- Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was put in the Lok Sabha on August 3, 2022 and was passed on August 8.
- It seeks to amend the Energy Conservation Act, 2001.
- It promotes energy efficiency and conservation.
- The Bill seeks to regulate the energy consumption by equipment, buildings, appliances, and industries.
- Under it, government may ask the designated consumers to meet a minimum share of energy consumption from non-fossil sources.
- It might specify different consumption thresholds for non-fossil sources and consumer categories.
- The designated consumers are-Industries including steel, mining, textile, cement, chemicals, and petrochemicals,Transport sector including Railways,Commercial buildings.
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