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EESL to invest `1,000 crore
Energy Efficiency Services Limited To Invest `1,000 Crore.Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who emphasised the need for providing highly qualitative and reliable power supply for the consumers, fixed targets for the completion of DSM based Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) in the entire State by 2015-16.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
To organise a national-level LED manufacturing industry CEOs’ round table conference in Hyderabad on March 10
Hyderabad: Impressed with the proactive measures of the government towards enhanced energy efficiency activities which lead to considerable energy savings in the State, the Central government has recognised AP as the best State and the best destination in the country for investments and implementation of energy efficiency activities, according to official sources.As a part of its support to the noble cause, Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), Ministry of Power, Government of India, has decided to organise a national-level LED manufacturing industry CEOs’ round table conference in Hyderabad on March 10.
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The conference will be inaugurated by the Minister of Municipal Administration and Urban Development (MA&UD) P Narayana and will be attended by Principal Secretary (MA&UD) A Giridhar, Secretary (Energy) Ajay Jain, CMDs of DISCOMs, senior representatives of Municipal Corporations in AP, State Energy Conservation Mission (SECM), New and Renewable Energy Development Corporation of AP (NREDCAP) and other senior officers from the State government.
In addition, Dr Ajay Mathur, Director General, Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), CEOs from leading lighting industries or their senior representatives will be present, along with the top members of two lighting associations namely Electric Lamp and Component Manufacturers' Association (ELCOMA) and LED Products Manufacturer's Association (LEDMA). Reviewing the arrangements for the major event of CEO’s conference with MD, EESL, Saurabh Kumar through teleconference Ajay Jain, Secretary, Energy, I&I said that the proposed CEOs’ conference would be immensely useful for the State for ensuring considerable energy savings which ultimately benefitted the state and stake holders.
Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, who emphasised the need for providing highly qualitative and reliable power supply for the consumers, fixed targets for the completion of DSM based Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) in the entire State by 2015-16. Accordingly, SECM in coordination with other key departments have prepared an action plan for implementation of EE & EC activities. On this occasion, the MD/EESL specifically thanked the Chief Minister for his unstinted support to EESL for achieving desired goals in EE & EC in A.P.
The EESL, with the coordination of SECM, MA&UD, and Energy Department, which has completed distribution of around 35 lakhs LED bulbs in domestic sector and around 80,000 LED street lights in Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation in a record period in the first phase, now is contemplating to invest around Rs 1,000 crore for implementation of EE & EC programmes in AP.
The roundtable conference is expected to deliberate the key issues and challenges associated with implementation of LED street lighting system and DELP scheme in domestic sector which are initiated by the State government as a part of providing 24 X 7 power supply to all domestic, commercial and Industrial consumers in a time bound manner.
