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SME Programme

Introduction

The Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) Programme, undertaken by BEE, seeks to improve the energy intensity of the Indian economy by undertaking actions in the SME sector which directly or indirectly produce 60% of the GDP.

Rationale

  • The immediate objective of the project is to accelerate the adoption of energy efficient technologies and practices in chosen clusters (listed below) in the SME sector through knowledge sharing, capacity building and development of innovative financing mechanisms. 1. Alwar 2. Bangalore 3. Bhimavaram 4. Bhubaneswar 5. Cochin 6. E & W Godavari 7. Ganjam 8. Gujarat 9. Howrah 10. Jagadhari 11. Jodhpur 12. Jorhat 13. Ludhiana, Batala, Jalandhar 14. Muzzafarnagar 15. Orissa 16. Vapi 17. Varanasi 18. Vellore 19. Ahmedabad 20. Jamnagar 21. Pali 22. Surat 23. Morbi 24. Solapur 25. Warangal 26. Alleppey 27. Mangalore 28. Tiruppur

Basic elements of design

The main programme activities are: • Energy use and technology analysis • Capacity building • Implementation of energy efficient measures, and • Facilitation of innovative financing mechanisms

India experience

Preparation of DPRs on energy efficient technologies is under progress and peer review of the prepared DPRs is being done by Small Industries Development Bank of India/India SME Technology Services Ltd. BEE initiated the small group activities (SGA) and Total Energy Management (TEM) programme to inculcate the energy efficiency practices in SMEs with support of experts from Japan. The pilot activities of SGA/TEM have been implemented in three SMEs clusters (9 units) so far.