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Hyderabad, In a major advance for clean energy, Chief City Planner (CCP) today unveiled India’s first mandatory Energy Conservation Building Code Compliance (ECBC) System in Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation at certificate distribution ceremony for ECBC experts at Administrative Staff College of India. The initiative was supported by TSREDCO, UNDP, GEF and BEE.
Hyderabad, the high-tech capital of Telangana was pioneering the energy code compliance system through online building approvals. Plans are underway to expand the online system across the State and eventually to other States. The Mandatory ECBC Compliances System is the start to attract global business houses to set up their offices in Hyderabad with reduced energy bills. Hyderabad city, home to Google, Microsoft, Oracle, Cisco, FedEx, Infosys, Amazon, Tata Consultancy Services, and Wipro, has in recent years recognized the need for energy smart buildings to meet its growing energy needs.
The Administrative Staff College of India NRDC and IIIT Hyderabad have worked with local and State officials to develop the code, guide through its adoption and advise on setting up the online certification system. The certificate distribution ceremony was presided over by Dr Usha Ramachandra. S. Devender Reddy, CCP, GHMC, GSV Prasad, GM, TSREDCO, Y Linga Reddy, Superintending Engineer, Roads & Buildings were present. .
Devender Reddy, in his keynote address, supported the ECBC and announced that mandatory ECBC Compliance will be stringently followed from January 1, 2018. He also said GHMC was issuing licenses of TPA for the first time in the country and GHMC was ready to showcase its commitment towards climate adaptation and ensure energy efficient built environment. “A robust code compliance framework has emerged in Hyderabad and Telangana, as a result of significant effort from the state and city administration. It can have a profound impact, providing a simplified and ‘hi-tech’ approach to building modern India. It can show the way to scale up efforts in India’s fast growing and energy-strapped cities—especially considering that nearly two thirds of the buildings that will be built by 2030 have yet to be built—capitalizing on energy efficiency,” said Professor Rajkiran Bilolikar of the Administrative Staff College of India in Hyderabad.
