While capacity addition has been a major focus, energy efficiency along with renewable energy and nuclear energy are the thrust areas to ensure sustainable development. Accordingly, enabling energy efficiency policies have been put in place with an aim to create appropriate conditions for a robust market to function and unlock the estimated potential of around 20%. The enactment of the Energy Conservation Act 2001 has led to the implementation of various Energy Efficiency and Demand Side Management programmes in different sectors of the economy.
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These programmes seek to accelerate the diffusion and adoption of energy efficient products, services and best practices, through a combination of regulatory “push” and demand “pull” initiatives, coupled with innovative business models and technical and institutional capacity building. Documentation of the energy efficiency interventions in India will help provide insight into the lessons learnt, as well as identify the roadmap ahead.
India has been promoting Solar Passive Buildings since the early 1980s and the initial efforts led to the construction of solar passive buildings in three climatic zones of the country – houses at IIT Delhi (Composite), hostel at Jodhpur (Hot and Dry) and extension of a dispensary at Srinagar (Cold and Cloudy). Since then, numerous residential and commercial buildings were constructed across the country. Solar Passive Buildings are now promoted by MNRE. Passive designs take advantage of local climates and reduce energy consumption for heating or cooling the building by optimising insulation, ventilation, orientation and shade of a building. Wipro Limited, Kolkata – A recent solar passive office building with 11,079 sq. m < < < <
