The Haryana government has decided to set up a state energy conservation fund besides ensuring compliance of energy conservation building code (ECBC) in phased manner in all new buildings to be constructed in the government sector by April 2010.
In the first phase, new government buildings covering 1 lakh sq feet will be constructed in compliance with the ECBC.
The state government had also decided to make energy efficient street lighting systems mandatory with effect from April 2009 thus saving 222 MW of electricity, said Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda after inaugurating a national-level workshop on "Promoting the energy conservation building code" here today.
The workshop was organised by the Haryana department of renewable energy in collaboration with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) of the union power ministry.
Hooda observed that the decision to have an energy conservation fund had been taken to meet expenditure on the promotion of various programmes and projects aimed at conservation of energy.
He said energy efficient street lighting system would be mandatory for all existing and new colonies, urban areas notified by the urban local bodies department, sectors of Haryana Urban Development Authority, industrial estates of the Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation, housing complexes and colonies and townships developed by private or semi-government or autonomous institutions of the state.
The CM pointed out that with the change in building designs and installation of energy efficient equipments in the buildings, as much as 27 to 40 per cent of energy could be saved.
He was of the view that the designs of buildings should be prepared in such a way that these provide natural light and air, which would help in less consumption of energy.
Source: Tribune News Service 12/July/2008
