Meta Data
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Effective Start Year: 
2008
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Multi-Sector, Other
Energy Types: 
All, Other
Issued by: 
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Overall Summary: 
The National Action Plan on Climate Change identifies measures that promote our development objectives while also yielding co-benefits for addressing climate change effectively. It outlines a number of steps to simultaneously advance India's development and climate change-related objectives of adaptation and mitigation. In particular, it provides for the description of Eight National Missions: National Solar Mission; National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency; National Mission on Sustainable Habitat; National Water Mission; National Mission for Sustaining the Himalayan Ecosystem; National Mission for a "Green India"; National Mission for Sustainable Agriculture; National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for Climate Change.
Efficiency
EE action plans: 
To enhance energy efficiency, four new initiatives will be put in place. These are: (a) A market based mechanism to enhance cost effectiveness of improvements in energy efficiency in energy-intensive large industries and facilities, through certification of energy savings that could be traded. (b) Accelerating the shift to energy efficient appliances in designated sectors through innovative measures to make the products more affordable.(c) Creation of mechanisms that would help finance demand side management programmes in all sectors by capturing future energy savings. (d) Developing fiscal instruments to promote energy efficiency. --- A National Mission on Sustainable Habitat will be launched to make habitat sustainable through improvements in energy efficiency in buildings, management of solid waste and modal shift to public transport. The Mission will promote energy efficiency as an integral component of urban planning and urban renewal through three initiatives: (a) The Energy Conservation Building, Code which addresses the design of new and large commercial buildings to optimize their energy demand, will be extended in its application and incentives provided for retooling existing building stock. [...]. (c) Better urban planning and modal shift to public transport. [...] --- The Bureau of Energy efficiency has introduced “ The Bachat Lamp Yojana”, a programme under which households may exchange incandescent lamps for CFLs (compact fluorescent lamps) using clean development mechanism (CDM) credits to equate purchase price.
EE labeling: 
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency has made it mandatory for refrigerators to display energy efficiency label and is expected to do so for air conditioners as well. The standards and labeling programme for manufacturers of electrical appliances is expected to lead to significant savings in electricity annually.
EE industry standards: 
A market based mechanism to enhance cost effectiveness of improvements in energy efficiency in energy-intensive large industries and facilities, through certification of energy savings that could be traded.
EE building standards: 
An Energy Conservation Building Code (ECBC) [...] addresses the design of new, large commercial buildings to optimize the buildings’ energy demand based on their location in different climatic zones[...].Compliance with ECBC norms is voluntary at present but is expected to soon become mandatory.
EE financial incentives: 
Creation of mechanisms that would help finance demand side management programmes in all sectors by capturing future energy savings. ---Accelerating the shift to energy efficient appliances in designated sectors through innovative measures to make the products more affordable.--- Developing fiscal instruments to promote energy efficiency.
Renewable Energy
RE feed-in tariffs: 
Provide feed-in tariffs for renewables (solar, wind, biomass cogeneration).
Biofuels obligation/mandate: 
The Biodiesel Purchase Policy mandates biodiesel procurement by the petroleum industry. A mandate on Ethanol Blending of Gasoline requires 5% blending of ethanol with gasoline requires 5% blending of ethanol with gasoline from 1st January, 2003, in 9 States and 4 Union Territories.
RE heat obligation/mandate: 
Subsidy is provided for installation of solar water heaters in residential buildings.
RE capital subsidy, grant, or rebate: 
Subsidy is provided for installation of solar water heaters in residential buildings.
Environment
Pollution control action plans: 
In urban areas, on of the major sources of air pollution is emissions from transport vehicles. Steps taken to reduce such pollution include (i) introduction of compressed natural gas (CNG) in Delhi and other cities; (ii) retiring old, polluting vehicles; and (iii) strengthening of mass transportation as mentioned above. Some state governments provide subsidies for purchase and use of electric vehicles. For thermal power plants, the installation of electrostatic precipitators is mandatory. In many cities, polluting industrial units have either been closed or shifted from residential areas.
Pricing
Energy taxation: 
Promote tax reform to promote optimal fuel choices.
Energy pricing: 
Promote tax reform to promote optimal fuel choices.---Accomplish price reform, through full competition at point of sale.
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Infrastructure development priorities: 
Augment and diversify energy options, sources and energy infrastructure.
Trade
Energy trade priorities: 
Remove entry barriers and raise competition in exploration, extraction, conversion, transmission and distribution of primary and secondary energy. ---- ---- Augment and diversify energy options, sources and energy infrastructure.
Investment
Bidding and Tendering: 
Accomplish price reform, through full competition at point of sale.
Governance
Energy management principles: 
Strengthen, and where applicable, introduce independent regulation.