Just 478 industrial units from energy-intensive industries have reduced their carbon emissions by 31 million tonne, or 2% of India's total annual emissions, and saved over Rs 9,500 crore through more efficient energy use in the three years between 2012 and 2015, the first report card of a government-promoted scheme shows.
The results for the first implementation cycle of PAT (perform, achieve & trade scheme of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency under the power ministry also shows monetary savings of Rs 37,685 crore from avoided generation of 5,635 MW, indicating a gradual greening of Indian industry.

The first cycle of PAT (2012-15) covered the chosen factories -- called 'designated units' -- from eight sectors with high energy consumption: aluminium, cement, chlor-alkali, fertilizer, iron & steel, pulp and paper, textiles and thermal power plants. Together, these sectors account for about 33% of India's primary energy consumption....Read more

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