The Andhra Pradesh State Energy Conservation Mission (AP-SECM) has identified 85 new industrial units, apart from 143 that have already been shortlisted, as having potential to become Designated Consumers (DCs) under the Perform, Achieve & Trade (PAT) scheme, and is in the process of submitting a proposal to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) for their approval (as DCs).
These units are from the chlor -alkali, commercial buildings, aluminium, cement, steel, spinning and textiles, petrochemical, automobile, ceramic, food processing and fisheries sectors.
The PAT scheme is a programme launched by the BEE to reduce energy consumption and promote enhanced energy efficiency among specific energy- intensive industries in the country.