RGIA bags prestigious award for energy conservation

The award was presented for the excellent initiatives taken by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) in energy conservation

Hyderabad: The Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) has bagged the prestigious gold award in Telangana State Energy Conservation Awards-2020 (TSECA). The award was presented for the excellent initiatives taken by GMR Hyderabad International Airport Limited (GHIAL) in energy conservation.

Senior GHIAL officials received the award presented by D Prabhakar Rao, CMD, Telangana Transco and Genco and Sandeep Kumar Sultania, Secretary, Panchayat Raj and Rural Development (PR & RD) on the last day of Energy Conservation Week Celebrations on Sunday at the Dr MCRHRD Institute.

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The Telangana State Renewable Energy Development Corporation Limited (TSREDC) annual forum recognised the companies that engaged in energy efficiency initiatives by adopting best practices and technological advancement in their daily operations.

The jury evaluated the participants on many parameters and innovative thought process adopted. Pradeep Panicker, CEO, GHIAL, said: “The award is a testimony to GHIAL’s commitment towards energy efficiency and environmental sustainability. As a social responsible organisation, we are committed to the best energy conserving practices.”

“GHIAL’s energy and water saving initiatives have been recognised by many industry platforms and this recognition from the State Government will be very special among them,” he added.

Over the last three years, GHIAL energy conservation initiatives led to substantial energy savings besides a rapid dip in greenhouse gas emissions at the airport. It is worth noting that RGIA is also a carbon neutral airport having level 3 + “Neutrality” accreditation from Airports Council International (ACI) under its Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACA) programme.

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