Green SEZs

Thank you, both Mr. Sambit & Mr. Venkatesh,

Kindly sustain your enthusiasm in propagating Green Concepts.

Dear sir, as of Andhrapradesh reserves with highest number of SEZ's in India, the Green initiatives will help to place us in better position in longterm.  Today the whole world want to  give some media bytes regd the word "Green" depite of participation.  The world's first 100% Green building in India is builded for Tamilnadu Assembly bhavan.  But it was builded some German company.  In coming the companies like GreenTek should overtake this position.  I personllay always tries promote Green Business and Green Products to my peer groups from my college days.  As an MBA in International Business, i have gone through few research works from the customer point of view. The result shown that the customers much positive but till today there is some gap between the producers and customer, that has to be filled.  Any how as responsible Indain i thank u lot for bring Green Busienss to India.... The opportunities are ahead.

Its definitely a good step. 

Dear Mr. Amish Jain,

Not exactly.

I am giving below the relevant guidelines with reference to the 'