Making Energy Efficiency Markets Work

This briefing describes the India-UK energy efficiency partnership, detailing how UK expertise in standards, labelling, and industrial efficiency has supported India's goals to decouple economic growth from emissions. It highlights specific initiatives such as the Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme and the National Industrial Energy Efficiency Fund (NIEEF), while identifying remaining challenges in financing and sub-national implementation.

• The India-UK partnership provided technical assistance and advocacy to support India's energy efficiency (EE) goals, specifically targeting finance, industrial efficiency, demand side management, standards and labelling, and buildings.
• UK support helped establish the Bureau of Energy Efficiency's (BEE) Standards and Labelling initiatives, which included advice on labelling for washing machines, frost free refrigerators, and air conditioners, as well as mass awareness campaigns to change consumer behaviour.
• The UK supported the Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme by providing delivery frameworks for a voluntary energy efficiency trading scheme and helping set targets for Phase 1 (2012–2015). Government calculations indicate that the first three-year cycle (2013-15) reduced CO2e by 23 million metric tons, which is roughly equivalent to the output of five coal-fired power plants.
• The National Industrial Energy Efficiency Fund (NIEEF) was designed through a UK partnership with the BEE to increase industrial competitiveness, reduce energy costs, and support India's Intended Nationally-Determined Contribution.
• Several barriers to energy efficiency persist in India, including the need for more innovative financing mechanisms, the need to strengthen the implementation of the Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC), and the impact of electricity and transport fuel subsidies on household spending.

APA

Climate and Development Knowledge Network (n.d.). Making Energy Efficiency Markets Work. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/India-UK-Partnership-in-Energy-Efficiency.pdf

Chicago

Climate and Development Knowledge Network. Making Energy Efficiency Markets Work. n.d. https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/India-UK-Partnership-in-Energy-Efficiency.pdf.

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@techreport{climateanddevelopmentknowledgenetworkndmaking, author = {{Climate and Development Knowledge Network}}, title = {{Making Energy Efficiency Markets Work}}, institution = {Climate and Development Knowledge Network}, url = {https://cdkn.org/sites/default/files/files/India-UK-Partnership-in-Energy-Efficiency.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }