Energy Efficiency

Themes

Energy efficiency is a key driving force in meeting India’s environmental and climate goals. We work closely with large and small industries and the buildings sector to help improve their energy performance. We have demonstrated a range of technologies and practices that have helped small and medium enterprises in India to reduce their carbon footprint and improve their profitability. Other significant efforts include supporting the Indian government’s Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme to promote energy efficiency in large industries.

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Project
Aggregating DSM Opportunities Among Industrial Consumers at Utility Level for Low Carbon Growth
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Newsletter
Sameeeksha Newsletter
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Project
Energy efficiency improvements among small and medium textile units in India
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Event
India-Japan Environment Week 2023
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Article
Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) in the iron and steel industry in India: rethinking patterns of innovation
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Projects

Industry decarbonisation pathways - Iron & steel value chains, Cement built environment & value chains, Corporate charter

Decarbonisation of iron and steel sectors

India can become a leading hydrogen export hub: Cristian Valdes Carter, Director, Innovation Norway said at TERI’s technical session at the International Climate Summit 2021

TERI Web Desk

TERI organised four virtual technical sessions on 'Powering India's Hydrogen Ecosystem' at the International Climate Summit 2021 where discussions focused on the scope, potential, and policy and regulatory impetus needed to boost green hydrogen application in India.

Cooling India with Energy Efficient Solutions

With rapid urbanisation and a growing population, there is a demand for sustainable, clean, and energy efficient cooling solutions. Access to cooling has become a development need and an equality issue. The interplay of a variety of factors is important to understand in order to encourage energy efficiency in cooling.

Understanding barriers to energy efficiency: Decoding consumer behaviour

Apart from easy availability of energy efficient technologies, consumers require a nudge to bring about behavioural change regarding energy conservation in daily life

A 'green division' in Delhi to reduce residents' carbon footprint

TERI Web Desk

A Model Green Division project by a discom in East Delhi's Mayur Vihar could reduce 2100 tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent

Saving Punjab's groundwater, one agricultural pump at a time

A scheme in Punjab delivers direct monetary benefit to farmers for using agricultural pumps more efficiently

It's time for utilities to manage power demand creatively

Mr K Ramanathan

Demand Side Management, or DSM, can help power utilities manage rising electricity demand without compromising consumer interest

WSDS 2025 Thematic Tracks - Climate Finance: Accelerating India's Decarbonisation Journey

March 5, 2025

to March 5, 2025

India is undergoing a significant energy transition, marked by an increasing reliance on renewable energy sources. As of October 2024, the country’s renewable energy-based electricity generation capacity stands at 203.18 GW, accounting for 46.3% of its total installed capacity of 452.69 GW. This progress underscores India's commitment to cleaner, non-fossil fuel energy sources and its broader climate action goals.

Coal Dependence: Lives in an Extractive Economy Photo Exhibition

July 25, 2024

to July 25, 2024

The photo exhibition "Coal Dependence: Lives in an Extractive Economy", curated as a part of the "Just Transition: Understanding and the Implications of Moving Away from Coal" project supported by the MacArthur Foundation, was held in the Seminar Hall, Ground Floor, TERI, India Habitat Centre from July 25th to July 26th 2024. The exhibition intended to illuminate the lives of communities that are intricately connected to the coal economy, which is at the heart of the just energy transition debate.

WSDS 2024: Sustainable Buildings Division conducts a track on "Sustainable Skylines: Enabling Tomorrow's Architecture with a Web-Based Knowledge Hub on Advanced Building Materials and Energy-Efficient Design”

March 5, 2024

to March 5, 2024

The event convened as a part of the World Sustainability Development Summit 2024, on February 8th, 2024, at India Habitat Centre's Jacaranda-1 Hall, from 1400 hrs to 1530 hrs (IST). WSDS is the only independently convened international Summit on sustainable development and environment, based in the Global South. The thematic track event brought together a consortium of visionaries and experts committed to shaping the future of architecture with sustainability at its core.

Taking Stock of India's Implementation Readiness

March 5, 2024

to March 5, 2024

Meeting of Chief Sustainability Officers

February 8, 2024

to February 8, 2024

Book Release: TERI Energy & Environment Data Diary and Yearbook (TEDDY) 2022-23

January 23, 2024

to January 23, 2024

TERI Energy & Environment Data Diary and Yearbook (TEDDY) is an annual publication brought out by The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) since 1986. TEDDY presents latest information on energy supply sectors (coal and lignite, petroleum and natural gas, power and renewable energy sources), energy demand sectors (agriculture, industry, transport, residential, and commercial sectors), and environment (local and global). It seeks to support policy research and decision-making by providing policymakers and researchers with the data which can be used to develop actionable solutions.

