The Pakistan Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act
The Act is a driver of institutional development to improve energy efficiency, specifically mandating the creation of: the National Energy Conservation Authority (ENERCON); the Fund of ENERCON; and the Pakistan Energy Conservation Council. ENERCON will take multiple roles, including (a) serving as the sole federal authority for initiating, catalysing, carrying out and co-ordinating the implementation of all energy conservation programmes in all sectors of the economy, and, (b) initiating research and development programmes in renewable energy.
The Energy Conservation Council is custodian of national policy for energy conservation and ensures proper utili¬sation, planning and management of energy in all sectors of the economy. It is intended to co-ordinate, supervise and carry out enforcement of the provisions of this Act. It should create awareness and disseminate information related to efficient use of energy resources, and coordinate integration and inculcation of energy conservation concerns in national development plans and policies. In addition, the Council should approve energy efficiency standards and ensure their enforcement and compliance; direct the Authority in the conduct of research and development, and the preparation and execution of demonstration projects and national programmes on energy conservation and recommend to the Federal Government the adoption of measures directly or indirectly conducive to energy conservation.
The Energy Conservation Council promotes investment by the public and private sectors in energy conservation through partnership or other innovative arrangements. The Council is also mandated to provide policy support to encourage and facilitate import and local manufacture of technologies for the promotion of energy conservation. In order to mark achievements in the sector, the Council should institute national energy conservation and management awards for energy consumers to promote and encourage energy conservation.
Finally, the ENERCON fund is to be used to meet expenses incurred in promoting the objectives of the Act including payments of salaries etc., rather than the actual implementation of activities per se.
