The Mukundapur unit of AMRI Hospitalshas been awarded “3–Star” ratings under the 100-day Action Plan of the Ministry of Power, Government of India for excelling in energy conservation between August 2013 and July 2014. Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Petroleum and Natural Gas and Piyush Goyal, Minister of State for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy presented the label to the hospital during the release of BEE Star Rating for Hospital Buildings. Guidelines for Star rating for Diesel Generator Sets & for Energy Efficient Multi-Storey Residential Buildings were released at DRDO Bhawan, New Delhi recently.
The Mukundapur Unit of AMRI Hospitals is reportedly the only hospital to be awarded with the Rating from Eastern Indiaalong with five other hospitals in India such as PGIMER, Chandigarh, Fortis Hospital – Shalimar Bagh, New Delhi, CIMS, Ahmedabad, Monilek Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Jaipur and Sudha Hospital & Medical Research Centre, Kota.
Hospital buildings with a connected load of 100 kW and above have been rated under this programme. The programme targeted five climatic zones in India for hospital buildings with more than 50 per cent conditioned space. It rated hospital buildings on a 1 – 5 star scale with five-star labelled buildings being the most efficient. Data considered for the rating included hospital’s built up area, number of beds, annual electricity purchased, annual electricity generated, climatic zone in which building is located, and other related information of the facility. The ‘total electricity consumed by the hospital building’ that is used as an input to evaluate energy performance, comprised electricity purchased from utilities and generated on site through DG/GG. It did not include electricity generated from on-site renewable energy sources such as solar photovoltaic etc.
Rupak Barua, CEO, AMRI Hospitals said,“We feel immense pride and satisfaction in the fact that the Mukundapur unit of AMRI Hospitals has made this mark. We extend our gratitude to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency which has painstakingly developed the parameters. Proper and judicious use of energy in hospital buildings is the need of the hour. This awarding of the ratings goes on to prove our commitment to improved energy efficiency in hospitals and we hope to surpass excellence in the future as well. We sincerely hope that the ratings system and recognition given to top performers will also encourage others to excel in energy efficiency.”
EH News Bureau
