The AP State Energy Conservation Mission (AP-SECM) won the National Energy Conservation Award - 2023 for best performance as a State Designated Agency (SDA) in Group-II.
Special Chief Secretary (Energy) K. Vijayanand and Joint Secretary (Energy) and AP-SECM CEO B.A.V.P. Kumara Reddy received the award from President Droupadi Murmu at New Delhi on Thursday.
The Bureau of Energy Efficiency divided the States into four groups based on their energy consumption. A.P. has been classified as a Group-II State with its total final energy consumption ranging from 5 to 15 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe).