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North Delhi Power launches Bureau of Energy Efficiency’s Bachat Lamp Yojana

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• NDPL is first discom to sign agreement after the Bureau of Energy Efficiency's (BEE's) Bachat Lamp Yojana was registered with United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• Consumers will get up to four CFLs for Rs15 each in exchange for four incandescent bulbs
• Signs tripartite agreement with BEE and C-Quest Capital for implementation of scheme

New Delhi: In a significant development, NDPL today announced the signing of a tripartite agreement with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency and C-Quest Capital to implement BEE’s Bachat Lamp Yojana in its distribution network of north and northwest Delhi.

Under BEE’s Bachat Lamp Yojana, all NDPL consumers can get up to a maximum of four compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) at Rs15 each in exchange for an equal number of working incandescent bulbs. This is expected to result in a reduction of 100MW in the peak demand for NDPL and energy savings of over 100 million kWh annually. The entire project is financed by C-Quest Capital and C-Quest will earn revenue through sale of carbon credits. NDPL and C-Quest Capital will distribute about 15 lakh CFLs in NDPL’s distribution area.

“We are confident that our consumers will benefit immensely with the Bachat Lamp Yojana and exchange their incandescent bulbs with energy-saving CFLs. The world is facing the threat of climate change and this initiative reiterates our commitment towards combating climate change by creating awareness about energy conservation and also adoption of energy-efficient technologies,” said an NDPL spokesperson.

This is the first agreement to be signed after BEE’s Bachat Lamp Yojana programme of activities (PoA) was officially registered with UNFCCC on April 29, 2010.