AP's decision for BEEstar rated appliances EE appliances lauded

South-West Regional Conference held on Tuesday applauded the Andhra PradeshGovernment for accelerating energy efficiency (EE) initiatives across the State and hailed the recently signed MoUs by Energy Efficiency Services Ltd. (EESL), a joint venture of

Central PSUs under the Ministry of Power, for transforming the State into a role model in the country in housing and other projects..

In collaboration with EESL, AP Tourism has taken steps for the introduction of global-standard geothermal technology in Araku Valley—an internationally recognized region famed for Araku Coffee and organic produce. The proposed system, designed for water heating, space heating, and integrated clean-energy solutions, can deliver 50–70% annual energy savings, offers a 4–5-year payback period, and has a life cycle exceeding 15 years. The delegates opined that the global initiative will further elevate Araku’s profile at the global level as a sustainable tourism hub.

It is appreciable that in the context of global climate change commitments of the Union Government and the State have initiated stringent steps to implement EE programs on saturation basis with a long vision to protect the interest of the future generations. And also aggressively promoting renewable energy sources to provide cost-effective and clean energy to the people and ultimately helps for sustainable economic development, employment generation and ultimately helps for combating climate change which is a historic need globally, said delegates.

Earlier, Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu issued directions to the officials concerned that all PMAY (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana) beneficiaries be provided with BEE star rated energy-efficient appliances under the new programme to ensure universal access to affordable, clean energy solutions. Accordingly, the Housing Department in association with EESL will distribute energy efficient sets to around 6 lakh households which are planned to be completed by the end of 2026. The joint initiative came up for high praise at the meeting held in Hyderabad.

The Centre has launched a wide range of transformative flagship programs designed to address the challenges of rapid urbanization and ensure inclusive urban development. The States and UTs have played a vital role in introducing various governance reforms across the urban sector and effective implementation of these initiatives. These efforts, which have resulted in significant achievements impacting many lives, highlight the crucial partnership between Centre and States.

Union Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Manoharlal Khattar held a meeting at Hyderabad, to further deepen Centre-State collaboration for more impactful and timely delivery of outcomes to achieve the goal of Vikasit Bharat, with the South-Western States/ UTs Urban Development Ministries. The meeting was attended by Chief Minister of Telangana A. Revanth Reddy, Chief Secretary and Secretaries of Telangana and South-Western States/ UTs Urban Development Ministries and top

officials.

On behalf of Andhra Pradesh, Minister of MA&UD P. Narayana, Special CS, Housing & Tourism, Ajay Jain, Principal Secretary S.. Suresh Kumar, participated. The Union Minister appreciated AP Chief Minister Naidu and Minister Narayana their efforts in providing highly qualitative services to the people of urban areas and putting efforts in making the best and the largest LED streetlight program in AP.