New Delhi: The Perform-Achieve-Trade (PAT) scheme of the government has helped 1333 designated consumers across 13 sectors save 25.77 million tonnes of oil equivalent (MDOE) of oil equivalent in the last year. This is roughly 8 per cent of their total annual energy consumption, a PIB press release stated.
According to the information given by the minister of state for power, Shripad Naik, 11,127 candidates have been certified as energy auditors under the PAT scheme. The country’s energy-intensive sectors include thermal power plants, refineries, iron and steel, and textile industries.
Under the PAT scheme, energy efficiency targets are set for a three-year period. The targets are for a three-year period. The energy-intensive sectors include thermal power plants, refineries, iron and steel, and textile industries.
With the introduction of the carbon credit trading scheme (CCTS) in June 2023, nine of these sectors – including refineries, iron and steel plants, and textile industries – will gradually transition to the CCTS by the financial year 2026-27. The remaining four energy-intensive sectors including thermal power plants will continue to be covered under PAT scheme.
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