Functions

  • Policy & Regulations formulation and the enforcement of the regulations in the Punjab province for conservation of energy in the light of the ENERCON’s Vision and policies.
  • Collaborate with the Federal Government to develop both regulatory and policy framework to enable conservation of precious energy by cutting down on line losses and other creative solutions. In addition to that, take necessary steps for the inclusion of net metering in the existing policy/legal framework regarding energy purchase and distribution.
  • Develop and enforce creative metering solutions to conserve energy by mitigating theft, which is otherwise lost and takes its toll on national economy in the form of subsidy provided by the government.
  • Specification and categorization of consumers in terms of their efficient use of energy.
  • Synchronize efforts with ENERCON to standardize and label the energy efficient electrical equipment being produced and imported in Punjab.
  • Impose regulations on the market to keep the inefficient electrical equipment off the market.
  • Inter-agency co-ordination for the effective formulation and implementation of the regulations to help conserve energy e.g. Energy Conservation Building Codes.
  • Build in-house capacity through training programs in regulations and policy development as well as in assessing the efficiency of the electrical equipment. 
  • Running promotional campaigns to increase awareness about the potential of saving energy through energy conservation.
  • Institute provincial energy conservation/efficiency and management awards for various categories of energy consumers for the promotion and encouragement of energy conservation.
  • Introducing and developing energy performance ratings considering the level of energy efficiency of buildings and projects, starting from one star for the least energy efficient building/project to five stars for buildings/projects that are self-sustainable and do not need electricity from the grid and conducting energy performance audits.