Growing interest in energy management among India’s building owners [Nov 2011]

Growing interest in energy management among India’s building owners “Building owners and operators throughout India continue to place higher importance on energy management in comparison to their peers in other major countries”, highlighted at the 2nd India Energy Efficiency Forum, the global energy efficiency indicator (EEI) survey conducted by Johnson Controls India which included a majority of TERI Business Council member companies.
This year, in the light of recent developments i.e. PAT (Perform Achieve Trade) mechanism under NMEEE (National Mission on Enhanced Energy Efficiency) and the ECBC (Energy Conservation Building Code) and Star Labelling TERI-BCSD and JCI proposed to undertake a dual-pronged approach to address energy efficiency in residential & commercial areas and energy efficiency in energy intensive large industries.
Speaking on the importance of achieving energy efficiency as a priority agenda, Arun Seth, Vice Chairman, TERI BCSD India, and Chairman Alcatel-Lucent & BT India said, “Across the globe, energy efficiency is moving up the political agenda as legislators and the stakeholder community have begun to realize the potential of energy efficiency to reduce carbon emissions, increase energy security, and create jobs. Energy markets, meanwhile, are transforming and integrating energy efficiency as a valuable resource alongside traditional energy sources. The need today is behavioural change, affordable energy practices and intelligent usage of IT and Telecom systems to make energy efficiency practices smarter and analytical.”
In his address, Pramoda Karkal, Vice President and Managing Director for Johnson Controls’ Building Efficiency business in India said, “One of our missions is to provide solutions based on a planned approach to manage sustainable economic growth by increasing the energy generation with the right energy mix and, the EEI survey findings by JCI show that Indian business leaders are increasingly aware of the need for energy management and its impact on the environment as well as reducing operating costs.”

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