progressive Legislation providing for the development of the electricity industry promoting compitition, protecting consumers interest, rationalising tariffs and ensuring transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of efficiency etc., says Haren Shah.

The Energy Con-servation Bill- 2001 was passed by the Parliament in August-2001 and was expected to clear the way to check the wastage of energy and power. The Indian power sector scenario continues to remain gloomy. Although power reforms started about a decade ago, the achievements are dismal. Financial health of most of the State Electricity Boards (SEBs) remains critical, mainly due to the uncontrolled use of low efficiency, power wasting equipment and appliances, back breaking subsidies for agriculture and other to be transferred to this bureau. The central government through its Ministry of Power, the Bureau of Energy Efficiency and the State Governments would hence have a pivotal role to play. The major problems faced by the power sector:

Increasing gap in demand and supply of power

High Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses

Power theft/pilferage

Wastage of expensive and limited sectors, and huge power thefts.

This is resulting in a heavy loss of revenue. The Energy Conservation Bill 2001 prepared by a group of expert committees that was discussed and debated at various forums, was passed by the Indian Parliament in August 2001. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) was established and managed through a governing council. All the assets, liabilities and employees of the existing energy management center were supposed energy due to the use of low efficiency equipment in various sectors In view of this, the major functions of this bureau, were defined as follows:

Recommend to the Central Government the norms for the Energy Consumption Standards required.

Recommend to the Central Government the manufacture and uses of efficient equipment and appliances.

Recommend for notifying any user or class of users of Energy as ‘designated consumers’.

Prescribe guidelines for Energy Conservation building codes.

Create awareness and offer training for efficient use of energy and energy conservation.

Strengthen consultancy services in the field of energy conservation.

Develop testing and certification procedures.

Promote use of energy efficient processes, energy auditing equipment with user interface software support, handy instruments to measure different electrical parameters without shutdown etc.

Promote innovative financing of Energy Efficiency Projects.

Specify by regulations, qualifications for accredited energy auditors.

Maintain a list of accredited energy auditors.

Specify certification procedures for ‘Energy Managers’.

Specify detailed scheme for regular energy audits.

Implement international co-operation for energy conservation.

All the above functions are to be performed by the bureau as per the directions from the central government. Power of the bureau includes:

Specify the norms for processes and energy consumption standards for all equipment and appliances.

Prohibit manufacture, sale, purchase or import of equipment or appliances not conforming to the prescribed standards.

Establish and prescribe the energy consumption norms and standards.

Direct all energy intensive industries to have compulsory energy audits through accredited energy auditors.

Enforce efficient use of energy and its conservation for all designated consumers.

Direct any designated consumers to designate or appoint an Energy Manager.

Prescribe minimum qualification for Energy Managers and Energy
Auditors.

With the help of the states con-

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