Energy Audit for Regulated Utilisation of Power

The first of March, 2002 could be termed as a red letter day in India’s history of power generation, distribution and consumption. It was on this day that in the segment of energy audit services India took the lead when the Ministry of Power instituted an agency named Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE).

This organisation was mooted to conceptualise policies and implement strategies with focus on self-regulation and market principles under the Energy Conservation Act that was legislated the previous year. Thus the government lent a thrust to the primary objective of reducing energy intensity of the Indian economy through active participation of all stakeholders so as to accelerate and sustain adoption of energy efficiency measures in all sectors.

Apart from electricity, the utilisation of other sources of energy like petroleum products come under the purview of this statutory energy audit in industrial and commercial establishments. Leading turnkey engineering consultants manned by highly qualified technical experts have been assigned the tasks of conducting these periodical audits and reviews of power stations, industries and also civil structures like buildings as per the prescribed norms for HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning). 

One of the leading surveyors in the country having its nodal office at Gurgaon in Delhi NCR and manufacturing facilities near Coimbatore in southern India is a prominent EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) contractor for mining, cement and power projects at home as well as abroad. As a consultant in undertaking energy audit, it conducts these inspections for –

Besides executing EPC tasks, this company also designs, fabricates and commissions a wide range of material handling systems at mining sites, ports and dispersal yards of industries, coal washeries and beneficiation plants of iron ore. Among quality knife gate valves manufacturers India can boast of the products and services provided by this company.

Energy Audit of equipment and their auxiliaries opens up venues and avenues to ascertain their performance vis-à-vis the basic design and applications. Plant Energy Audit and Performance Evaluation Test also help in understanding the rate of baseline energy consumption pattern and thereby identify wastage as well as suggest remedial measures. This study also enables the industry to reckon optimum utilisation of fuel with cost benefit analysis which in turn enhances the plant profitability and also reduces chances of environmental pollution.

The fact that power is one of the most critical components of infrastructure crucial for the economic growth needs no second opinion. On this score it may be noted India’s power sector is one of the most diversified in the world. Sources of power generation range from conventional sources such as coal, lignite, natural gas, oil, hydro and nuclear power to viable non-conventional sources like wind, solar, and agricultural and domestic waste. The demand for electricity demand in the country has increased rapidly and is expected to rise further in the years to come. The immediate goal is to generate two trillion units (kilowatt hours) of energy by 2019.