| Completion
Date |
Activity |
Progress |
|
March 2003
|
Setting up institutional mechanism
for administration of standards and labelling programme
|
Steering committees comprising of
Manufacturers, Research & Development Institutions,
Manufacturers Association, Consumers, Test Laboratories
and BEE set up to Guide implementation of BEE S & L
Programme.
(Click
here for Steering Committee members)
(Click
here for first meeting of Steering Committee)
Technical Committee set up to finalise
technical parameters for labeling and star rating plan
and testing procedure & protocol.
(Click
here for Technical Committee members)
|
|
August 2003
|
Situation analysis to assess existing
voluntary standards and labelling programme of Bureau
of Indian Standards
|
Study in progress.
|
|
March 2004
|
Notifying Motors as notified equipment
and appliances
|
The Ministry had recommended that
the notification process would be concurrent with notification
of labels, standards. Launch date of label is March
2004.
|
|
July 2003
|
Test Procedure and protocol for testing
|
The technical committee have identified
the parameters for energy performance testing and have
adopted the IS test procedure with minor modifications.
Sampling and other protocols have also been drafted.
First TC meeting 1 (Click
here for minutes)
Second TC meeting 2 (Click
here for minutes)
Third TC meeting (Click
here for minutes)
|
|
July 2003
|
Star Rating Plan
|
Star Rating Plan being finalised.
|
|
June 2003
|
Selection of Laboratories for conduct
of testing as per the agreed test procedure.
|
NABL approved laboratories identified.
SITarc, CPRI & ERDA identified for testing.
|
|
September 2003 – March 2003
|
Conduct of testing for determining
energy performance of different models
|
SITarc, ERDA and CPRI have been identified.
Utilities to acquire mobile test units and get accreditation. The
testing would start in the month of October 2003.
|
|
August 2003
|
Enforcement Mechanism
|
Enforcement mechanism in the form
of check testing and challenge testing protocols are
being developed.
|
|
March 2004
|
Preparation of consumer awareness
and education programme
|
This activity is linked to testing.
Consumer awareness programme study would be commissioned
in November 2003.
|
|
March 2004
|
Launching of labels
|
This activity is linked to testing.
Labels would be launched by March 2004.
|
|
June 2004
|
Commissioning of engineering economic-market
study for fixing minimum energy performance standards
|
Study to be commissioned after testing.
|
|
October 2004
|
Development of minimum energy performance
standards
|
Recommendation for improving minimum
standards prepared by June 2004 and notified by October
2004.
|
| You
are requested to send your comments/observations to Mr.
S.Ramaswamy, Thrust area Manager at ramaswamy@bee-india.com |
