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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-05082025-265214
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 486]
NEW DELHI, MONDAY, AUGUST 4, 2025/SHRAVANA 13, 1947
MINISTRY OF POWER
DRAFT NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, 4th August, 2025
G.S.R. 529(E). - The Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (hereinafter referred to as the "Act") was enacted
to promote and mandate efficient use of energy and its conservation across all sectors of the economy. The said
Act also provides for the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (hereinafter referred to as "the Bureau");
And whereas section 26 of the said Act provides penalty in case of failure to comply with the provisions
of section 13A, section 14, section 15, section 52, section 27 and section 28.
And whereas, in order to avoid the difficulties of imposing of penalty, it has become necessary or
expedient to empower the Bureau to detect, verify, assess and represent non-compliance cases before the
adjudicating officer appointed by the State Commission.
Now, therefore, in pursuance of the powers conferred by clause (v) of sub-section (2) of section 56 read
with clause (u) of sub-section 2 of section 13 and clause (c) of sub-section (1) of section 20 of the said Act, the
Central Government, in consultation with the Bureau, proposes to make rules for compliance enforcement of the
Act, and the draft rules is hereby published for information to all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice
is hereby given that the said draft rules will be taken into consideration after the expiry of thirty days from the
date of this notification as published in the Gazette of India, and are made available to the public;
The objections or suggestions which may be received from any person in respect of the said draft rules
before the expiry of the aforesaid period will be considered by the Central Government.
Objections and suggestions to these draft rules, if any, may be sent to the Deputy Secretary, Energy
Conservation, Room No. 400(B), 4th Floor, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi – 110001 and may be
sent at the e-mail address at fca.kartik@gov.in.
Draft Rules
1. Short title and commencement
(1) These rules may be called the Energy Conservation (Compliance Enforcement) Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Applicability
(1) These rules shall apply to the following entities, namely: -
(a) persons mentioned in section 13A;
(b) manufacturers or importers mentioned in the clause (c) of section 14, designated consumers
specified in the clause (e), (n), and clause (x) of section 14; and
(c) any other person or entity covered under the said Act.
3. Norms and Standards
(1) The Bureau shall be responsible for compliance enforcements with the norms and standards provided by
the Central Government.
(2) In the event of any shortfall, the norms and standards provided by the Central Government under clause
(x) of section 14 of said Act shall apply to the extent of such shortfall, and not cumulatively with any norms and
standards provided by any State Electricity Regulatory Commission under the Electricity Act, 2003:
"Provided that the penalty for any underachievement shall be imposed in accordance with the provisions
of the said Act."
Explanation -For removal of doubts, it is hereby clarified that the expression “underachievement" mean short fall
in achievement of targets by the entities mentioned under rule 2.
4. Reporting
(1) The Bureau shall obtain the necessary information from the entities as provided in rule 2, in relation to
compliance with the following provisions namely:-
(i) section 13A of the said Act;
(ii) clauses (c) and (d) of section 14;
(iii) clauses (h), (i), (k), and (1) of section 14; and
(iv) clauses (n) and (x) of section 14.
(2) The entities mentioned in rule 2, shall periodically submit reports to the Bureau.
5. Verification
The Bureau shall verify compliance and submit a report to the Central Government for certification of
compliance, as required.
6. Jurisdiction of State Electricity Regulatory Commissions
(1) The following shall be competent for adjudging for fails to comply with the provisions of sections 13A,
14 and 15 of the said Act as per table given below:-
Table - 1
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| (a) Appliances, equipment and vehicles specified | Adjudicating Officer of the State Commission where the|
| under clause (b) of section 14. | registered head office of the manufacturer or importer is|
| | located. |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| (b) Industries specified as designated consumers | Adjudicating Officer of the State Commission |
| under clause (e) and (n) of section 14. | where the industry or establishment is located. |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| (c) Non-fossil consumption specified for | Adjudicating Officer of the State Commission where the|
| designated consumers under clause (x) of section | industry or establishment of the designated consumer is|
| 14. | located, or the registered head office in case where|
| | compliance is undertaken at the holding company level.|
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
(2) All penalties payable by the entities mentioned under rule 2, shall be creditedinto the Central Energy
Conservation Fund referred in section 20 of the Act, from which ninety percent shall be transferred to
the State Government as given below, and ten percent to the Central Government as per table given
below:-
Table - 2
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| (a) Appliances, equipment and vehicles specified | Consolidated Fund of each State in proportion of its|
| under clause (b) of section 14. | share of the total sales by the manufacturer or importer|
| | of the specific appliance, equipment, or vehicle during|
| | the compliance period. |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| (b) Industries specified as designated consumers | Consolidated Fund of the State where the industry or|
| under clause (e), (n) of section 14. | establishment is located. |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
| (c) Non-fossil consumption specified for | Consolidated Fund of the State where the industry or|
| designated consumers under clause (x) of section | establishment of the designated consumer is located.|
| 14. | |
+-------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
(3) Any amount recovered towards compliance, not covered under section 26, shall be credited to the Central
Energy Conservation Fund.
7. Penalty
(1) The Bureau on its own or through designated agencies shall verify compliance under section 26.
(2) The Bureau on its own or though designated agencies shall service notices to the contravening entities for
fail to comply.
(3) The Bureau or the designated agency shall authorise one or more of its officers or legal practitioners to
represent the case for fail to compliance before the Adjudicating Officer.
(4) The Adjudicating Officer, appointed by the State Commission, shall conclude the proceedings and impose
penalties in accordance with the provisions of the said Act.
8. Bureau's Responsibility
Bureau shall make regulations and issue guidelines for implementation of these rules.
[F.No. 9/2/2023-EC-Part(4)]
AKASH TRIPATHI, Addl. Secy.
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