Power dept, BEE to energy audit Delhi govt buildings

An energy audit and star rating of several Delhi government buildings like the Secretariat and the Legislative Assembly will be carried out by the state's Power Department and the Centre's Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).
The first-of-its-kind exercise, whose recommendations will have to be implemented in a time-bound manner, is aimed at promoting energy efficiency and conservation among various government departments, an official statement said.
Delhi Power Minister Satyender Jain said there was a lot of scope of energy saving in hospital buildings and asked the authorities carrying out the exercise to lay special emphasis on them.
He said savings can also be achieved through time of day based usage of electricity (different power tariff at different times of the day) and differential tariff.

Power Secretary Sukesh Jain said the department and BEE shall carry out the baseline star rating of identified buildings and energy audit will follow that.
"Then the concerned departments will implement the recommendation of energy auditors in time bound manner. In order to gauge the achieved savings, a final star rating exercise shall be carried out," the statement said.