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Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances for All (UJALA)
CountryIndia
Prime Minister(s)Narendra Modi
MinistryMoP
Key peoplePiyush Goyal
Launched1 May 2015; 9 years ago (2015-05-01)
StatusActive
Websitewww.ujala.gov.in

Unnat Jeevan by Affordable LEDs and Appliances (UJALA) was launched by Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on 5 January 2015, replacing the "Bachat Lamp Yojana". Within 1 year of its launch, 9 crore LED bulbs were sold in the country, reducing their electricity bills by ₹55 billion (US$640 million).

Currently, over 23 crore LED bulbs, over 16.7 lakh LED tube lights and over 6.3 lakh energy efficient fans have been distributed and 19.7 lakh LED street lights have already been replaced in the country. This is leading to an annual energy savings of more than 2,996 crores kWh and resulting in avoidance of over 6,030 MW of peak demand. Through the scheme the estimated cumulative cost reduction in bills of consumers, annually is INR 11,867 crores and is leading to reduction of 2.42 crore tonnes of CO2 every year.

The scheme was announced as "Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP)" on 5 January 2015, urging the people to use LED bulbs in place of incandescent bulbs, tube lights and CFL bulbs as they are more efficient, long lasting and economical in their life cycle duration.

History

Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is promoted by Ministry of Power, Government of India as a Joint Venture company of four Central Power Sector undertakings viz. NTPC Ltd, PFC, REC, and Power Grid. EESL was set up to create and sustain markets for energy efficiency in the country. EESL registered as a company on 10 December 2009 and started operation on 11 February 2011. EESL works closely with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) and is leading the market related activities of the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE), one of the 8 national missions under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s National Action Plan on climate change.[1]

Energy Efficient Lighting Programme first launched in Puducherry on February 7, 2014.[2] The project implemented in co ordination with DISCOMs where about 6.5 lakhs bulbs replaced. Its estimated 40.11 Million units per annum saved by this project.[3]

After 2014 general election Energy Efficient Lighting Programme shuffled and rebranded as Unnat Jeevan by Affordable Appliances and LEDs for All under new government in 2015.

"Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA)" launched on 1 May 2015.[4] The scheme was announced as "Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP)" on 5 January 2015,[5] urging the people to use LED bulbs in place of incandescent bulbs, tube lights and CFL bulbs as they are more efficient, long lasting and economical in their life cycle duration.[6]

The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy stopped the subsidy on CFL-based solar lighting system to encourage the use of the LED version.[5] The scheme was implemented by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) (under the Ministry of Power).[7]

Target

The government's target is to replace 77 crore incandescent bulbs in India with LEDs by 2019 leading to an expected reduction in installed load of 20,000 MW with an annual estimated savings of over 100 billion kwh (100 TWh) and an annual reduction of ₹400 billion (US$4.7 billion) in electricity bills.[7][4] And as of April 2017, 22.9 crores of LED bulbs have been distributed across the country

LED Bulbs

EESL has been able to successfully aggregate demand and has undertaken bulk distribution of LED bulbs that has led to more than 80% reduction of costs – from Rs.310 (February 2014) to Rs. 38 (April 2017, without taxes).

The benefit of this cost reduction has been passed on to the consumers making LED and energy efficient appliances an affordable commodity for all. The average price at which LED bulbs under UJALA are available vary between Rs.60-70 (subject to various state taxes) with a 3-year warranty.

UJALA scheme, which started with distribution of LED bulbs has now expanded to include variety of energy efficient products like fans, tube-light, LED bulbs and are now soon bringing out air conditioners, etc. With a network spread over 24 states, EESL has distributed more than 22.7 crore energy efficient LED bulbs leading to energy saving of up to 29,510 mn KWh, reduction of 2.3 crore tones of CO2 emission and Rs 11,804 Crore cost savings on electricity bills annually. This has also led to peak demand reduction of 5,908 MW.

EESL plans to replace 77 crore inefficient bulbs with LED bulbs by March 2019. If all these bulbs are replaced the total reduction in connected load in the country is estimated to be 20,000 MW and energy savings of 10,000 crore kWh every year. The total saving in electricity bills of consumers will be Rs. 40,000 crore every year, considering average tariff of Rs. 4 per kWh.

EESL procurements conform to BIS specification IS 16102 (Part 1) and (Part 2): 2012 for self-ballast lamps. Further these bulbs carry a 3-year free replacement warranty against technical defects. At the bidding stage, the prospective bidders are required to provide, along with their bid documents, the test reports from National Accreditation Board of Laboratories (NABL) accredited labs. At the distribution stage, EESL picks up samples of LED bulbs at each place where the distribution is taking place and from the manufacturing facility in a random manner and gets it tested at NABL accredited labs.

Energy Efficient Fan

Energy Efficiency Services limited (EESL) has launched the National Energy Efficient Fan Programme (NEEFP) to promote efficient use of energy by increasing the use of energy efficient appliances at the residential level.

