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The Central Government, in consultation with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, amends Notification S.O. 2902(E) dated 7th September, 2016, under clause (a) of section 14 of the Energy Conservation Act, 2001, to revise Star Rating Plan validity and introduce a new Table 3.5.

Detailed Summary

This notification, issued by the Ministry of Power on 23rd December, 2025, under S.O. 5970(E), amends the Government of India's Notification S.O. 2902(E) dated 7th September, 2016. In exercise of 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, has made two key changes. Firstly, in paragraph 3, sub-paragraph (1), Table 3.4, the validity date "31st December, 2025" is substituted with "30th June, 2026", extending the existing Star Rating Plan. Secondly, after Table 3.4 in sub-paragraph (1), a new "TABLE 3.5" is inserted, outlining the "Star Rating Plan Validity" from "1st July, 2026 to 31st December, 2027". This new table specifies "Standing Losses (kWh/24 hour/45°C)" criteria for 1-star to 5-star ratings across various "Rated Capacity" levels, including 6 L, 10 L, 15 L, 25 L, 35 L, 50 L, 70 L, 100 L, 140 L, and 200 L. The original notification S.O. 2902(E) was previously amended by S.O. 5776(E) dated 9th December, 2022.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-27122025-268854 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 5771] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2025/PAUSHA 2, 1947 8644 GI/2025 MINISTRY OF POWER NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 23rd December, 2025 S.O. 5970(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 in Ministry of Power number S.O 2902(E) dated the 7th September, 2016, namely:- In the said notification, in paragraph 3,- a) in sub-paragraph (1), in the Table 3.4, for the words, figures and letters "31st December, 2025", the words, figures and letters “30th June, 2026" shall be substituted, and (b) in sub-paragraph (1), after Table 3.4, the following Table shall be inserted, namely: - "TABLE 3.5 Star Rating Plan Validity (from 1st July, 2026 to 31st December,2027) +-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | Rated | 1 star | 2 star | 3 star | 4 star | 5 star | | Capacity | | | | | | +===========+=======================+=======================+=======================+=======================+=======================+ | | Standing Losses (kWh/24 hour/45°C) | +-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 6 L | ≤0.352 & > | ≤0.320 & >0.291 | ≤ 0.291 & | ≤0.265 & | ≤0.241 | | | 0.320 | | >0.265 | >0.241 | | +-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 10 L | ≤0.441 & > | ≤0.401 & >0.365 | ≤0.365 & >0.332 | ≤0.332 & | ≤0.302 | | | 0.401 | | | >0.302 | | +-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 15 L | ≤0.507 & > | ≤0.461 & > | ≤0.419 & >0.381 | ≤0.381 & | ≤0.346 | | | 0.461 | 0.419 | | >0.346 | | +-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 25 L | ≤0.618 & > | ≤0.562 & >0.511 | ≤0.511 & >0.465 | ≤0.465 & | ≤0.423 | | | 0.562 | | | >0.423 | | +-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 35 L | ≤0.706 & > | ≤0.642 & >0.584 | ≤0.584 & >0.531 | ≤0.531 & | ≤0.483 | | | 0.642 | | | >0.483 | | +-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 50 L | ≤0.816 & > | ≤0.742 & >0.675 | ≤0.675 & >0.614 | ≤0.614 & | ≤0.558 | | | 0.742 | | | >0.558 | | +-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 70 L | ≤0.926 & > | ≤0.842 & > | ≤0.766 & >0.697 | ≤0.697 & | ≤0.634 | | | 0.842 | 0.766 | | >0.634 | | +-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 100 L | ≤1.058 & > | ≤0.962 & > 0.875 | ≤0.875 & >0.796 | ≤0.796 & | ≤0.724 | | | 0.962 | | | >0.724 | | +-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 140 L | ≤1.191 & > | ≤1.083 & > | ≤0.985 & >0.896 | ≤0.896 & | ≤0.815 | | | 1.083 | 0.985 | | >0.815 | | +-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ | 200 L | ≤1.323 & > | ≤1.203 & > | ≤1.088 & >0.984 | ≤0.984 & | ≤0.890 | | | 1.203 | 1.088 | | >0.890 | | +-----------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+ [F. No. 10/7/2022-EC] DHIRAJ KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, Chief Engineer Note. - The said notification under the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub- section (ii) vide notification number S.O. 2902(E), dated the 7th September, 2016 and lastly amended vide notification number S.O. 5776(E) dated the 9th December 2022. 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. SARVESH KUMAR SRIVASTAVA 2025.12

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