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EESL to Audit Energy and Water Use at 450 MSMEs
Energy Efficiency Services Limited is checking how 450 small and medium businesses in Andhra Pradesh use energy and water.
These checks are called audits.
They should finish by February 2027.
The goal is to find ways for businesses to use fewer resources.
Using less energy and water could lower their costs.
It could also help them produce goods more cleanly.
The programme focuses on industries such as textiles, printing, pharmaceuticals and granite processing.
The results may help more businesses adopt efficient technologies across the state.
Energy Efficiency Services Limited is auditing energy and water use at about 450 MSME units in Andhra Pradesh.
The audits are expected to be completed by February 2027.
The programme is being implemented with the Andhra Pradesh MSME Development Corporation under the Industries Department.
The audits aim to reduce resource consumption, operating costs and maintenance expenses while improving productivity.
Targeted clusters include textiles, spinning mills, powerlooms, printing, pharmaceuticals, granite cutting and slab polishing.
- Who
- Energy Efficiency Services Limited and the Andhra Pradesh MSME Development Corporation are carrying out the programme.
- What
- Energy and water audits are being conducted at around 450 MSME units.
- Where
- Across Andhra Pradesh, with the summit held in Hyderabad and the partnership beginning in Visakhapatnam.
- When
- The audits are expected to be completed by February 2027; the initiative was highlighted at the 25th CII Energy Efficiency Summit 2026.
- Why
- To reduce energy and water consumption, lower industrial costs, improve productivity and support cleaner technology adoption.
Key facts
- Auditing agency
- Energy Efficiency Services Limited
- Units covered
- Around 450 MSME units
- Completion target
- February 2027
- State
- Andhra Pradesh
- Implementation partner
- Andhra Pradesh MSME Development Corporation under the Industries Department
- Target sectors
- Textiles, spinning mills, powerlooms, printing, pharmaceuticals, granite cutting and slab polishing
- Programme status
- Implementation phase, following a study of advanced technologies in India and global markets
Sources
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