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The
Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), in Cooperation with
Central Electricity Authority
(CEA), the Deutsche
Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ)
and Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KFW) is implementing
the GENEFF project –a national programme for improvement
in the generation capacity availability and efficiency
of thermal power plants in India. The GENEFF project
focuses on reduction in the heat rate and auxiliary
energy consumption in public and private thermal power
plants.
The project intends to strengthen the market for commercially
viable service providers offering financially attractive
service and investment opportunities to power plant
managers. |
| Objectives |
A macro-economic objective of this project
is to promote energy efficiency without constraining
economic growth, and moving towards a more sustainable
national energy policy. Strengthening service providers
to contract commercially viable business in the power
plant industry will contribute to the objective by reduction
in gross heat rate and auxiliary power consumption as
well as increased capacity availability in power plants
mitigation of climate change and reduction in CO2 emissions
are the additional benefits. |
| Agents of Change |
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency is the
agency responsible for management, coordination and monitoring
implementation
of the project. CEA and GTZ are giving technical support.
KfW will provide financial support. Most fields will
be outsourced to national or international firms. National
and foreign experts will be hired for specialized technical
backstopping, as needed. |
| Barriers Addressed |
There is
a high potential for reduction of gross heat rate auxiliary
power consumption
in power plants. However,
improved management practices such as investments
in improved data collection, improved process monitoring
and control, human resource development, technology
upgradation and equipment retrofitting are often not
adopted
because of the following:
- Under-developed market for professional
service providers to work with power plant managers.
- Expertise and equipment for power plant performance
testing is limited to few parties.
- Limited understanding
and acceptance of the role of service providers.
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| Major Activites |
GENEFF recommends the following approach. |
| Level 1 |
National engineering consulting firms are being trained
in mapping the design and performance of at least 100
power plant units with the help of sophisticated software
package that is well established in the European market.
This exercise will rely only on existing data provided
by plant managers. |
| Level 2 |
Performance measurements follows by optimization of
thermal systems (such as boiler, mills and burners) are
conducted with the help of a specialized measuring bus
operated by a service provider. |
| Level 3 |
A detailed project report (DPR) is
prepared based on level 1 and level 2 information to
be submitted to BEE
and financial Institutions. |
The power plant manager would prepare a
business plan for performance improvement in consultation
with BEE accredited energy auditor firms. The project
activities would be refined based on project dynamics
and lesion learned. |
| Regulatory Functions of Bureau of Energy Efficiency |
The Energy Conservation Act, 2001 under
section 14 (l) and (m) as well as Section 13 (2) (o),
(p) and (r) empowers the BEE with the regulatory function,
to notify power plant operators to provide accurate and
comprehensive information concerning power plant system
efficiency. |
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