The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) is mulling to include aviation and railways in India, along with a few other large energy-intensive industries, in its second cycle of Perform, Achieve and Trade' (PAT) scheme set to begin from 2015. A final decision on whether aviation and railways would be a part of the scheme would be taken by the beginning of the next financial year, as per a Business Standard report.
Ajay Mathur, Director General, BEE, said, “We are looking to add sectors like airlines, railways, roads, bus companies, petrochemicals, refineries, sugar and electricity transmission companies for the second cycle beginning in 2015. Selection will depend on criteria like total energy use, and easiness to measurement.”
PAT, launched under the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency, which is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC), has set separate energy efficiency targets for various industries. Those who fail to meet this will have to face the penalty. The first cycle which started in 2012 will end in March 2015.
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