Karnataka: Energy efficient pumpsets must for new power connections
Installation of energy efficiency pumpsets will be mandatory, for both domestic and commercial purposes, to get new electricity connections in the State and this will come into effect from June 1, 2017.The State government’s order making it mandatory for public and private sectors will lead to saving electricity consumption to the tune of 30%.The Energy Department receives nearly 80,000 applications a year seeking new power connections to pumpsets. Currently, there are 25 lakh irrigation pumpsets and 1.5 lakh drinking water supply pumpsets. Directions have been issued to all urban and rural local bodies to replace the existing old pumpsets installed for supplying drinking water with energy efficiency ones. The local bodies have to incur the.....