NECP and EEFP

NECP and EEFP

News: Recently, The National Efficient Cooking Programme (NECP) and Energy Efficient Fans Programme (EEFP) were launched by Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to promote energy-efficient and eco-friendly solutions in India.

About NECP:
• The NECP introduces induction-based cook-stoves, offering a cost advantage of 25-30% over traditional cooking methods.
• It aims to distribute 20 lakh energy-efficient induction cook stoves nationwide.
• The programme seeks to reduce the environmental impact of cooking methods, ensuring cleaner air and improved health for citizens.
• EESL has also partnered with Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) for the large-scale deployment of induction cooktops.

About EEFP:
• The EEFP focuses on deploying energy-efficient BLDC fans, with the goal of distributing 1 crore ceiling fans.
• These initiatives not only reduce energy consumption and environmental impact, but also enhance consumer comfort while lowering electricity bills.

What is EESL?
• Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is a Super Energy Service Company (ESCO), which enables consumers, industries, and governments to effectively manage their energy needs through energy-efficient technologies.
• EESL is implementing the world’s largest energy efficiency portfolio across sectors like lighting, buildings, industry electric mobility, smart metering, agriculture, etc. at an enormous scale.
• EESL’s energy efficiency solutions have saved India over 47 billion kWh energy annually while reducing 36.5 million tones of carbon emission.
• Founded in 2009, EESL is promoted by the Ministry of Power, Government of India as a Joint Venture of four reputed public-sector undertakings NTPC Limited, Power Finance Corporation Limited, REC Limited, and POWERGRID Corporation of India Limited.