India's green energy transition: A vision for a sustainable future

February 1, 2025

| Dr Vibha Dhawan

| Mint

Enabling policies that nudge resource efficiency, while providing the right signals for pushing investments towards R&D and pilots in emerging technologies and using innovative ways to scale up the more mature clean energy options are, therefore, the need of the hour says Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI.

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CoE on energy transition to come up in Hyderabad

January 28, 2025 |

January 28, 2025

The Hindu

As a premier knowledge hub, the CoEET would play a key role in driving the country's clean energy transition and advancing its ambitious Net Zero emissions target by 2070. The Centre has selected Hyderabad for establishment of a world-class Energy Transition Hub – Centre of Excellence on Energy Transition (CoEET) by The Energy Research Institute (TERI) in association with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) with necessary financial support.

January 25, 2025 |

January 25, 2025

The Hindu Business Line

Bureau of Energy Efficiency and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) signed MoU to establish Centre of Excellence in Energy Transition in Hyderabad with ₹25 crore. This collaboration aims to foster advancements in energy efficiency and sustainable energy practices.

January 24, 2025 |

January 24, 2025

Press Information Bureau

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power, Government of India, and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly establish a Centre of Excellence for Energy Transition (CoEET). The CoEET will be housed at TERI’s Institute of Energy Transition (IoET) at its campus in Hyderabad. The MoU signing ceremony took place at Hyderabad, in the esteemed presence of Shri Manohar Lal, Union Minister of Power and Housing and Urban Affairs, and Shri A.

September 2, 2024

| Mr Jiwesh Nandan

| ET Energyworld

The World is passing through interesting times, in terms of rapid transition that we see on the energy front. In order to imagine what will be like in another half century, it will be apt to look at the history of energy transition and what were the driving factors, says Mr Jiwesh Nandan, Distinguished Fellow, Industrial Energy Efficiency Division, TERI.

May 24, 2024 |

May 24, 2024

Press Institute of India

Mr Prosanto Pal, Associate Director of the Industrial Energy Efficiency Division at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), notes the environmental benefits of Khurja's shift to natural gas, highlighting its minimal impact on the local environment. As the pottery sector is energy-intensive, the fuel used in the sector has a bearing on the local industry. However, he cautions against viewing this transition as the ultimate solution, pointing out the scarcity of natural gas resources. According to Pal, the ultimate solution lies in transitioning to electricity-based furnaces.

Just Energy Transition Partnerships, Climate Action, and Minilateralism

November 24, 2023

Transitioning towards clean energy and renewable sources is a significant measure to restrict Greenhouse Gas emissions and meet the climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement. Upcoming minilateral mechanisms, especially partnerships such as JETPs, despite setting ambitious targets have little to offer on recognizing the specific needs of the Global South to support sustainable energy transitions.

Road to Sharm El-Sheikh: Towards Equity and Climate Justice

November 7, 2022

Egypt will host the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) in Sharm El-Sheikh from 6th -18th November 2022. The COP27 Presidency lays out the vision for inclusive, rules-based, ambitious, substantive outcomes, commensurate with the challenges based on science and guided by principles building on agreements, decisions, pledges, and commitments from Rio 1992 to Glasgow 2021.

Co-innovation of low-carbon technologies for SMES: A framework for strengthening technology cooperation between Japan and India

August 11, 2021

Co-innovation can enhance cooperation with Japanese firms and facilitate the successful transfer of low carbon technologies in small and medium enterprises in India to further the country's energy transition

Making Mission Possible: Delivering a Net-Zero Economy

September 16, 2020

The primary route to decarbonisation will be clean electrification, complemented by hydrogen, sustainable biomass and fossil fuels combined with carbon capture, says the report

Don’t tinker with the clock to save energy

August 10, 2011

On 23 March 2011, all clocks in the UK were turned forward by an hour marking the start of Daylight Saving Time (DST). The clocks will be turned back on 30 October 2011. The objective is to save energy by educing the use of artificial light and maximizing the use of daylight over a period of seven months. While this has been the practice for many years in countries situated in the upper part of the northern hemisphere and the lower part of the southern hemisphere, DST is hardly practised in countries situated closer to the equator.

Energy performance benchmarking

We assist industries in reducing their energy consumption through audits at the plant level. We undertake technology assessments of energy and environmental performance for different industrial sectors and develop or promote energy efficient and environment friendly technological solutions.

Energy efficient and environment-friendly solutions

We develop and promote energy efficient technologies and environment friendly solutions for industries. The main objective is to enable supply chains to reduce fuel consumption, efficient resource utilization and enhance environmental performance.

Energy Efficiency

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Aggregating DSM Opportunities Among Industrial Consumers at Utility Level for Low Carbon Growth

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