Energy Efficient Appliances In India

A consumer should make an informed decision while buying home appliances that have energy saving potential but government practices have deterred this plan.

Energy efficient appliances in india.

Appliances buildings and industry. Lighting sources tfl refrigerators fr room air conditioners rac water electric heaters eg televisions tv. The power ministry led bureau of energy efficiency bee which formulates rating norms for household appliances in india plans to continue tightening energy norms to set global benchmarks as appliances such as acs are power guzzlers said director general of bee abhay bakre. The number of acs in use in india is projected to reach 1 billion by 2050 and the growing use of acs is making cities warmer it pointed out.

In india there is an upsurge in the usage of electrical appliances and in spite of economic growth cost saving and energy saving appliances are not a part of an average indian household. The price for energy efficient appliances sold under the ujala program are much cheaper compared to other appliances available in the market. The eesl has fixed the cost of led bulbs at 70 1 09 led tube lights at 220 3 43 and 5 star rated ceiling fans at 1 200 18 7. While the additional generation needed under the ordinary and inefficient appliance scenario may apparently seem manageable only 2 3 percent of india s total generation in 2018 19 adopting energy efficient appliances can have bigger impacts for consumers electricity bills and discoms balance sheets.

India s growing consumer appliance market is increasingly adding to the demand for energy. Energy efficient appliances and the renewable energy sector in india. In this context this paper presents an i o framework instantiated with real data which provides an integrated assessment of the e3s impacts of nine energy efficient appliances currently used in india s residential sector i e. Executive vice chairman of eesl saurabh kumar said that discussions were being held with the state government about supply of energy efficient appliances to 30 lakh houses.