EOI for Empanelment of Consultants for Preparation of State-wise ...

EOI for Empanelment of Consultants for Preparation of State-wise Energy Savings Plan / General Consultancy
and for Preparation of Detail Project Reports on Waste Heat Recovery in some Selected Units of Small &
Medium Enterprises (SME) Clusters along with Demonstration in a few of them
Task 2: India has nearly 13 million micro, small & medium enterprises which constitute more
than 80% of the total number of industrial enterprises in the country. Small industries have a
45% share of the total manufacturing output and they contribute nearly 40% of total exports in
the economy. They are one of the biggest employers providing employment to about 41 million
people and according to recent estimates, constitutes about 8-9% of the country’s GDP. The
SME sector is one area which demonstrates high overall potential for reductions in energy
intensity ranging from 20 – 25% as per study conducted by the BEE. SMEs, especially those for
whom energy costs represent a large portion of total production costs, can reap especially high
benefits from improving efficiency of energy conversion and reduction of energy losses, yet
numerous barriers and market failures have prevented widespread adoption of these measures.
Rising energy costs can lead to higher production and distribution costs for business, eroding
long term competitiveness and profitibality. SMEs are particularly vulnerable due to limited
resources and tight operating margins. Cutting energy waste can be quick way for them to reduce
costs, but they often lack the knowledge, financing and dedicated personnel needed to identify
efficiency opportunities and implement improvements. Potential savings can be unlocked
through simple measures, one of which can be the waste heat recovery in some of the clusters.
Also, demonstration in few units will have high replicability potential as these units are located
in clusters.
The clusters will be identified by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency in consultation with the State
Designated Agencies of the respective states based on the potential of waste heat recovery that
exists in the clusters.
The empanelled consultants will essentially become partners of Energy Efficiency Services
Limited in promoting the efficient use of energy and its conservation in the country.
The consultants will be empanelled separately for each task. Any interested consultant may apply
for carrying out both the tasks or for any one of the task.
3.0 OBJECTIVE
Task 1: Based on the preparation of the assessment of savings potential report for each State, it
was felt necessary to prepare a State-wise Energy Savings Plan to explore and implement the
sector-wise assessed savings potential of each State as per the scope given below. This
Expression of Interest aims to have a pool of technically qualified empanelled consultants which
will facilitate the EESL in preparing the State-wise Energy Savings Plan for the States. The
empanelled consultants will be awarded the task for preparation of State-wise Energy Savings
Plan through a second stage competitive bidding.
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