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Dr Ajay Mathur - 'For MSMEs, energy efficiency is a matter of the bottom-line, of survival'

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Channel: TERI · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Delivering the keynote address, Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, BEE noted that 'for MSMEs, energy efficiency is a matter of the bottom-line, of saving fuel costs and meeting emission norms, of survival.'    Outlining the work done in 25 MSME clusters under the BEE-SME program , he added that BEE sees the future challenge as ensuring that the 'energy efficiency business' takes off. In order to achieve this goal, preparation of DPRs in regard to EE technologies is not enough; implementation of the DPRs must be ensured, which in turn requires cluster-level support services. BEE aims to accelerate the uptake of energy efficiency in the MSME sector through 'newer' technologies during the 12th five year plan.

The address was delivered at the National Summit on Energy Efficiency in MSMEs held during July 2012 at New Delhi. The two-day Summit was organized under the aegis of Small and Medium Enterprises Energy Efficiency Knowledge Sharing (SAMEEEKSHA). The Summit drew more than 200 participants who represented 40 cluster-level industry associations from various MSME sub-sectors across India including brick, ceramics, chemicals, dairy, engineering, foundry, metallurgy, rice mills, tea, and textiles; 30 government departments; 16 bilateral/ multilateral agencies; 7 financial institutions; 9 academic institutions; and 20 energy consulting firms.

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