• Petrochemical Sector Notified as DC under PAT Scheme

    • December 6, 2017
    • Posted by: BiconAdmin
    • Category: PAT Updates
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    Green Earth

    The Government has widened the PAT scheme by including Petrochem units having Gas or Naphtha Crackers or both & having energy consumption of 1,00,000 MTOE as DC.

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  • Bicon bags Baseline Data Collection and Verification Audit for PAT Scheme

    • November 7, 2017
    • Posted by: BiconAdmin
    • Categories: Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy, Ministry of Power - Policy, PAT Updates
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    Bicon Consultants awarded Baseline Data Collection and Verification Audit for PAT Scheme for Iron & Steel Sector.

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  • Big reform in the Electricity Distribution Sector

    • November 3, 2017
    • Posted by: BiconAdmin
    • Categories: DISCOMs, Ministry of Power - Policy
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    The Govt. is planning to separate carriage (distribution network) from the content (electricity supply business) for which they are planning to table the necessary bill in the winter session of the parliament that begins in the third week of November. Salient features of this proposal include: Introduction of Multiple Licensees for a single area of

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  • Blast at NTPC Unchahar, Raebareli

    • November 3, 2017
    • Posted by: BiconAdmin
    • Category: Fire Safety Audit
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    NTPC’s Unchahar unit at Raebareli, witnessed a blast leading to serious casualties, 20 people were reported dead and several were reported seriously injured. NTPC’s Unchahar plant is a coal-based power station that provides power to Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Rajasthan, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttranchal. The power’s first unit was commissioned in

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  • Fourth Trading Session of Energy Saving Certificates (ESCerts)

    • October 21, 2017
    • Posted by: BiconAdmin
    • Category: PAT Updates
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    National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE) is one of the eight missions which form India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), formulated in the year 2008.The objective of this mission is to unlock energy efficiency opportunities through market based approach. Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) is one of the components of NMEEE. This

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  • BIS Act 2016 brought into force

    • October 21, 2017
    • Posted by: BiconAdmin
    • Category: Indian Standards
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    A new Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Act 2016 which was notified on 22nd March 2016, has been brought into force with effect from 12th October 2017. The Act establishes the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) as the National Standards Body of India. The Act has enabling provisions for the Government to bring under compulsory

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  • ESCerts Trading – Second session brief

    • October 5, 2017
    • Posted by: BiconAdmin
    • Category: PAT Updates
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    ESCerts Trading – Second session brief Facts of ESCerts Second trading phase: Second trading session for ESCerts was held over the Exchange on 3rd Oct, 2017. Total 40 designated consumers (DC) were participated. The Market Clearing Volume (MCV) was determined at 23,295 ESCerts and Market Clearing Price was determined at Rs. 1200 per ESCerts. View

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  • IE1 Standard Efficiency motor banned

    • October 3, 2017
    • Posted by: BiconAdmin
    • Category: Energy Efficiency
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    IE1 (Standard Efficiency) motor has been banned from 1st October, 2017. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), Ministry of Commerce and Industry has issued an order dated 18th January, 2017 called the Energy Efficient Induction Motors – Three Phase Squirrel Cage (Quality Control) Order, 2017 which will come into force with effect from

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  • First Trading Session of Energy Saving Certificates (ESCerts)

    • September 29, 2017
    • Posted by: BiconAdmin
    • Category: PAT Updates
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    First Trading Session of Energy Saving Certificates (ESCerts) Background: National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE) is one of the eight missions which form India’s National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), formulated in the year 2008.The objective of this mission is to unlock energy efficiency opportunities through market based approach. Perform, Achieve and Trade

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  • Launch event for trading of ESCerts under PAT

    • September 22, 2017
    • Posted by: BiconAdmin
    • Category: PAT Updates
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    Launch event for trading of Energy Saving Certificates (ESCerts) under PAT The Hon’ble Minister of State (WC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri R.K. Singh shall launch trading of ESCerts for encouraging the industries on 26th September, 2017, at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi. The trading of ESCerts shall start from 26 September

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