VIJAYAWADA: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) aims to become the first net zero energy tourism destination in the country by adopting innovative energy-efficient and renewable energy strategies that will provide a roadmap for adopting the same for other tourist locations in the country. The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) has decided to facilitate energy conservation programmes to promote sustainable tourism in the country.
As part of it, the TTD in the State along with four other tourist locations in Maharashtra, Kerala, Gujarat, and Jammu and Kashmir were selected for a feasibility study to identify and adopt strategies to achieve net zero energy consumption.
In a virtual review meeting with BEE director general Abhay Bhakre, energy secretary Srikant Nagulapalli, Non-conventional Energy Development Corporat ion of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (NREDCAP) vicechairman and managing director S Ramana Reddy and senior officials of Andhra…