K'taka bags National Energy Conservation Award 2023

Bengaluru, NT Bureau: Karnataka has won the first prize in the State Designated Agency (SDA Group-1) sector at the National Energy Conservation Awards – 2023 (NECA 2022), the state energy department said on Thursday.

The National Energy Conservation Awards – 2023 was organised by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) as part of the ‘National Energy Conservation Day.

President of India Droupadi Murmu presented the award to Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Ltd (KREDL) Managing Director K P Rudrappaiah as an appreciation for the state's achievement in energy conservation in New Delhi recently, the department said.

KREDL was chosen for the award based on the energy efficiency projects they implemented in the State.

Minister for Energy K J George and Additional Chief Secretary Gaurav Gupta congratulated KREDL for their achievement.