CII to develop 20 model energy conservation units.

The Confederation of Indian Industry recently said 20 model world class units across different sectors would be developed by 2017 teaming up with industries with the objective of providing benchmarks for other companies in the sector.

S. Raghupathy, Executive Director of CII Godrej Green Building Centre, said CII has been working with a number of sectors to assess their specific challenges in terms of energy management. By engaging with industry associations such as the Cement Manufacturers Association, Indian Pulp & Paper Manufacturers Association, it is seeking to facilitate sector specific interventions and to adapt and implement energy conservation projects by benchmarking them with model units.

Speaking at the CII Energy Efficiency Summit he said the CII Vision is to make India a leader in energy conservation. In little over 10 years, India has registered 2,800 buildings, some of them with multiple buildings, with a planned area of 2.3 billion sq.ft, making it the second largest after the U.S. in terms of green building registrations.


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