| New Delhi: North Delhi Power (NDPL), a Tata Power and Government of Delhi joint venture, which distributes electricity in North & North West Delhi, today, launched the Bureau of Energy Efficiency’s (BEE) ‘Bachat Lamp Yojana’ scheme for its consumers. The scheme, which is being implemented under a tripartite agreement of NDPL with BEE and C-Quest Capital (CQC), was launched today by Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi, in a ceremony at the Delhi Secretariat. Haroon Yusuf, minister of power, GONCTD; PK Tripathi, chief secretary, GONCTD, Parimal Rai, principal secretary, power, GONCTD and CMD, DTL; Ajay Mathur, director general, BEE; Mathew Mendis, managing director, CQC; Sunil Wadhwa, managing director, NDPL, and Yuvraj Singh, Indian cricket team member and founder Yuvraj Singh Foundation, were also present on the occasion.
Under BEE’s Bachat Lamp Yojana, each NDPL residential consumer can get up to a maximum of four compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) at Rs15 each in exchange of an equal number of working incandescent bulbs. NDPL plans to distribute 22 lakh CFLs to its consumers under this scheme and, once completed, it is expected to result in a reduction of more than 65MW in the demand for energy in NDPL's area
“We are focusing extensively on creating awareness about energy conservation and also adoption of energy-efficient technologies in our distribution areas as part of our sustainability drive. CFLs are an excellent alternative to the bulbs since they use five times less electricity and we are confident that our consumers will benefit immensely from the Bachat Lamp Yojana scheme,” said Sunil Wadhwa, managing director, NDPL.
NDPL is the first discom in Delhi to undertake the project after the BEE’s Bachat Lamp Yojana programme of activities was officially registered with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change on April 29, 2010. The entire project is financed by CQC, which will earn revenue through the sale of carbon credits. The CFLs are being supplied by Energetic India and the distribution of CFLs will be undertaken by Yuvraj Singh Foundation. NDPL and C-Quest Capital will distribute about 22 lakh CFLs in NDPL’s distribution area. Energetic India has specially designed a new generation CFL with an extended life of 10,000 hours (as against the normal life of 6,000 hours) for CQC, which would be distributed in Indian households under the Bachat Lamp Yojana scheme. The distribution across all areas of NDPL is expected to be completed in a phased manner by mid-2012. |
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