AP powers India’s biggest energy efficiency drive under PMAY
Naidu calls for collective responsibility, urging all stakeholders to actively participate in energy conservation efforts
Akhilesh Kumar Dixit CEO EESL exchanging MOU on energy efficiency initiatives under PMAY with MD APSHCL Arun Babu in presence of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and Ministers K Parthasarathy, P Narayana, Spl CS Ajay Jain on Monday in Naidupeta of Tirupati district
Vijayawada: In what is set to become the largest-ever energy efficiency initiative under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY), Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has endorsed fully Union Government’s call for a people-led national movement on energy efficiency.
At a time when global uncertainties—particularly due to the ongoing West Asia crisis—are disrupting energy supply chains, the Chief Minister underscored that energy efficiency is no longer optional, but essential.
AP State Housing Corporation Limited (APSHCL), in partnership with EESL and AP SEEDCO, earlier entered into a tripartite MoU to facilitate energy-efficient, star-rated appliances for 5 lakh beneficiaries in the first phase under PMAY setting a model for the rest of the country.
The MoU, originally signed at the India Energy Week (IEW) 2026 in Goa, was formally exchanged on Monday in the presence of Chief Minister Naidu, Housing Minister K Parthasarathy and Municipal and Urban development Minister KNarayana at Naidupeta.
In his address, Naidu called for collective responsibility, urging all stakeholders to actively participate in energy conservation efforts to ensure sustainable economic growth and ecological balance.
Reaffirming India’s leadership in climate action, the Chief Minister recalled Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s early warnings on the catastrophic risks of climate change nearly a decade ago.
He highlighted India’s ambitious commitments, including reducing one billion tonnes of carbon emissions, cutting GDP emission intensity by 45 per cent by 2030, and achieving Net Zero by 2070.
The Chief Minister stressed that these goals can only be realised through mass public participation.
Aligning with national priorities, AP Government has adopted the Integrated Clean Energy Policy 2024—a comprehensive framework aimed at accelerating the transition to clean energy, promoting distributed renewable systems, and embedding energy efficiency across sectors.
A notable success has been the collaboration with Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) under the Ministry of Power, AP has emerged as a national benchmark by taking a strong initiative to distribute energy-efficient induction cookstoves, along with utensils, to over 55,000 Anganwadi centres—significantly benefiting women and child welfare programmes.
Taking this momentum forward, the State has now ushered in a new era in energy-efficient housing under PMAY. Senior officials, including Special Chief Secretary (Housing) Ajay Jain and Managing Director APSHCL Arun Babu, exchanged documents with EESL CEO Akhilesh Kumar Dixit and CGM Animesh Mishra.
