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Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) e-commerce portal
Context:
The Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of public sector undertakings (PSU) under the Ministry of Power, will set up an e-commerce portal that will exclusively feature electric appliances with the highest efficiency ratings.
About the initiative:
- Aim: The objective of the exercise would be to “create demand” and encourage consumers to opt for electric cookers, fans, refrigerators and other devices that were rated “five star and above”.
- The portal would initially be for businesses to trade among themselves and later be expanded to wider, retail sales.
- The EESL is affiliated to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) that has for years run a ‘star-rating’ system for electric appliances with the highest-rated appliances having ‘5 stars’.
- The BEE has made this rating mandatory for 15 appliances and voluntary for 20 appliances for 2023.
- Ratings are usually only valid for a fixed period.
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The agency includes or excludes appliances from the list as it deems necessary from time to time. |
- Need of such an initiative: India has committed to double its energy efficiency by 2030 from 2% to 4%.
- Significance:
- As the BEE claims that its rating system, over the years, has prevented 300 million tonnes of CO2.
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Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE):
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