The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency (CREDA) organised 2nd edition of two-day ‘Energy Efficiency Conclave 2016’ which concluded here on Friday.
The conclave was inaugurated by Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Energy, Government of Chhattisgarh, N Baijendra Kumar, a CII press release informed. Kumar in his address promoted the idea of Energy Conservation and efficient use of energy in the Industrial units and deliberated the importance of conserving the energy for future generation. Mahendra Agrawal, Chairman, CII Chhattisgarh State Council welcomed all the dignitaries and delegates at the session. Sanjeev Jain, Chief Engineer, CREDA gave a brief overview on the schemes of Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Union Ministry of Power including the Perform, Achieve & Trade (PAT) scheme for Industries notified as Designated Consumers. He informed about the benefit of use of Renewable Energy for meeting the targets.
The ‘Energy Efficiency Conclave 2016’ witnessed eminent speakers from distinguished industries. In a panel Discussion on low Carbon Roadmap of Chhattisgarh, Managing Director, CSIDC, Sunil Mishra, mentioned the various steps taken by Government to curb the carbon footprints.
Director of Directorate of Industries, Kartikeya Goel deliberated on various policies of State Government which supports research and development on energy efficiency front for Industries. He also suggested Industries to patent their best and exclusive practices so that the same can be nurtured through ‘Startup Chhattisgarh’.