Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Shri Raj Kumar Singh, in a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today, informed that the outcome of the Perform Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme has exceeded the expectations, as the realized energy saving of 8.67 Million Tonnes of Oil Equivalent (MTOE) is about 30% more than the assigned energy saving targets of 6.68 MTOE.

Shri Singh informed that under the scheme, PAT Cycle-I was completed in March, 2015. In this cycle, 478 Designated Consumers (DCs) belonging to 8 sectors (Aluminium, Cement, Chlor-Alkali, Fertilizer, Iron & Steel, Pulp & Paper, Thermal Power and Textile) were notified with mandatory specific energy consumption (i.e. energy use per unit of production) reduction targets.

Further, these cumulative energy saving targets of 6.68 MTOE were to be achieved in a cycle of 3 years.  At the end of the PAT Cycle-I, upon monitoring and verification (M&V), which was carried out by third party energy auditors, accredited and empanelled by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), it has been assessed that these DCs have collectively achieved energy savings of about 8.67 MTOE.

The sector-wise details of the energy saving targets assigned at the beginning and achievements at the end of the PAT Cycle-I are given below:

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