The Union Ministry of Power (MoP) has appreciated the efforts being made by the Energy Department of Andhra Pradesh to promote energy efficiency and energy conservation by setting up a dedicated State Designated Agency (SDA) – the A.P. State Energy Conservation Mission (AP-SECM).
While complimenting Andhra Pradesh for emerging as a role model for other States, the MoP called for a sustained campaign by all to achieve the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) goals related to greenhouse gas emissions.
The MoP, in a recent communique to the Energy Department, observed that the SDAs of Andhra Pradesh and Kerala were in the forefront of promoting energy efficiency and conservation activities, a press release issued by SECM CEO A. Chandra Sekhar Reddy said.
IoT-based projects
He mentioned that Abhay Bhakre, Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), had praised Andhra Pradesh for implementing Internet of Things-based technology projects for saving energy in the MSMEs.
In this regard, IoT-based power monitoring devices had been installed in 65 MSMEs in East and West Godavari districts to map energy-intensive processes in order to conserve energy.
As per the BEE, the industrial sector alone consumes 40% of total energy consumed in India, and the sector may record a rapid increase in demand in the future.
