Buildings already account for more than 30 percent of India’s electricity use, and two-thirds of the buildings that will exist in India by 2030 are yet to be built. In recent years, rapid urbanization has led to a sharp expansion of the urban building floor area and rise in space cooling demand. This trend is likely to continue over the coming decades and will have severe implications for energy security and greenhouse gas emissions. There is a sizable opportunity in pre-empting these consequences considering that much of this growth in floor space and space cooling is yet to occur. Shakti Sustainable Energy Foundation engages with policymakers, civil society and practitioners to support accelerated building efficiency action in India through better policies, investments and performance management systems.
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Managing Energy Use Data in Residential and Commercial Buildings
Sector: Energy Efficiency Undertaken By : Alliance for an Energy Efficient Economy Recent Publication: 2020Demand side energy management strategies for residential and commercial buildings depend on accurate, comprehensive data that is readily available and up to date. While there are several organizations that map energy use data in India, the available data lacks consistency and granularity, and is not comprehensive, easily accessible, or collected...Read more
Mainstreaming Thermal Comfort For All and Resource Efficiency in Affordable Housing
Sector: Energy Efficiency Undertaken By : Multiple Recent Publication: 2020The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) launched the India Cooling Action Plan (ICAP)—a 20-year roadmap to address cooling requirements in building, cold chain, transport and refrigeration sectors—in March 2019. The plan is unique in its pioneering attempt to develop adaptive thermal comfort standards for buildings to...Read more
Implementing Sustainable Transport Projects in Smart Cities Programmes
Sector: Energy Efficiency Undertaken By : ICLEI – SA Recent Publication: 2019In the past, support from Shakti helped four cities—Visakhapatnam, Kakinada, Jaipur and Udaipur—to include sustainable mobility and built environment components into their Smart City Proposals. Based on the strength of the proposals, all four cities made it to the list of top 20 cities selected for the first round of funding under the Smart...Read more
Advancing Building Energy Efficiency in India
Sector: Energy Efficiency Undertaken By : Centre for Environmental Planning and Technology (CEPT) Recent Publication: 2018India’s rising population coupled with rapid urbanization will augment the demand for newer buildings in the country. According to estimates, India’s building sector is forecasted to grow fivefold from 2005-30. This will translate into creating a similar sectoral energy demand which currently accounts for almost 33% of total energy consumption...Read more
Energy Efficiency with Internet of Things (IoT)
Sector: Energy Efficiency Undertaken By : PricewaterhouseCoopers Recent Publication: 2018The Internet of Things, popularly known as IoT, is an emerging disruptive technology that transforms the way physical objects and assets operate and add value in any industry vertical. India has become a rapidly growing hub for IoT solutions. It is estimated that the Indian market for IoT is likely to touch USD 15 billion in the next five years....Read more