The objective of the programme is capacity building of DISCOMs for carrying out load management programme, energy conservation programme, load growth programme, Development of DSM action plan and implementation of DSM activities in their respective areas.

The National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency (NMEEE) is one of the eight missions under the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC). NMEEE aims to strengthen the market for energy efficiency by creating conducive regulatory and policy regime and has envisaged fostering innovative and sustainable business models to the energy efficiency sector.

This is the first phase of the Ethanol-Blended Petrol (EBP) programme, where biofuels mandate was announced in some states.

The objectives of the programmes is to bring unutilzed wasteland in to productive use by promotion of Jatropha and Pongamia Plantation for 20% blending with HSD and also generating a renewable source of Bio-fuel, thereby reduce country’s dependence on imported petroleum diesel. Now the Department is contemplating a study to assess the Plantation work already carried out in the country so that the Department can go back to the Cabinet with clear findings about taking up demonstration phase of the programme.

The Government of India has launched Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) for the rural areas with these three main objectives: Separation of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders facilitating judicious rostering of supply to agricultural & non- agricultural consumers in the rural areas; Strengthening and augmentation of sub-transmission & distribution (ST&D) infrastructure in rural areas, including metering at distribution transformers, feeders and consumers end; Rural electrification, as per CCEA approval dated 01.08.2013 for completion of the targets laid down under RGGVY for 12th and 13th Plans by subsuming RGGVY in DDUGJY and carrying forward the approved outlay for RGGVY to DDUGJY. These guidelines shall be applicable for the components concerning feeder separation and augmentation of distribution infrastructure including metering in rural areas and any new project sanctioned under Rural Electrification component. The existing operational Guidelines/ Standard documents/ procedures of RGGVY shall continue to prevail for implementation of already sanctioned RE projects.

This Memorandum approves the launch and implementation of the Deendayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana" (DDUGJY). Its components are: 1. Separation of agriculture and non-agriculture feeders facilitating judicious rostering of supply to agricultural & non- agricultural consumers in the rural areas; 2. Strengthening and augmentation of sub-transmission & distribution infrastructure in rural areas, including metering of distribution transformers/feeders/consumers

This Order approves the continuation of the Re-structured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) in XII and XIII Plan with the approved outlay of Rs 10,830 crores for XII Plan and Rs 11,897 crores for XIII Plan.

These Guidelines specify some provisions on modalities of formulating and implementing projects, and funding mechanisms under the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) during XI Plan.

This order implements the Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRP) during the XIth Five Year Plan as a Central Sector Scheme with revised terms and conditions. These include demonstrable performance in terms of sustained loss reduction to improve the quality of power supply. The establishment of automated systems for sustained collection of accurate base line data, and the adoption of Information Technology in the areas of energy, are the necessary pre-condition before approving any project. Loss reduction means Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C), which captures the total loss in the distribution network. Technical loss may be due to ill maintained equipment, substations and inadequate investment in infrastructure while commercial loss may be due to low metering efficiency, faulty meter reading, theft and pilferages. R-APDRP is for urban areas- towns and cities with population of more than 30,000 (10,000 in case of special category states)

The IPDS aims at the following objectives: (i) Strengthening of sub-transmission and distribution networks in the urban areas; (ii) Metering of distribution transformers / feeders / consumers in the urban areas; (iii) IT enablement of distribution sector and strengthening of distribution network. The components will have an estimated outlay of Rs 32,612 crore including a budgetary support of Rs 25,354 crore from Government of India during the entire implementation period.