India’s energy policies drive AC efficiency gains and inverter technology adoption: Report

Split room ACs have seen energy efficiency improvements of 43% for 1-star and 61% for 5-star rated models, while window ACs have seen improvements of 17% for 1-star and 13% for 5-star ratings. have improved.

The market share of inverter ACs has also increased due to the efforts of the government. In 2015, variable speed (or inverter) ACs accounted for less than 1% of the 4.7 million-unit market. However, in eight years, from 2015-16 to 2022-23, the market share of inverter ACs increased from 1% to 99%.

These actions are part of the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP), which aims to bring an integrated approach to cooling across sectors, including reducing cooling demand, transitioning to alternative refrigerants, increasing energy efficiency, and promoting better technology choices over 20 years. To provide perspective. Duration.

Alok Kumar, secretary in the Ministry of Power, asserted that the program is achieving its goals and noted that India’s rapidly growing economy will increase the demand for cooling manifold in the coming decades. He said that ICAP has developed a detailed action plan to give priority to efficiency while meeting the country’s developmental needs.

Abhay Bakre, Director General, BEE, stressed the government’s commitment to successfully implement the comprehensive ICAP, which covers all sectors.