National Energy Conservation Awards
The BEE National Energy Conservation Award is an initiative by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), which is a statutory body under the Ministry of Power, Government of India.
The award aims to recognize and encourage industries, institutions, and organizations that have made significant contributions to energy conservation and efficiency.
The awards are usually presented on the occasion of National Energy Conservation Day, which is observed on December 14th every year.
The awards are a great way to encourage and motivate organizations to adopt energy-efficient practices and reduce their carbon footprint.
The annual energy conservation awards recognize innovation and achievements in energy conservation by the industries, buildings, zonal railways, state designated agencies; manufacturers of BEE star labelled appliances, electricity distribution companies, municipalities and raise awareness that energy conservation plays a big part in India’s response to reducing global warming through energy savings.
The awards are also recognition of their demonstrated commitment to energy conservation and efficiency. The scheme has motivated industry and other establishment to adopt energy efficiency measures.
39 sub-sectors of Industry, thermal power stations, office buildings, BPO buildings, hotels, hospitals, shopping malls, zonal railways, railway workshops, railway stations, municipalities, State Designated Agencies and manufacturers of BEE Star labelled appliances/equipment and electricity distribution companies are included in the Awards.
In total there are 56 Sub-sectors from the above main sectors. The responses among the industrial and commercial units have become very encouraging as is evident from the increasing participation level (from 123 in 1999 to 1010 in 2014).
