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Notification under clause (a) of section 14 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 amending the star-rating schedule of an earlier Ministry of Power notification to insert new energy efficiency tables valid from 2026 to 2028.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Power, via S.O. 3471(E) dated 14 August 2024, in exercise of powers under clause (a) of section 14 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001) and in consultation with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, amends the notification S.O. 246(E) dated 17 January 2024 by substituting the figures '2024' with '2025' wherever they occur in the Tables of clause (3) of sub-paragraph II of paragraph A, and inserts three new star-rating tables (Table 3.1(a), Table 3.2(b) and Table 3.3(c)), each valid from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028, specifying star levels (1 to 5 stars) against rated service value ranges measured in cubic metre per minute per Watt, with the ranges under Table 3.1(a) spanning from below 2.5 (1 Star) to 4.0 or above (5 Star), Table 3.2(b) from below 4.1 (1 Star) to 5.6 or above (5 Star), and Table 3.3(c) from 4.5-5.0 (1 Star) to 6.5 or above (5 Star); the notification is signed by Dhiraj Kumar Srivastava, Chief Engineer.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-17082024-256471 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 3155] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 2024/SHRAVANA 23, 1946 MINISTRY OF POWER NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 14th August, 2024 S.O. 3471(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (a) of section 14 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001), the Central Government, in consultation with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, hereby makes the following amendments in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Power, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide number S.O. 246(E), dated 17th January, 2024, namely:- In the said notification, in paragraph A, in sub-paragraph II, in clause (3), in Tables, for the figures “2024”, wherever they occur, the figures “2025” shall be substituted. (i) in sub - clause (a), after Table 3.1, the following Table shall be inserted, namely. - "Table - 3.1(a) (Valid from 1st January 2026 to 31st December, 2028) +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | Star Levels | Rated Service Value | | | (Cubic meter per minute/Watt) | +===========+=====================================+ | 1 Star* | ≥ 2.0 to < 2.5 | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 2 Star** | ≥ 2.5 to 3.0 | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 3 Star*** | ≥ 3.0 to < 3.5 | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 4 Star****| ≥ 3.5 to 4.0 | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 5 Star*****| ≥ 4.0" | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ (ii) in sub - clause (b), after Table 3.2, the following Table shall be inserted, namely.- "Table 3.2(b) (Valid from 1st January, 2026 to 31st December, 2028) +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | Star Levels | Rated Service Value | | | (Cubic meter per minute/Watt) | +===========+=====================================+ | 1 Star* | ≥ 3.6 to < 4.1 | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 2 Star** | ≥ 4.1 to < 4.6 | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 3 Star*** | > 4.6 to 5.1 | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 4 Star****| ≥ 5.1 to 5.6 | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 5 Star*****| ≥ 5.6" | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ (iii) in sub - clause (c), after Table 3.3, the following Table shall be inserted, namely.- "Table 3.3(c) (Valid from 1st January, 2026 to 31st December, 2028) +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | Star Levels | Rated Service Value | | | (Cubic meter per minute/Watt) | +===========+=====================================+ | 1 Star* | > 4.5 to 5.0 | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 2 Star** | > 5.0 to < 5.5 | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 3 Star*** | ≥ 5.5 to < 6.0 | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 4 Star****| ≥ 6.0 to < 6.5 | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ | 5 Star*****| ≥ 6.5" | +-----------+-------------------------------------+ [F.No. 10/1/2021- EC] DHIRAJ KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, Chief Engineer Note. - The principal notification was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii), vide notification number S.O. 246(E), dated 17th January, 2024.

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