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ROLES OF ENERGY MANAGERS IN INDIA:
ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT, 2001
✓Prepare an annual activity plan and present to management concerning financially attractive
investmentsto reduce energy costs
✓Establish an energy conservation cell within the firm with management’s consent about the
mandate &task of the cell
✓Initiateactivities to improve monitoring and process control to reduce energy costs.
✓Analyzeequipment performance with respect to EE.
✓Ensureproper functioning and calibration of instrumentation required to assess level of energy
consumption directly or indirectly
✓Prepareinformation material &conduct internal workshops about the topic for otherstaff
✓Improve disaggregating of energy consumption data down to shop level/profit center of a firm
✓Establish a methodology how to accurately calculate the specific energy consumption of
various products/services or activity of the firm
✓Develop & manage training programmefor EE at operating levels
✓Co-ordinate nomination of management personnel to external programs
✓Create knowledge bank on sectoral, national & international development on EEtechnology and
management system & information denomination
✓Develop integrated system of EE and environmental upgradation,wideinternal&external
networking
✓Co-ordinateimplementation of energy audit/efficiency improvement projects through external
agencies
✓Establish and/or participate in information exchange with other energy managers of the same
sector through association
IMPACTS OF ENERGY MANAGEMENT
IMPLEMENTATION IN JAPAN1,327
1,273
1,192
1,101 1,101
1,059 1,059
1,000
978
951
1,036
1,013
1,013
985
1,049
1,091
1,051
1,070
1,077
1,037
1,044
1,021
1,059
1,036
1,038
1,050
1,131
1,142
1,345
1,405
1,467
1,566
1,573
1,438
900
1,000
1,100
1,200
1,300
1,400
1,500
1,600
1,700
' 73 ' 75 ' 77 ' 79 ' 81 ' 83 ' 85 ' 87 ' 89 ' 91 ' 93 ' 95 ' 97 ' 99 ' 01 ' 03 ' 05
Fiscal Year
Primary energy consumption / GDP
Ton oil eq.
/ Billion yen
2nd Oil Crisis
1st Oil Crisis
Source: METI/General Energy Statistics
10 years
Improvement by 30%
10% improved for 20 years
Main Improvements:
•Energy Management
•Energy Efficient Equipment
•Efficient Process & Techologies
•R&D