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## 🏛️ Draft Notification: *Energy Conservation (Compliance Enforcement) Rules, 2025*
**Issued by**: Ministry of Power, Government of India
**Notification Date**: 4 August 2025
**Reference**: G.S.R. 529(E)
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### 📘 **Purpose of the Rules**
These draft rules are proposed under the **Energy Conservation Act, 2001**, to ensure proper **compliance enforcement** of energy efficiency obligations across industries and sectors. The aim is to:
* Promote energy conservation
* Enable **Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE)** to detect, verify, assess and represent non-compliance
* Set clear mechanisms for **reporting**, **verification**, **jurisdiction**, and **penalties**
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### 🧾 **Key Provisions**
#### 1. **Title & Commencement**
* Official Name: *Energy Conservation (Compliance Enforcement) Rules, 2025*
* To come into force upon final publication in the Official Gazette.
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#### 2. **Applicability**
Applies to:
* Entities mentioned in **Section 13A** (energy-intensive industries, buildings, transport etc.)
* **Manufacturers/importers** under Section 14(c)
* **Designated consumers** under Sections 14(e), 14(n), and 14(x)
* Any other person or entity covered under the Act
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#### 3. **Norms & Standards**
* BEE is responsible for enforcing compliance with energy norms/standards prescribed by the **Central Government**
* In case of a shortfall, **Central norms will override** State-level ones
* Penalty will be imposed in case of **underachievement** (failure to meet energy-saving targets)
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#### 4. **Reporting Obligations**
Entities must report compliance related to:
* Sections 13A and 14 (various subsections)
* Reports must be submitted **periodically** to BEE
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#### 5. **Verification**
BEE will:
* Verify compliance
* Submit certification reports to the Central Government
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#### 6. **Jurisdiction & Penalty Adjudication**
Adjudicating Officers appointed by **State Electricity Regulatory Commissions (SERCs)** will handle non-compliance cases, as per location of:
* Manufacturer’s HQ (for appliances/vehicles)
* Industrial establishment (for designated consumers)
* Holding company HQ (for holding-level compliance)
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#### 7. **Penalty Distribution**
* Collected penalties will go to the **Central Energy Conservation Fund (CECF)**
* Distribution:
* **90%** to respective **State Consolidated Funds**
* **10%** retained by the Central Government
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#### 8. **Enforcement & Representation**
* BEE or its designated agencies will:
* **Serve notices** to non-compliant entities
* **Represent cases** before adjudicating officers
* **Authorize officers or legal reps** for proceedings
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#### 9. **BEE’s Role**
BEE will:
* Develop **implementation regulations**
* Issue detailed **guidelines** for stakeholders
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### 📬 **Feedback & Suggestions**
* Objections/suggestions to be sent **within 30 days** of publication
* Send to:
* **Deputy Secretary (Energy Conservation)**
Room No. 400(B), 4th Floor, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi – 110001
* **Email**: [fca.kartik@gov.in](mailto:fca.kartik@gov.in)
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