energy audit in raj bhawan

Feb 26 - Haryana Raj Bhawan is the first Government building of Haryana where energy audited recommendations have been implemented comprehensively, thus making an annual saving of 1.20 lakh units of electricity amounting to Rs 4.80 lakh in the electricity bill.

While stating this here today, Financial Commissioner and Principal Secretary, Haryana Renewable Energy Department and Chairman, Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA), Mr Ashok Lavasa said that HAREDA has got conducted energy audit in Haryana Raj Bhawan here through M/s NITCON, Chandigarh to optimise the energy consumption level. He said that it was recommended in the energy audit report that there was a potential to save 1.20 lakh units annually on adoption of energy efficient measures with an immediate investment of Rs 16.16 lakh. The entire investment would be recovered within three-and-a-half years through saving on electricity bill of Haryana Raj Bhawan. Director, Renewable Energy Department and Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA), Ms Sumita Misra said that while implementing recommendations of the energy audit report for Haryana Raj Bhawan, its all energy inefficient devices have been got replaced with CFLs, T-5, 28 Watt tubelights fittings, T-5, 2X28 Watt recess and surface type mirror optics tubelights fittings, 80 Watt induction lights and 150 Watt metal halide lamps, 1500 lpd solar water heating system, 1.5 ton 4 star rated split AC, 1.5 ton 4 star rated window AC, 11 Watt CFL concealed lights and LED solar street lights.

She said that Haryana was one of few states in the country where scheme of energy audit of government buildings has been launched. She said that Energy Conservation Act, 2001 has been enforced with effect from March 1, 2007.

For implementation of energy conservation activities in the state and to comply with the provisions of the Act, Haryana Government has designated the Department of Renewable Energy of the State as the State Nodal Agency. The Department has prepared an energy conservation action plan and under this plan, one of the activities was conducting energy audit of government buildings.