Energy Conservation Act, 2001
No: 52 Dated: Sep, 29 2001
Energy Conservation Act, 2001
-: PRELIMINARY :-
Energy Conservation (Amendment) Act, 2022
1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) This Act may be called the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “accredited energy auditor” means an energy auditor accredited in accordance with the provisions of clause (p) of sub-section (2) of section 13;
(b) “Appellate Tribunal” means the Appellate Tribunal for Energy Conservation referred to in section 30;
(c) “building” means any structure or erection or part of structure or erection after the rules relating to energy conservation building codes have been notified under clause (p) of section 14 and clause (a) of section 15 and includes any existing structure or erection or part of structure or erection, which is having a connected load of 100 Kilowatt (kW) or contract demand of 120 Kilo-volt Ampere (kVA) and above and is used or intended to be used for commercial purposes;
(d) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Energy Efficiency established under sub-section (1) of section 3;
(e) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Governing Council;
(f) “designated agency” means any agency designated under clause (d) of section 15;
(g) “designated consumer” means any consumer specified under clause (e) of section 14;
(h) “energy” means any form of energy derived from fossil fuels, nuclear substances or materials, hydro-electricity and includes electrical energy or electricity generated from renewable sources of energy or bio-mass connected to the grid;
(i) “energy audit” means the verification, monitoring and analysis of use of energy including submission of technical report containing recommendations for improving energy efficiency with cost benefit analysis and an action plan to reduce energy consumption;
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint; and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the coming into force of that provision.
2. Definitions.—In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,—
(a) “accredited energy auditor” means an energy auditor accredited in accordance with the provisions of clause (p) of sub-section (2) of section 13;
(b) “Appellate Tribunal” means the Appellate Tribunal for Energy Conservation referred to in section 30;
(c) “building” means any structure or erection or part of structure or erection after the rules relating to energy conservation building codes have been notified under clause (p) of section 14 and clause (a) of section 15 and includes any existing structure or erection or part of structure or erection, which is having a connected load of 100 Kilowatt (kW) or contract demand of 120 Kilo-volt Ampere (kVA) and above and is used or intended to be used for commercial purposes;
(d) “Bureau” means the Bureau of Energy Efficiency established under sub-section (1) of section 3;
(e) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Governing Council;
(f) “designated agency” means any agency designated under clause (d) of section 15;
(g) “designated consumer” means any consumer specified under clause (e) of section 14;
(h) “energy” means any form of energy derived from fossil fuels, nuclear substances or materials, hydro-electricity and includes electrical energy or electricity generated from renewable sources of energy or bio-mass connected to the grid;
(i) “energy audit” means the verification, monitoring and analysis of use of energy including submission of technical report containing recommendations for improving energy efficiency with cost benefit analysis and an action plan to reduce energy consumption;