India’s ambitious national goals under the Viksit Bharat and Atmanirbhar Bharat programmes focus on continuous economic growth and alleviating equity and poverty issues. Energy, being the most important element driving economic growth, faces challenges like increasing demand, climate change, and pollution. The PAT mechanism under the National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency aims to improve energy efficiency in industrial sectors. It involves setting energy-saving targets, implementing measures, and trading Energy Saving Certificates (ESC erts). The PAT scheme has shown significant success in reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions, contributing to India’s energy intensity and net-zero goals.
While PAT design and implementation have been a successful flagship beginning for India’s industrial EE journey, it must be continuously improved and tuned based on careful technoeconomic analysis and feedback. This evolutionary growth will be critical for the programme to contribute as a powerful engine of India’s development journey goals, such as Viksit Bharat and Atmanirbhar Bharat.
