Jaipur: After distributing more than one crore LED bulbs in Rajasthan under UJALA scheme which translates into energy savings of Rs 1.43 crore per day, EESL is now setting sights on replacing traditional high energy consumption fans by energy efficient variants under National Energy Efficient Fan Programme (NEEFP).

"The Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All (UJALA) scheme launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year was a huge success in Rajasthan, which became the first state in north India and number three in the country to have distributed more than 1 crore bulbs. We want to replicate the same success in the energy efficient fan programme also," said Ritu Singh, project manager, Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL), Rajasthan.

Under NEEFP Scheme, EESL aims to provide high quality 5-star rated fans to domestic consumers at a concessional rate. These fans are going to be distributed at a price of Rs 1200-1300 per unit, whereas the same is available in the market at a higher price of Rs 1600-1900.

As per EESL's calculation, these 5-star rated fans are expected to help save Rs 720 annually from the electricity bill and if a consumer invests Rs 1200-1300, he will be able to recover the complete cost in around two years.

Even though the PAYS (pay as you save) model has been developed for faster adoption which helps the customer recover the cost limited to the annual savings while the balance is paid by the discoms, Singh said initially the fans will be available at an upfront cost in Rajasthan.

Fans are a primary source of cooling as the penetration of ACs still remains below 10%. In most of the households, EESL estimates, ceiling fans run for at least 9-10 hours a day. Currently, the existing fans consume 75-8 watt of energy while the energy efficient ones will be available at 50 watt.

For the distribution of the fans across the cities, towns and villages, EESL is looking to tap the e-mitra network that it used for LED bulbs.

"For the UJALA scheme, we used the 3800 distribution centres in 33 districts. Apart from the energy savings benefits that this scheme has brought to the consumers, it has also helped the state government to create almost 7000 additional jobs across centres in 33 districts. These jobs included awareness through various advertising platforms, distribution of LED bulbs, procurement of these bulbs etc. We expect similar roll out for the efficient fans," added Singh.

With EESL floating tenders for bulk supply of LED bulbs, offering the contract to the lowest price bidder, the prices have come down to Rs 80 per unit from the market price of around Rs 320. In the case of energy efficient fans also, such a bidding process is expected to bring down the cost of fans to Rs 1200-1300.



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