Published on August 2018 | ENERGY AUDIT

INVESTIGATION OF THE ENERGY AUDIT PRACTICE IN INDIA

Energy is a primary and most universal measure of all kind of work by human being and nature. It is one of the real contributions to the economic development of any nation. On account of the developing nation, the energy sector shows acceptance up to a significant level to expand energy requirements based on colossal investments to meet them. The aim of this report is to describe the indispensability of Energy in the present time based on the bulk utilization of different forms of energies to cater the demands. An Energy Audit is an investigation of a plant or office to decide how and where energy is utilized and to distinguish diverse strategies for energy saving Identification of the areas consuming major energy need prior attention to look for energy saving potential. The energy audit is the most effective tool for optimizing the efficiency of the plant without affecting the output of the system. Most of the country in the world is focused on the improving energy efficiency in the various sector. Energy Audit is the important part of India’s effort to improve its energy efficiency, energy quality, and energy intensity. The government of India promoting the energy efficiency in India through Energy Conservation Act 2001. The act instructs the central Government and Bureau of Energy Efficiency to find a way to encourage and advance energy productivity in all area of the economy. Government of India also promoting energy efficiency and awareness at school level by implementing student building capability programme under Energy Conservation awareness scheme for XII five year plan . A gap analysis of India audit programme compared to the international practice is also addressed and focus on the various government policy, energy audit standard, tool and technique applied to the HVAC system and the Lighting system is discussed in this paper. The Energy Auditing for a day is the list of the utilization which standardizes the circumstance of the Energy crisis by giving the conservation plans.