Every day should be National Energy Conservation Day

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₹140 per bulb per year. The 36.86 crore LED bulbs distributed since 2015 under the UJALA scheme alone have enabled savings of over ₹19,152 crore on energy bills and cut energy use by 47,880 million kWh a year. Similarly, the 1.329 crore LED streetlights installed under the Streetlight National Programme have reduced CO2 emissions by over 6.15 million tons, and energy consumption by 8928.34 MU a year.

Induction cookstoves make cooking faster and more energy-efficient. They are 5-10% more efficient than conventional electric resistance units and about three times more efficient than gas stoves. Solar induction cookers also reduce indoor air pollution, which poses a risk to human health.

Electric cooking can thus help fulfil India’s ‘Mission Life’ by promoting healthy, sustainable lifestyles. Today, around 2.7% of all rural households and 10.3% of all urban households use some form of electric cooking, and there is an immense potential to increase this manifold. The air-conditioning systems in many old buildings were not designed for high levels of ventilation or filtration.

By retrofitting these systems, we could improve energy efficiency and air quality as well as comfort. A programme is already underway across India to retrofit commercial buildings with new lighting and air-conditioning systems. Energy audits of the 12,710 buildings completed so far – including railway stations and airports – have indicated potential energy savings of 30-50%.