The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam is taking... ... Live Updates: Hyderabad, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh News Today 21 December 2021

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam is taking measures to decrease the usage of electricity and introducing environmentally friendly, energy-efficient technologies to save. TTD will implement these energy efficiency programs in collaboration with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Andhra Pradesh Energy Conservation Mission (APSECM). According to TTD sources, this will save about 10 percent of TTD's current spending on electricity bills.  The TTD consumes 68 million units of electricity annually of which 30 percent is solar and wind power and 70 percent is supplied by the Andhra Pradesh Southern Power Distribution Corporation (APSPDCL). The TTD is spending up to Rs 40 crore of electricity. It hopes to save atleast 10 percent on bills by implementing electricity saving measures. To this end, the New Renewable Energy Development Corporation of Andhra Pradesh (NREDCAP), in collaboration with national-level agencies, has decided to set up 2 MW capacity solar power plants on all school and college buildings under TTD.Read more