Punjab needs to conserve energy and water:  Ar Sanjay Goel

Ludhiana, February 3, 2022: Punjab Needs to Conserve Energy and Water, said the chief guest Ar. Sanjay Goel who is one of the directors of Ludhiana Smart City Limited. He explained in detail role of technocrats in total built environment and in agricultural sector that how to conserve energy and water in our day to day life.  
Punjab Energy Development Agency (PEDA), conducted training workshop at Zonal Knowledge Centre, PSPCL, Ludhiana. PEDA is conducting five training workshops with PSPCL to create awareness among stakeholders in agriculture sector under Agriculture Demand Side Management (AgDSM) Programme in the state of Punjab. 
About seventy five PSPCL Officers, State Electricity Regulatory Officers, Officials of State Agriculture Department, pump set manufacturers and distributors, officials from department of water supply and sanitation and local manufacturers, consultants, contractors, dealers and other service providers attended the workshop. 
Presentations and lectures were delivered on topics like Star Labeling of Electrical Appliances and Water Pumps, Operation & Maintenance of Water Pumps; Energy-Efficient Lighting, Air-Conditioning and smart metering including few case studies of live projects were also shown. 
Expert speakers were Architect Sanjay Goel, Er. Ashwani Kumar, Ar. Surinder Bahga, Er. Money Khanna and Er. Sukhwant Singh.  A special presentation on activities and programmes of PEDA was also shown. 
PEDA, which was created in 1991, has been designated by the state as State Designated Agency responsible for spearheading energy efficiency efforts to identify and oversee energy conservation programmes, including those mandated by Bureau of Energy Efficiency. 
The primary objective of conducting these workshops is to promote awareness by conducting capacity building training workshops under Agriculture Demand side Management Programme for various stakeholders in the state.
The agriculture sector accounts for app. 80 percent of India’s total water consumption and pumps are the most vital element of the irrigation purposes. Along with expanding the area of irrigation, pumps also help to regulate the water flow. As a result, farmers have become more dependent on pumps for their irrigation needs. Awareness on energy efficiency measures/practices among farmers/technician/stakeholders is one of the major keys to induce energy efficiency in agriculture pumping sector. Therefore, it is essential to build the capacities of stakeholders like officials of DISCOMs, state agriculture department and farmers for energy efficient practices related to pump sets operation & maintenance, electricity supply improvement etc.
Architect Suman Kaushik presented vote of thanks and gave concluding remarks.