India is one of largest economies in the world, and the 2nd most populous country. Over the last three decades, India, thanks to its growing economic and demographic prowess, has led to an impressive shift in the economic status both within the continent as well as globally. The nation is now strongly emerging as one of the economic giants of the world. Over the last five years, India’s GDP has grown at an average rate of about 6-7%, and its energy consumption has increased at a similar rate to meet the ever-increasing energy demand for sustaining the economic growth.

Today, India is at a certain stage of economic development where increase in energy demand is inevitable and this increasing demand is leading to a significant stress on the existing resources and government spending. This economic development is coupled with rapid industrialization & urbanization where the demand for energy has just taken off and would only further accelerate. In case of primary energy consumption, in 2012, India was the third largest energy consumer in the world, with 809 Million Tonnes of Oil Equivalent (MTOE) in 2018, which is 1.75 times more than the energy consumption of the entire continent of Africa . India is also heavily dependent on imports for meeting its energy demands, and this is one of the major concern areas for energy security.

It has been almost two decades since the enactment of the Energy Conservation Act and the effective results of its implementation can be inferred from the decreasing trend of energy intensity. A report by IEA on India Energy Outlook mentioned that the efforts by Government of India have prevented 6% additional energy use in 2017. Thus, the Energy Conservation Act has provided a necessary stimulus to the ongoing energy conservation and efficiency efforts. However, efforts of far greater ambition are required from various stakeholders to realize the climate change goals made under the 2015 Paris Agreement, and energy efficiency is a key lever to achieve these goals.

The 'National Awards for Excellence in Energy Management' is instituted by CII to catalyze significant and innovative practices for the energy efficiency sector, thereby facilitating an energy efficient and sustainable growth for the Indian industry. With these awards, CII aims to recognize efforts by industries for their outstanding achievements in implementing new and innovative energy efficiency measures.

Award Flow

Objective of the Awards

•  To recognise and reward excellence in energy efficiency.
•  To facilitate sharing of knowledge and implementation of best practices among the industry units.
•  To inculcate a culture and spirit of innovation, with the aim to help all the sectors in India achieve world class energy efficiency standards.

Award Categories

•  For Programs/Projects
•  High Impact Programs/Projects in Energy Efficienc.

Applicability: - Individual

Programs

•  The program should have been completed in last three years.
•  The program nomination can be by the Funder or implementing agency. It can also be a joint submission.