Making Energy Efficiency Markets Work

The India-UK energy efficiency partnership provided technical assistance and expertise to help India decouple economic growth from emissions. Key achievements include supporting the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) with Standards and Labelling initiatives for domestic appliances and the Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme for industry, which reduced CO2e by 23 million metric tons between 2013 and 2015. The partnership also helped design the National Industrial Energy Efficiency Fund (NIEEF) and Knowledge Exchange Platforms for eight industrial sectors. Despite these gains, the document notes that investment levels still do not match potential, financing mechanisms need innovation, and electricity subsidies hinder household spending on energy efficiency.

• The India-UK partnership supported the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) in implementing Standards and Labelling initiatives for domestic appliances, specifically providing advice on labelling for washing machines, frost free refrigerators, and air conditioners (ACs).
• The partnership assisted in the delivery frameworks for India's Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme and its voluntary counterpart, contributing to the setting of targets for Phase 1 (2012-2015). Government data indicates that the 2013-2015 cycle of PAT resulted in reductions of 23 million metric tons of CO2e, a volume roughly equal to the output of five coal-fired power plants.
• The National Industrial Energy Efficiency Fund (NIEEF) was designed through UK partnerships and BEE to lower industrial energy costs, support India's Intended Nationally-Determined Contribution, and increase industrial competitiveness.
• Several barriers to energy efficiency persist in India, including the need for more innovative financing mechanisms because current investment scales do not match potential, and the impact of significant subsidies on transport fuels and electricity which limit household spending on energy efficiency.

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

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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} }