Energy efficiency key to Telangana’s growth strategy: Deputy CM Bhatti

…Energy demand can be met not only by generating more electricity but also by reducing consumption through efficient use of power, said Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka. “ The unit of electricity we save by avoiding unnecessary consumption is cheaper than the unit of electricity we generate ,” he said at the 25th CII Energy Efficiency Summit 2026 held in Hyderabad on Wednesday. Addressing the summit, he called for energy efficiency to be viewed not merely as an environmental protection measure but as a…

…to be rapid, but also intelligent — producing more, prospering more and wasting less,” he said. AI, digital tools Tejpreet Singh Chopra, Chairman, Energy Efficiency Summit 2026 and Founder & CEO, BLP-Industry.AI, said energy efficiency was often described as the “first fuel” as it reduced demand and costs while creating greater room for cleaner sources of power. AI and digital tools were increasingly becoming catalysts for energy efficiency by shortening the time between identifying an efficiency opportunity and acting on it, he said. Such technologies could also help…

…a few hundred audits annually to continuously monitoring thousands of assets across the country, Chopra said. Ajay Sharma, Chairman, Power Plant Summit 2026 and Executive Director (Operation Services), NTPC, said India’s energy transition should not be measured only by the quantum of generation capacity added. It should also be measured by how efficiently power plants operate, how effectively renewable energy is integrated and how much value is created from every megawatt of capacity, he said. Organised by the CII - Green…