Andhra Pradesh Chief Secretary K Vijayanand announces State secures National Energy Conservation Award for fourth consecutive year

Key facts

• Andhra Pradesh secured the National Energy Conservation Award for the fourth consecutive year.
• Andhra Pradesh secured the First Prize in the Group II category at the National Energy Conservation Award–2025.
• The President of India Droupadi Murmu will present the National Energy Conservation Award–2025 on December 14, 2025, to the State Designated Agency, Andhra Pradesh State Energy Conservation Mission (APSECM).
• The State government nominated L Sivashankar, CMD APSPDCL, to receive the award on behalf of APSECM.
• Key initiatives include the Integrated Clean Energy Policy, Andhra Pradesh Industrial Development Policy 4.0 (2024–29), and sector-specific policies for MSMEs, Electronics, and Food Processing.
• Andhra Pradesh, placed in Group II by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, emerged as the top performer with 89.25 points in State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI)–2025.
• The State Energy Efficiency Index (SEEI)–2025 score of 89.25 marks a 2.3 percent improvement over its SEEI–2024 score of 87.25.
• Significant progress was made in enforcing the Energy Conservation Building Code, implementing energy efficiency projects in schools, hospitals, and ITI colleges, introducing advanced technologies in MSMEs, formulating the Energy Conservation Policy, and finalising the State Energy Efficiency Action Plan.