Tatas to help save power on Raisina Hill

With the energy crisis looming large over the country, the first citizen of India, President APJ Abdul Kalam is setting up standards for saving power.

Following an energy audit carried out in Rashtrapati Bhavan, Kalam has asked the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) to implement steps for saving energy in the Capital's Lutyens-built structure spread over 200,000 square feet with 340 rooms spanning four floors.

Following a tender, Tata Honeywell Limited has been awarded the task to save energy in Rashtrapati Bhavan. Also, at least eight more such important buildings in New Delhi have been earmarked by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, including the Prime Minister's Office (PMO), where such energy savings and energy efficiency improvement activities is to be undertaken in the recent future through the Energy Service Company (ESCO) participation.

The entire process, proactively handled by Kalam himself, is however, on the line of the Federal Energy Management Programme (FEMP), which has recently improved energy efficiency leading to huge energy savings in the White House.