Hyderabad: The Andhra Pradesh government will spend Rs 1,000 crore per annum on energy efficiency activities in the state with financial support from Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a Government of India undertaking.
Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu reviewed the energy sector programmes on the eve of Independence Day celebrations and set targets to the officials. He directed them to utilise Krishna Pushkaralu to create awareness about energy saving and jot down a list of tips for people to save power and use energy efficient electrical appliances at homes.
The officials said the state government was taking several initiatives to realise the vision of the Chief Minister to make AP among the top three states in the country by 2022 and lead all others in the country by 2029.
As part of achieving this endeavour, the government is laying special focus on energy efficiency and energy conservation (EE&EC) activities that will lay the platform for a sustainable power sector, ultimately leading to an overall economic development in the state.
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For the first time, the state government has also decided to include energy efficiency programmes and their benefits in the Independence Day speech of the Chief Minister. Energy Department principal secretary Ajay Jain, who participated in the review meeting on the arrangements for the 70th Independence Day celebrations along with Chief Minister’s Office principal secretary Sai Prasad and APTransco CMD K. Vijayanand issued instructions to the officials to utilise Krishna Pushkaralu to create awareness about energy efficiency programmes.
AP State Energy Conservation Mission CEO A. Chandra Sekhara Reddy said the benefits of energy efficiency programmes being taken up by the government such as distribution of LED bulbs to domestic consumers, installation of LED street lights in all the 110 urban local bodies and distribution of five-star rated fans would be made popular at the Pushkaralu. The CM also directed the officials to disseminate information on the tips to be followed by consumers to save energy.
