Bachat Lamp Yojna
Background:
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Incadescent bulbs are energy inefficient. They convert 95% of the electrical energy in heat and only 5 % in the Light energy. Lighting accounts for about 20% of electricity consumption and has a significant potential for reduction of the load without compromising on the lumen output by use of energy efficient lighting in place of incandescent bulbs.
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs)
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Contrary to this , Compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) provide that energy-efficient alternative to the incandescent lamp by using one-fifth as much electricity as an incandescent lamp to provide the same level of illumination. CFLs use less power, have a longer rated life, but have a higher purchase price.
Government of India's Efforts:
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Government of India's efforts for promotion of CFLs are having the desired impact on the market with the sales of CFLs in India having grown from about 20 million in 2003 to around 200 million in 2008.
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However, the penetration of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) in household sector remains low at about 5% -10% largely due to the high price of the CFLs, which is 8-10 times the cost of incandescent bulbs.
What is Bachat Lamp Yojna?
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CFL Lighting Scheme or Bachat Lamp Yojana (BLY) promotes replacement of inefficient bulbs with Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) by leveraging the sale of Certified Emission Rights (CERs) under the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol.
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Bachat Lamp Yojana has entered validation for the UNFCCC CDM Programme of Activity.
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Bachat Lamp Yojana” seeks to utilize the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) of the Kyoto Protocol to bring-down the price of CFLs.
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This public-private partnership between the Government of India, Private sector CFL Manufactures /Traders (Project Developers) and State level Electricity Distribution Companies would provide the framework to distribute high quality CFLs at about Rs.15 per piece to the households of the country.
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Under the scheme only 60 Watt and 100 Watt incandescent Lamps have to be replaced with 11to15 Watt and 20 -25 Watt CFLs respectively.
Approach:
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The Government would develop a programmatic approach (PoA) within which individual CFL supplier would develop CDM projects.
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The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), being the statutory body set up under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 by the Government of India, will coordinate the Small-Scale Programme of Activities (SSC-PoA) and will facilitate implementation of the programme in various States through their respective Electricity Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) with the assistance of the CFL suppliers.
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The development of the SSC-PoA is a voluntary action on the part of BEE and it would not seek any commercial revenues from the SSC-PoA. On the other hand, it will on behalf of the Government of India take the responsibility of monitoring of all project areas after the DISCOMs and the CFL suppliers have entered into a tripartite agreement (TPA) with BEE.
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BEE will undertake monitoring of each project area as required under an approved methodology of CDM.
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For this purpose, BEE has developed smart meters based on GSM technology that are fitted between the socket and the CFL in sample households (around 200 in each project area).
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The GSM based meter collects the data on hours of use and energy consumed by sending SMS to the central server.
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The development of the PoA is a voluntary action on the part of BEE and it would not seek any commercial revenues from the PoA. On the other hand, it will on behalf of the Government of India take the responsibility of monitoring of all project areas after the DISCOMs and the CFL suppliers have entered into a tripartite agreement (TPA) with BEE.
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This will be the largest PoA to be submitted to the CDM Executive Board by anyone in the world.
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Alongwith the PoA, BEE has also prepared model project documentation in accordance with requirements of the CDM to enable states and other private investors to take them up.
Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL):
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Reently, Union Minister of Power Sushil Kumar Shinde at the Economic Editors' Conference announced that the Ministry of Power is promoting a company called Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) for implementation of energy efficiency in India.
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This company will promote energy efficiency projects like Bachat Lamp Yojana, Agricultural Demand Side Management and Municipal Demand Side Management.
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The company will also act as a Resource center for capacity building of State Development Agencies, Utilities, financial institutions, etc.peaking on the Economic Editors Conference.
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The overall size of energy investment market under Energy Service Companies (ESCO) in India is 74,000 crores and till now, only five percent of the market has been tapped."
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