Energy conservation action plan

Chandigarh, Sept 29 - Haryana Department of Renewable Energy hasprepared an energy conservation action plan under which energy auditof large Government buildings will be conducted to optimize the levelof energy consumption.While stating this today, Deputy Chief Minister, Mr Chander Mohansaid that Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) hasinvited bids from the energy service companies empaneled by the Bureauof Energy Efficiency (BEE) of Government of India to carry out energyaudit of 20 large Government buildings by October 15, 2008.He said that the energy audit of these large Government buildingswould be conducted this year with financial assistance of BEE. Thesebuildings included Haryana Bhawan, New Delhi,General Hospital,Panchkula, B.K. Hospital, Faridabad,Hotel Raj Hans, Faridabad, IndianOil Corporation R & D Center, Faridabad,General Hospital, Bhiwani,National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Civil HospitalMandikhera,Nuh, Samanya Hospital, Gurgaon, Vidyut Sadan,Hisar,Babakhetanath Government Polytechnic, Narnaul, mini secretariats atAmbala, Jind, Jhajjar, Kurukshetra,Yamunanagar, Haryana Board ofSchool Education, Bhiwani, Moti Lal Nehru Sports School, Rai andPt.BDS Post-graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak.He said that the broad objective of energy audit of these buildingswas to measure the present energy consumption, monitor and analyse useof energy and suggest ways to optimize power consumption in thefeeders of lighting, air conditioning systems and others withinstallation of Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs), T-5 FTLs,LEDsinduction lights, metal helides lamps, star rated air conditioners,power capacitor bank, automatic voltage regulator, LED solar streetlights and solar water heating systems. Energy audit also aimed atminimizing energy cost. The owners of buildings would have toimplement the energy efficient measures recommended by the energyauditor out of their own resources, he added.He said that energy audit of ten Government buildings includingHaryana Raj Bhawan has been completed and recommendations for use ofCFLs and T-5, 28 watt tube lights made by the energy audit company hasalso been implemented to conserve energy.He said that Energy Conservation Act 2001 has come into force witheffect from March 1, 2007. The State Government has designated theDepartment of Renewable Energy, as the State nodal agency toimplement energy conservation measures in the State to comply with theprovisions of this Act.