The cooling needs of most of the households in India are met by fans, given that the penetration of ACs in households is still less than 10%. The average rating of the fans installed and sold in the market is between 75-80W whereas energy efficient fans provide the same level of comfort at about 45-50W. Considering that almost 30 million fans are sold every year, the potential to reduce demand is significant. Replacement of Regular Ceiling Fans with BEE 5 Star rated ceiling fans could lead to 47 billion units of annual energy savings. There are 35 crore inefficient fans across the country, if all of these are replaced with BEE 5 star rated energy efficient fans the country will have an expected annual energy savings of 47 billion KWh with a reduction of over 12,250 MW of electricity load.

Under National Energy Efficient Fan Programme, EESL provides BEE 5 Star rated ceiling fans which are 30% more energy efficient as compared to conventional fans. The energy efficient fans will be available to the consumers on an upfront payment of Rs. 1,150/- per fan. EESL has distributed 6.2 lakh energy efficient fans under this scheme which will result in an energy savings of over 2.4 lakh kWh per day and a monetary savings of Rs 8.2 lakh per day to the consumers. The differential price of the fan (between efficient and inefficient one) is Rs. 500 which is the primary reason for its low penetration along with the lack of awareness. With the usage of these energy efficient fans it is estimated that consumer’s electricity bills will reduce by about Rs. 700-730 per year thus making the cost recovery in less than 2 years.

LED Tube Lights

Tube light form the one of the most vital source of light in both residential and commercial usage today. Thus it was pertinent that after LED bulbs, UJALA expanded to include affordable LED Tube lights. Government of India launched the scheme to distribute 20W LED tubes lights which are 50% more energy efficient that the conventional 40W tube lights. LED tube lights are available to the consumers for Rs. 230/- per tube as against the market price of Rs 400-600.

EESL has distributed 16.5 lakh LED tube lights under this scheme which will result in an energy savings of over 7.2 crore kWh per year and a monetary savings of Rs 24 crore per year to the consumers. EESL has helpline number, dashboard – www.ujala.gov.in and social media handles, @EESL_India for Twitter and @EESLIndia for Facebook to enable consumers to register complaints and arrangements for fault rectification.

Performance

Currently, over 22.9 crore LED bulbs, over 16.7 lakh LED tube lights and over 6.3 lakh energy efficient fans have been distributed and 19.7 lakh LED street lights have already been replaced in the country. This is leading to an annual energy savings of more than 2,996 crores kWh and resulting in avoidance of over 6,030 MW of peak demand. Through the scheme the estimated cumulative cost reduction in bills of consumers, annually is INR 11,867 crores and is leading to reduction of 2.42 crore tonnes of CO2 every year.

About the Company

EESL, a joint venture of state-run power companies, is implementing the project and has achieved 75% reduction in the price of LED bulbs through a combination of aggressive and transparent procurement process and passing on this benefit to consumers.[8]

ESL has implemented 10 energy efficiency projects during the financial year 2014-15 with a total investment of Rs.147 crores. These in total have helped avoid capacity addition of 285 MW in 2014-15 and generated energy savings of 96.36 MU. These efforts translate into a carbon-dioxide emission reduction of 77 million Kilogram annually. The uniqueness of EESL’s programmes are paving the roadmap for making energy efficiency more accessible, affordable and safer for cities and dwellings.

EESL seeks to unlock energy efficiency market in India, estimated to at US$12 billion that can potentially result in energy savings of up to 20 per cent of current consumption, by way of innovative business and implementation models.

Previous schemes

"Bachat Lamp Yojana" was a launched by the government of India on 25 February 2009 to reduce the cost of compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs, i.e., energy saving lights) sold to consumers.[9][10] Implemented through the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in India's Ministry of Power, the program's goal was to deliver CFLs at the cost of normal lightbulbs.[11] The difference in cost will be covered by the sale of Certified Emission Reduction(CER) Units under the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol.[12]

See also

References

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  2. ^ http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/puducherry-project-to-glow-with-led-lamps/article5663064.ece
  3. ^ http://dste.puducherry.gov.in/envisnew/LED%20replacement%20program-%20VOLUME%20VI-I.pdf
  4. ^ a b "UJALA will be implemented across country by 2019: Piyush Goyal", The Economic Times, 30 April 2016
  5. ^ a b Datta, Sanjay (23 December 2015), "Users see the light, grab 1cr LED bulbs in 25 days", The Times of India, TNN
  6. ^ Modi, Ajay (10 May 2015), "Light at the end of the tunnel", Business Today
  7. ^ a b PTI (1 March 2016), "Government distributes over 7 crore LED bulbs under DELP scheme", The Economic Times, New Delhi
  8. ^ "Energy Efficiency Services Limited (A Joint Venture Company of PSUs of Ministry of Power, Govt. of India)".
  9. ^ "Bachat Lamp Yojana", Indian Renewable Energy and Efficiency Policy Database
  10. ^ "The Action plan for Energy efficiency", The Day After, 1 August 2009, archived from the original on 3 August 2009, retrieved 17 August 2009 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  11. ^ "Flickering hope", Business Today
  12. ^ Sasi, Anil (5 June 2009). "Bachat Lamp Yojana, yet to get glowing". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 17 August 2009.
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