Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022: The Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was passed on August 8, 2022.
- It was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 3, 2022.
Important Provisions of the bill include:
- The Bill seeks to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
- The Act promotes energy efficiency and conservation.
- It provides for the regulation of energy consumption by equipment, appliances, buildings, and industries.
Obligation to use non-fossil sources of energy:
- The Act empowers the central government to specify energy consumption standards.
- The Bill adds that the government may require the designated consumers to meet a minimum share of energy consumption from non-fossil sources.
Carbon trading:
- The Bill empowers the central government to specify a carbon credit trading scheme.
- Carbon credit implies to a tradeable permit to produce a specified amount of carbon emissions.
Energy conservation code for buildings:
- The Bill provides for an ‘energy conservation and sustainable building code’.
- This new code will provide norms for energy efficiency and conservation, use of renewable energy, and other requirements for green buildings.
Applicability to residential buildings:
- Under the Bill, the new energy conservation and sustainable building code will also apply to the office and residential buildings meeting the above criteria.
- The Bill also empowers the state governments to lower the load thresholds.
Standards for vehicles and vessels:
- Under the Act, the energy consumption standards may be specified for equipment and appliances which consume, generate, transmit, or supply energy.
- The Bill expands the scope to include vehicles (as defined under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988), and vessels (includes ships and boats).
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