The need for bringing down power consumption in municipalities was emphasised during a workshop organised for the ground-level engineering staff of Vijayawada Municipal Corporation (VMC) on February 21.
Speaking at the workshop titled ‘Energy Efficiency in Municipalities for Pump Operators’, Siri Exergy & Carbon Advisory Services, Hyderabad, Director G. Subramanyam provided insights into how to save energy in water pumps and streetlights and why the role of municipalities play a key role in this.
“There is significant scope for saving energy in municipalities, across various sectors including streetlights, where 5%-10% energy can be saved, pumping (20%-25%), sewage pumping (15%-20%) and municipal buildings (5%-10%),” he said.
