Appointment of NREDCAP as State Designated Agency
In exercise of the powers conferred under clause (d) of section 15 of the Energy
Conservation Act 2001, (Central Act No.52 of 2001), the Government of Andhra Pradesh
hereby designate the New & Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd.,(NREDCAP)
(Formerly Non-Conventional Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh
Ltd (NEDCAP)) as "The Designated Agency" to coordinate, regulate and enforce the
provisions of the aforesaid Act, and also for implementation of the Schemes under
the said Act within the State of Andhra Pradesh as per Go.Ms No. 145 Dated: 30-12-2002.
Role of Designated Agency
- Role of State Governments has been
clearly defined in Section 15 of EC Act
- State Governments have to designate
agencies in consultation with Bureau
- Designated Agencies will have the
responsibility to implement the Act within the State
- Power for inspection has been assigned
under Section 17
Responsibilities and Duties Of Designated Agencies
Responsibilities
- Spread awareness on EC Act
- Undertake voluntary initiatives
to promote energy conservation
- Liaison and coordinate with BEE,
State Government Departments dealing with energy, industry, planning, regulators,
consumer affairs, municipal bodies etc.
- Capacity building of staff employed
- Launch and maintain state specific
website addressing the voluntary and mandatory provisions of EC Act
- Undertake energy conservation awareness
program for consumers, industrial & commercial sector, school children, farmers
etc.
- Arrange interactive meets between
energy managers, energy auditors and other experts
Duties
- Prepare a list of designated consumers
on a structured format
- Compile information received from
designated consumers through annual statements on energy consumption, energy audit
reports, and action taken on the report of energy audit
- Prepare a state and sectoral energy
data base and provide the feed back to designate consumers
- Take all measures necessary to create
awareness and disseminate information for efficient use of energy and its conservation
- Arrange and organize training of
personnel and specialists in the techniques for efficient use of energy and its
conservation
- Take steps to encourage preferential
treatment for use of energy efficient equipment or appliances
- Request State Government to constitute
a state energy conservation fund for the purposes of promotion of efficient use
of energy and its conservation within the state
- Assist State Government in the preparation
of rules under Section 57
- After the expiry of 5 years from
the date of commencement of EC Act, i.e. 27th February 2007, appoint or designate
inspecting officer as necessary for the purpose of ensuring compliance with energy
consumption standards specified under Clause (a) of Section 14 or ensure display
of particulars on label on equipment or appliance specified under Clause (b) of
Section 14 or for the purpose of performing such other functions as may be assigned.
Power of Inspection
- The designated Agency may appoint,
after the expiry of five years from the date of commencement of this Act, as many
inspecting officers as may be necessary for the purpose of ensuring compliance with
energy consumption standard specified under clause (a) of section 14 or ensure display
of particulars on label on equipment or appliances specified under clause (b) of
section 14 or for the purpose of performing such other functions as may be assigned
to them.
- Subject to any rules made under
this Act, an inspecting officer shall have power to –
a) Inspect any operation carried on or in connection with the equipment or appliance
specified under clause (b) of section 14 or in respect of which energy standards
under clause (a) of section 14 have been specified
b) enter any place of designated consumer at which the energy is used for any activity
and may require any proprietor, employee, director, manager or secretary or any
other person who may be attending in any manner to or helping in, carrying on any
activity with the help of energy –
To afford him necessary facility to inspect -
- Any equipment or appliance as he
may require and which may be available at such place;
- Any production process to ascertain
the energy consumption norms and standards;
- To make an inventory of stock of
any equipment or appliance checked or verified by him;
- To record the statement of any person
which may be useful for, or relevant to, for efficient use of energy and its conservation
under this Act.
An inspecting officer may enter any place of designated consumer -
- Where any activity with the help
of energy is carried on: and
- Where any equipment or appliance
notified under clause (b) of section 14 has been kept, during the hours at which
such places is open for production or conduct of business connected therewith.
An inspecting officer acting under this section shall, on no account, remove or
cause to be removed from the place wherein he has entered, any equipment or appliance
or books of accounts or other documents.