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This notification amends S.O. 185(E) dated 12th January, 2009, issued under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001, to revise compliance requirements and energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Power, acting under clause (a) of section 14 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 (52 of 2001) and in consultation with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, issued Notification S.O. 5967(E) on 23rd December, 2025. This notification further amends the Government of India's Notification S.O. 185(E), dated 12th January, 2009. The amendments include substituting paragraph (1) of the principal notification to mandate that every distribution transformer manufactured, commercially purchased, or sold in India must meet type test parameters for short circuit impedance, load loss, no-load loss, and current as per IS 2026 (part 1):2011, and carry a Bureau of Indian Standards certification mark. Additionally, in paragraph 2, sub-paragraph (2), the figures '2025' are substituted with '2026' in both Table 2 and Table 3. A new 'Table - 4 (Validity from 1st January, 2027 to 31st December, 2029)' is inserted, detailing 'Standard Losses in watts upto 11 kV Class' for various kVA ratings (16 to 2500) and star ratings (1 to 5 Star) at 50% and 100% load. The principal notification S.O. 185(E) was previously amended by S.O. 4062(E) dated 16th December, 2016, S.O. 513(E) dated 17th February, 2017, S.O. 1665(E) dated 27th May, 2020, S.O. 5(E) dated 2nd January, 2023, S.O. 5247(E) dated 8th December, 2023, and S.O.5337(E) dated 9th December, 2024. 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-25122025-268806 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5769] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2025/PAUSHA 2, 1947 MINISTRY OF POWER NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd December, 2025 S.O. 5967(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 further 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. 185(E), dated the 12th January, 2009, namely: - In the said notification, - (A) for paragraph (1), the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely: - "1. Every distribution transformer being manufactured, commercially purchased or sold in India shall (a) meet the compliance requirements of the type test parameters, namely:- (i) measurement of short circuit impedance and load loss as per IS 2026 (part 1):2011; (ii) measurement of no-load loss and current as per IS 2026 (part 1):2011; (b) carry Bureau of Indian Standards certification mark.”; (B) in paragraph 2, in sub-paragraph (2), – (a) in Table 2, for the figures "2025", the figures "2026" shall be substituted; (b) in Table 3, for the figures "2025", the figures "2026" shall be substituted; (c) after Table 3, the following Table shall be inserted, namely: - 'Table - 4 (Validity from 1st January, 2027 to 31st December, 2029) Standard Losses in watts upto 11 kV Class +---------+----------+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+ | Rating | Impedance| 1 Star | 2 Star | 3 Star | 4 Star | 5 Star | | (kVA) | (Percent)| | | | | | | | | 50% | 100% | 50% | 100% | 50% | 100% | 50% | 100% | 50% | 100% | | | | Load | Load | Load | Load | Load | Load | Load | Load | Load | Load | +---------+----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | 16 | 4.5 | 120 | 400 | 108 | 364 | 97 | 331 | 87 | 301 | 78 | 274 | | 25 | 4.5 | 175 | 595 | 158 | 541 | 142 | 493 | 128 | 448 | 115 | 408 | | 63 | 4.5 | 300 | 1050 | 270 | 956 | 243 | 870 | 219 | 791 | 197 | 720 | | 100 | 4.5 | 435 | 1500 | 392 | 1365 | 352 | 1242 | 317 | 1130 | 285 | 1028 | | 160 | 4.5 | 570 | 1700 | 513 | 1547 | 462 | 1408 | 416 | 1281 | 375 | 1166 | | 200 | 4.5 | 670 | 2100 | 603 | 1911 | 543 | 1739 | 488 | 1582 | 439 | 1440 | | 250 | 4.5 | 920 | 2700 | 864 | 2488 | 811 | 2293 | 761 | 2113 | 714 | 1947 | | 315 | 4.5 | 955 | 2883 | 890 | 2681 | 829 | 2494 | 772 | 2319 | 719 | 2157 | | 400 | 4.5 | 1150 | 3330 | 1080 | 3214 | 1013 | 3102 | 951 | 2994 | 892 | 2890 | | 500 | 4.5 | 1430 | 4100 | 1354 | 3909 | 1282 | 3727 | 1215 | 3554 | 1150 | 3389 | | 630 | 4.5 | 1745 | 4850 | 1637 | 4438 | 1536 | 4061 | 1441 | 3717 | 1352 | 3401 | | 800 | 5 | 2147 | 5838 | 2015 | 5323 | 1892 | 4853 | 1776 | 4425 | 1667 | 4035 | | 1000 | 5 | 2620 | 7000 | 2460 | 6364 | 2310 | 5785 | 2170 | 5259 | 2038 | 4781 | | 1250 | 5 | 3220 | 8400 | 3142 | 7670 | 3066 | 7003 | 2991 | 6394 | 2919 | 5838 | | 1600 | 6.25 | 3970 | 11300 | 3753 | 10821 | 3547 | 10363 | 3353 | 9924 | 3169 | 9504 | | 2000 | 6.25 | 4790 | 14100 | 4543 | 13254 | 4309 | 12459 | 4088 | 11711 | 3877 | 11009 | | 2500 | 6.25 | 5900 | 17500 | 5660 | 16554 | 5430 | 15659 | 5209 | 14813 | 4997 | 14012 | +---------+----------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ Note- For kVA ratings not specified in Table-4, the energy efficiency level certified by BIS shall be applicable. [F. No. 10/8/2022-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 number S.O. 185(E), dated the 12th January, 2009, and subsequently amended vide notification numbers S.O. 4062(E), dated the 16th December, 2016, S.O. 513(E), dated the 17th February, 2017, S.O. 1665(E), dated the 27th May, 2020, S.O. 5(E), dated the 2nd January, 2023, S.O. 5247(E), dated the 8th December, 2023 and S.O.5337(E), dated the 9th December, 2024. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. Digitally signed by SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA Date: 2025 12

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