Indo-German Energy Efficiency Programme

Cooperation Partners	Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Govt. of India
Start of Operation	1995
Problems	Environmentally incompatible production methods, inadequate environmental planning, lack of sound supply and disposal systems End users reluctant to invest in viable energy efficiency measures, consulting firms unable to make a major dent in energy efficiency market, tools for verification of energy savings not adequately deployed
Target groups	Energy Consulting firms, select end users designated under EC Act
Goal	Evolving and demonstrating relevant strategies for sustainable energy efficiency agenda

Meetings
Date	Details
28-Nov-2003	Meeting with Steag Steag India has inaugurated its IT department on 27/11/03. Mr. Vergehse Managing Director Steag India and Mr.Holger Bulasch Managing Director Steag/Ketek IT Germany demonstrated the first online monitoring and optimization system for a recently installed 500 MW power plant unit. It is claimed that such monitoring systems do greatly increase analytical and trending capabilities and may reduce gross heat rate by 2% or more if operation accept the system as useful tool to assist human decision-making.