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Telangana making big efforts in energy transition: Sridhar Babu
The Telangana government is making big efforts in energy transition, sustainable urban planning and technology-driven environmental initiatives, Industries and IT Minister D. Sridhar Babu said here on Thursday.
It also offers a conducive investment environment that favours innovation, energy efficiency and environmental responsibility, he said, inviting industries that align with such values to make Telangana their preferred destination.
Addressing the inaugural session of two-day GreenCo Summit 2025 of CII GreenCo Council that got underway here, the Minister said this while highlighting a multi-pronged approach pursued by the government, which includes the target of generating 20,000 MW of green energy by 2030. The State's Clean Energy Policy seeks to achieve this by encouraging solar, wind, floating solar and hydro energy as well as energy storage projects. The policy is also eyeing 1,418 KTPA green hydrogen projects by 2030.
Mr. Sridhar Babu also underscored the need for States with a strong IT industry like Telangana to strike a balance between development and environmental protection, especially in the context of power-guzzling data centres that are a must for harnessing the potential of emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence. Over time, with government support industries should adopt green measures in the process making the pollution control boards redundant, he said.
GreenCo Rating Platinum Awards for excellence in environmental performance, energy efficiency and green manufacturing practices were presented to more than 60 companies. An exhibition of green products, technologies and services forms part of the event. CII Sohrabji Godrej Green Business Centre Chairman Jamshyd N Godrej, CII Vice President Suchitra K Ella and CII GreenCo Council Chairman Pradeep Bhargava were among those spoke at the inaugural session.
