Govt bans use of non-ISI marked pumpsets

Chandigarh, July 9 (UNI) Haryana Government has made it mandatory for all new tubewell connections to use ISI marked pumps and accessories so as to improve water pumping efficiency and for conservation of electricity.

A spokesman for the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) said here today that over 35 per cent of the total power generated in the state is consumed in running electrically operated pumpsets in the agricultural sector. During the peak demand days of agriculture, it rises up to 55 per cent.

He said most farmers use inefficient non-ISI marked pumpsets which consume more electricity and deliver less output. There is a potential of about 35 per cent improvement in the efficiency of these pumpsets with minor rectification and by shifting to ISI marked pumps.

Hence, the government has decided to promote the ISI marked pumps, power capacitors, reflex valves in the state to save electricity in the agriculture sector.

A study conducted by the DHBVN reveals that the total 4.5 lakh pumpsets in agriculture sector work at about only 30 per cent of the efficiency. If their efficiency could be improved to 50 per cent, 150 MW power could be saved. Promotion of efficient submersible pumps and motors in agriculture sector could reduce their power requirement.

The use of motors or equipment that has better power factor or installation of capacitors by consumer for improvement of power factor would also help saving a good quantity of electricity.

The government has banned use of conventional incandescent lamps in all new buildings constructed in the government sector, government aided sector, boards, corporations and autonomous bodies. It had been made mandatory that all defective incandescent lamps when require replacement should be replaced by compact florescent lamps (CFL) only.

He said compact florescent lamp is an energy efficient device which saves about 80 per cent of the electricity when compared with a conventional bulb giving the same output.

He said a large portion of the energy is consumed in buildings to make them comfortable like space cooling, space heating, air circulation and for lighting, and this has imposed an immense pressure on the dwindling energy sources. So, the government has decided to construct all new buildings based on energy efficient design, incorporating energy efficient design and renewable energy technology devices.

He said by reducing consumption in lighting, by way of use of CFL, the problem of power cuts during peak hours in the evening and morning could be minimized. About 33 per cent of power is used for lighting in Haryana.

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