Indo —Japan Energy Dialogue

As an outcome of the visit of Hon'ble Prime Minister of India to Japan in December 2006, Indo-Japan Energy Dialogue co-chaired by Deputy Chairman Planning Commission and Minister of Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry METI was initiated to promote cooperation in energy sector.

ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN:

• Development of Energy Conservation Guidelines and Energy Management Manual

A meeting was organized at Bureau of Energy Efficiency on 17th November, 2016 to discuss about the Energy Conservation Guidelines and Energy Management Manual that are being used by the Industries in Japan having the participation of officials of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), The Energy Conservation Centre, Japan (ECCJ), The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and Designated Consumers (DCs) representing various industry sub-sectors. The benefits of the Energy Conservation Guidelines and Energy Management Manuals that are being used by the industries in Japan were highlighted. These guidelines and manuals would help Indian Industries in achieving energy efficiency.

Further, for implementation of Energy conservation guidelines and development of Energy Management Manuals, 9 model factories and Designated Consumers form various PAT sectors were selected.

As per the current Covid situation, ECCJ and BEE agreed to disseminate the EM Manuals through web meetings and webinars. Thus, the activities were divided into Plan A, B and C are as below:

Plan A: Dissemination of EC Guidelines and EM Manuals

The Plan A was to disseminate the EC Guidelines and EM Manuals to more Designated Consumers from all PAT sectors.

Plan B: Improvement in the EM Manuals by Model Factories

For Plan B, webinars were conducted for Model Factories for improvement in EM manuals.

Plan C: Development of verification system for EC Guideline compliance

For development of Verification system for EC Guidelines, the webinar were conducted with officials from BEE and SDAs.