Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)and its Role

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)and its Role 

• The mission of Bureau of Energy Efficiency is to institutionalize energy efficiency services, enable delivery mechanisms in the country and provide leadership to energy efficiency in all sectors of economy.
• The primary objective would be to reduce energy intensity in the Indian Economy.
• The general superintendence, directions and management of the affairs of the Bureau is vested in the Governing Council with 26 members.
• The Council is headed by Union Minister of Power and consists of members represented by Secretaries of various line Ministries, the CEOs of technical agencies under the Ministries, members representing equipment and appliance manufacturers, industry, architects, consumers and the power regions representing the states. The Director General of the Bureau shall be the ex-officio member-secretary the Council.
• The BEE will be initially supported by the Central Government by way of grants through budget, it will, however, in a period of 5-7 years become self – sufficient. It would be authorized to collect appropriate fee in discharge of its functions assigned to it. The BEE will also use the Central Energy Conservation Fund and other funds raised from various sources for innovative financing of energy efficiency projects in order to promote energy efficient investment.

Role of Bureau of Energy Efficiency 

• The role of BEE would be to prepare standards and labels of appliances and equipment, develop a list of designated consumers, specify certification and accreditation procedure, prepare building codes, maintain Central EC fund and undertake promotional activities in co-ordination with center and state level agencies.
• The role would include development of Energy service companies (ESCOs), transforming the market for energy efficiency and create awareness through measures including clearing house.