Refresher Course Background

As per the Energy Conservation Act, 2001, an Energy Manager is one who has passed three papers General Aspects of Energy Management & Energy Audit; Energy Efficiency in Electrical Utilities; Energy Efficiency in Thermal Utilities) of the National Level Certification Examination conducted by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) annually.

Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) issues certificate to the qualified Energy Managers/ Energy Auditors. But under Regulation 8 of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Certification Procedures for Energy Managers), 2010, this certificate has to be renewed after every five years, by attending a refresher training course conducted by the Bureau or approved institute or organization. The main objective of this course is to update these energy managers about the latest technologies for energy management while implementing energy norms and standards.