Acronyms and units of measure

ADB

Asian Development Bank

AFD

Agence Française de Développement

BEE

Bureau of Energy Efficiency

BEIS

Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy of the United Kingdom

CAPEX

Capital Expenditures

CEEW

Council on Energy, Environment and Water

CEFIM

Clean Energy Finance and Investment Mobilisation

CGTMSE

Credit Guarantee Fund Trust for Micro and Small Enterprises

CII

Confederation of Indian Industry

CLCSS

Credit-Linked Capital Subsidy Scheme

COP26

26^th Conference of the Parties

COVID

Coronavirus disease

DEA

Department of Economic Affairs

DC-MSME

Development Commissioner of the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

EEFP

Energy Efficiency Financing Platform

EESL

Energy Efficiency Services Limited

ESCO

Energy service company

ESI

Energy Savings Insurance

ESG

Environmental, Social and Governance

ESMAP

Energy Sector Management Assistance Program

FEEED

Framework for Energy Efficient Economic Development

Fx

Foreign exchange

GEF

Global Environment Facility

GHG

Greenhouse gas

GoI

Government of India

GW

Gigawatt

IEA

International Energy Agency

IH2A

India H2 Alliance

INR

Indian Rupee

IREDA

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency

JICA

Japanese International Co-operation Agency

KfW

Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau

LCOE

Levelised Cost of Electricity

LCOH

Levelised Cost of Hydrogen

LED

Light-emitting diode

MEPS

Minimum energy performance standards

MNRE

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy

MoCI

Ministry of Commerce and Industry

MoF

Ministry of Finance

MoMSME

Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises

MoP

Ministry of Power

MoU

Memorandum of Understanding

MSME

Micro, small and medium enterprise

MTEE

Market Transformation for Energy Efficiency

MTOE

Million tonnes of oil equivalent

NAPCC

National Action Plan on Climate Change

NBFC

Non-banking financial company

NDC

Nationally Determined Contribution

NIP

National Infrastructure Pipeline

NMEE

National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency

NMRP

National Motor Replacement Programme

NRDC

Natural Resources Defense Council

PAT

Perform, Achieve, Trade

PEM

Proton Exchange Membrane

PFC

Power Finance Corporation

PRGFEE

Partial Risk Guarantee Fund for Energy Efficiency

PRSF

Partial Risk Sharing Facility

PSL

Priority sector lending

R&D

Research and Development

RBI

Reserve Bank of India

ROSHANEE

Roadmap of Sustainable and Holistic Approach to National Energy Efficiency

RPO

Renewable Purchase Obligations

SAMEEKSHA

The Small and Medium Enterprises Energy Efficiency and Knowledge Sharing

SBI

State Bank of India

SECI

Solar Energy Corporation of India

SIDBI

Small Industries Development Bank of India

SIDHIEE

Simplified Digital Hands-on Information on Energy Efficiency

SME

Small and medium enterprise

SSEF

Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation

TCX

The Currency Exchange Fund

TEQUP

Technology and Quality Upgradation Support to MSMEs

TERI

The Energy and Resources Institute

TWh

Terawatt hour

UJALA

Unnat Jyoti by Affordable LEDs for All

UNFCCC

United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UNIDO

United National Industrial Development Organization

UNNATEE

Unlocking National Energy Efficiency Potential

USD

United States Dollar