AP one of the best performers in ‘PAT’

PNS|Vijayawada

To identify some new energy-intensive industrial sectors to bring under the Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) scheme that would help to contribute to achieving the national overall target of 150 mtoe energy savings by 2030 that would also benefit industries economically and help environmental protection.

During a webinar with all the State Designated Agencies (SDA)s on the functioning of PAT Cells which were set up to monitor the implementation of energy efficiency measures in industries in all the states, the director of BEE and senior economist Milind Deore said that the objective of BEE is to enhance the energy efficiency across the industrial sector that helps for industrial promotion, economic development, employment generation, etc.

Milind Deore said that Andhra Pradesh was given a target of 6.68 mtoe of energy savings by 2030 in line with the road map of GoI for reducing the total projected carbon emissions by one billion tonnes by 2030 and achieving net zero emissions by 2070 at the national level.

PAT is one of the major schemes that would contribute to achieving the national target of net zero emissions due to which BEE has laid focus on the effective implementation of the PAT Scheme on a fast track mode. BEE has appointed FICCI as a supporting agency to speed up energy efficiency activities in industries in Andhra Pradesh.

Responding to the reports and status of PAT and its impact in the States, the Senior officers of APSECM informed that a detailed report has been submitted to the special chief secretary of energy of AP, K Vijayanand for taking further action with the co-ordination of industries department.