Tirtha Biswas, Sachin Sharma, Karthik Ganesan
August 2018 | Industrial Sustainability
Suggested Citation: Biswas, Tirtha, Sachin Sharma, and Karthik Ganesan. 2018. Factors Influencing the Uptake of Energy Efficiency Initiatives by Indian MSMEs. New Delhi: Council on Energy, Environment and Water.
Several programmes and policy interventions have targeted energy efficiency improvements in the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector since 1995, but large-scale adoption of energy conservation measures has not penetrated in the sector yet. This first-of-its-kind study, based on a primary survey of 429 enterprises across 11 clusters in eight states, identifies barriers to the adoption of energy efficiency by enterprises and implementation gaps in the government’s existing efforts. The study also includes a roadmap to improve the overall state of energy efficiency in the sector.
Based on the analysis, CEEW has developed an implementation roadmap that highlights key actions for the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises to scale-up adoption of energy efficiency in the sector.
Dedicated platform for pilots and tech demonstration |
Linking tech developers, FIs, research agencies to enterprises Generation and dissemination of information on on-ground performance of EETs |
Benchmarking energy consumption | Strengthening ministry’s capacity to conduct surveys and research Voluntary disclosures of energy consumption by enterprises Targeted energy audit programs to assist creation of SECs |
Market mechanisms to drive down SECs |
Minimum energy performance standards Greening the supply chain Innovative financing instruments |
Institutional reform and program implementation |
Strengthening the implementation linkages Setting of targets/KRAs/KPIs for bodies conducting EE trainings and workshops |
Source: CEEW analysis, 2018