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POWER OF CENTRAL GOVERNMENT TO FACILITATE AND ENFORCE
EFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY AND ITS CONSERVATION |
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The Central Government
may, by notification, in consultation with the Bureau,
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Power of
Central Government to enforce efficient use of energy
and its conservation |
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(a) specify the norms
for processes and energy consumption standards for
any equipment, appliances which consumes, generates,
transmits or supplies energy; |
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(b) specify equipment
or appliance or class of equipments or appliances,
as the case may be, for the purposes of this Act; |
| (c) prohibit manufacture
or sale or purchase or import of equipment or appliance
specified under clause (b) unless such equipment or
appliances conforms to energy consumption standards; |
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Provided that no notification prohibiting
manufacture or sale or purchase or import or equipment
or appliance shall be issued within two years from
the date of notification issued under clause (a) of
this section; |
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(d) direct display of such particulars
on label on equipment or on appliance specified under
clause (b) and in such manner as may be specified
by regulations; |
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(e) specify, having regarding to
the intensity or quantity of energy consumed and the
amount of investment required for switching over to
energy efficient equipments and capacity or industry
to invest in it and availability of the energy efficient
machinery and equipment required by the industry,
any user or class of users of energy as a designated
consumer for the purposes of this Act; |
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(f) alter the list of Energy Intensive
Industries specified in the Schedule; |
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(g) establish and prescribe such
energy consumption norms and standards for designated
consumers as it may consider necessary:
Provided that the Central Government may prescribe
different norms and standards for different designated
consumers having regard to such factors as may be
prescribed; |
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(h) direct, having regard to quantity
of energy consumed or the norms and standards of energy
consumption specified under clause (a) the energy
intensive industries specified in the Schedule to
get energy audit conducted by an accredited energy
auditor in such manner and intervals of time as may
be specified by regulations; |
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(i) direct, if considered necessary
for efficient use of energy and its conservation,
any designated consumer to get energy audit conducted
by an accredited energy auditor; |
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(j) specify the matters to be included
for the purposes of inspection under sub-section (2)
of section 17; |
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(k) direct any designated consumer
to furnish to the designated agency, in such form
and manner and within such period, as may be prescribed,
the information with regard to the energy consumed
and action taken on the recommendation of the accredited
energy auditor; |
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(l) direct any designated consumer
to designate or appoint energy manger in charge of
activities for efficient use of energy and its conservation
and submit a report, in the form and manner as may
be prescribed, on the status of energy consumption
at the end of the every financial year to designated
agency; |
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(m) prescribe minimum qualification
for energy managers to be designated or appointed
under clause (l); |
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(n) direct every designated consumer
to comply with energy consumption norms and standards; |
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(o) direct any designated consumer,
who does not fulfil the energy consumption norms and
standards prescribed under clause (g), to prepare
a scheme for efficient use of energy and its conservation
and implement such scheme keeping in view of the economic
viability of the investment in such form and manner
as may be prescribed; |
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(p) prescribe energy conservation
building codes for efficient use of energy and its
conservation in the building or building complex; |
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(q) amend the energy conservation
building codes to suit the regional and local climatic
conditions; |
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(r) direct every owner or occupier
of the building or building complex, being a designated
consumer to comply with the provisions of energy conservation
building codes for efficient use of energy and its
conservation; |
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(s) direct, any designated consumer
referred to in clause (r), if considered necessary,
for efficient use of energy and its conservation in
his building to get energy audit conducted in respect
of such building by an accredited energy auditor in
such manner and intervals of time as may be specified
by regulations; |
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(t) take all measures necessary to
create awareness and disseminate information for efficient
use of energy and its conservation; |
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(u) arrange and organise training
of personnel and specialists in the techniques for
efficient use of energy and its conservation; |
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(v) take steps to encourage preferential
treatment for use of energy efficient equipment or
appliances:
Provided that the powers under clauses (p) and (s)
shall be exercised in consultation with the concerned
State. |
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