Krushna Chandra Panigrahy, Director General of the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, emphasized the need for MSMEs to adopt energy-efficient technologies to remain competitive.

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Krushna Chandra Panigrahy
1 quote“Energy efficiency should not be seen as a compliance requirement, but as a pathway to global competitiveness”
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…progress in energy efficiency, MSMEs continued to face barriers relating to technical capabilities, financing and operating costs, he said. The ADEETIE scheme could help address some of these constraints, he added. “ Energy efficiency should not be seen as a compliance requirement, but as a pathway to global competitiveness ,” Panigrahy said. India needed to use energy efficiently, electrify wherever technically viable and progressively power electricity with cleaner sources, he added. Opportunity Tejpreet Singh Chopra, Chairman, CII…
Tejpreet Singh Chopra
1 quote“AI and digital tools could accelerate energy-efficiency adoption by shortening the gap between identifying inefficiencies and taking corrective action.”
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…wherever technically viable and progressively power electricity with cleaner sources, he added. Opportunity Tejpreet Singh Chopra, Chairman, CII Energy Efficiency Summit 2026 and Founder & CEO, BLP-Industry.AI, said AI and digital tools could accelerate energy-efficiency adoption by shortening the gap between identifying inefficiencies and taking corrective action. AI could make energy-efficiency insights more accessible and actionable for MSMEs, helping them identify inefficiencies, optimise processes and take data-driven decisions despite having limited technical teams, Chopra…
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- [1]The Hindu BusinessLinesupportiveBEE chief calls for speedy adoption of energy efficiency measures by MSMEs