Energy Efficiency Services Ltd (EESL) organized a roundtable discussion on April 12, 2022, to discuss measures to take Uttar Pradesh ahead on the path of energy conservation through innovative solutions.
Speaking on the occasion, Animesh Mishra, Chief General Manager, EESL, said, “Our mission is to unlock the potential of energy efficiency in otherwise untapped sectors, through innovative market centric business models. The energy efficiency projects and activities discussed in the consultation meet can be a part of State Action Plan of Climate Change, wherein, we will partner with several departments and ministries in Uttar Pradesh to make the state futuristic, sustainable and more energy efficient in the days to come. We will also leverage the schemes of other states and explore their synergies with our initiatives at EESL.”
Ashish Tiwari, Secretary, Department of Environment, Forest and Climate Change reiterated the resolve to achieve the target carbon emission reduction of 1 billion tonnes by 2030, through adopting the vision of PanchAmrit.
Tiwari informed that nine missions have been included in the ‘State Action Plan’ that is being prepared for climate change, in which a road map has been formulated to achieve the target of Net Zero Carbon Emission by the year 2070.
The event also witnessed the proposal of an MoU that will be signed between EESL and Technical Education Department (UP). Under this, energy efficiency programmes will be implemented in technical education institutes of the state.
In the technical session of “Energy Efficiency and MSME Sector”, Chief Guest Navneet Sehgal, Additional Chief Secretary, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises and Export Promotion (UP), highlighted the need to develop 4-5 clusters of main small-scale industries in regions like Moradabad, Farrukhabadand Muzaffarnagar as model areas in the state.
During the Low Carbon Building Transition Programme, Akshay Tripathi, Vice President, Lucknow Development Authority, explained different aspects of energy conservation in building construction and site development.
One of the technical sessions invited experts from various industries, educational institutions and departments who expressed their suggestions and ideas on energy conservation.
