NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION AWARD – 2015

NATIONAL ENERGY CONSERVATION AWARD – 2015

To get more details, please visit
     http://beeindia.in/eca2015/2015.html

This is also informed that for the current year Questionnaire is revised and contains some changes at appropriate places. Therefore, please do not use the last year’s Questionnaire while submitting your application for consideration of Award 2015.
                    OFFICE BUILDINGS AND BPO BUILDINGS

                  Award for Excellence in Energy Conservation and Management


OBJECTIVE

The objective of the scheme is to give national recognition to the management of office and BPO buildings who have made systematic and serious attempts for efficient utilization and conservation of energy during the years 2013-14 and 2014 -15.


THE AWARDS

First and second prizes are proposed to be given to the management of nominated office and BPO buildings in the form of a Silver Plaque with appropriate citation on such awards as may be decided by the Ministry of Power.  The performance of the nominated office and BPO buildings would be judged through a questionnaire (format enclosed) which would be evaluated by an Award Committee.

From the last year onwards, Office Building category has been divided in to two sub-category namely Office Buildings (having annual electricity consumption less than 10 lakhs kWh, average of 2013-14 and 2014-15) and Office Buildings (having annual electricity consumption equal or more than 10 lakhs kWh, average of 2013-14 and 2014-15)


Office & BPO buildings getting the First Position for the third year in a row will be eligible for a “Top Rank Award” for that year. The Office and BPO building eligible for Top Rank Award for 3rd year in a row would be given the highest prize, namely “Excellence Award” (Instead of Top Rank Award) in recognition of its consistent performance.

ELIGIBILITY

The scheme is open to all OFFICE BUILDINGS and BPO BUILDINGS, which are having connected load of 200 kW and above.

Criteria for Judging Merit

a)    Evaluation of the nominations will be done in two phases, based on the Evaluation and Weightage criteria as given in Annexure-A

b)    In the first phase, evaluation will be made on the basis of the preliminary information, as required in Part - I and the best 10% of the participating office and BPO buildings (subject to minimum of 4 units) from each sector would be short listed.

c)    These shortlisted office and BPO  buildings would then have to submit the details of the savings made and the projects implemented, as required in Part-II within 8 days from the date of intimation by BEE.

d)    The members of the Award Committee or their nominees may visit participating office buildings  and BPO buildings for verification of data supplied, if felt necessary and it will be obligatory on the part of the participating office and BPO buildings to provide necessary co-operation. The management of the office and BPO building has to bear all the expenditure in this connection.

e)   The Committee's decision would be final and no appeal would be entertained.

Instructions for Filling up the ‘Award Questionnaire’

a)   The data required for the questionnaire pertains to the accounting years (2013-14 and 2014 -15) If calendar year is the accounting year, then data should pertain to the years 2013 and 2014.

b)   The enclosed questionnaire is only a format and thus information sought should be separately computer printed or neatly typed or to be downloaded from the Bureau’s Website: www.beeindia.in.

c)   The answers to the questions should be precise and specific and should be             supplied in total compliance with the questionnaire format. The deviations may lead to improper evaluation or the rejection of the nomination.

d)   The information sought under any head should be highlighted under the same and no separate annexure should be attached.

e)    Each and every query mentioned in the questionnaire needs to be answered. Even, if answer is ‘NO' or `NOT APPLICABLE' the same may be stated, instead of ignoring it.

f)    The questionnaire should be filled in by a competent and responsible person of the office building. He/ she should be fully conversant with the energy terms and units, conversion / multiplying factors etc. The duly filled-in questionnaire should be signed by the Chief Executive of the office building.

Submission of nomination
The filled in questionnaire should reach the office of

                                    Director General
                                    Bureau of Energy Efficiency
                                    4th Floor, Sewa Bhawan,R. K. Puram, New Delhi-110 066
                                    Tel. No.: 011-2617 9699 (5 lines) ,Fax No.: 011- 2617 8328, 2617 8352

Latest by   28th September, 2015
Note:              
1.    The current year’s Questionnaire is a revised version and contains some        changes at appropriate places. Therefore, please do not use the last year’s Questionnaire while submitting your application for consideration of Award

2.    You may download the Questionnaire from www.beeindia.in.


3.    The filled in application can also be e–mailed at ecaward2015@beenet.in, ecaward2015@gmail.com; ecaward2015@rediffmail.com followed by submission of duly signed hard copy by post at BEE office address.

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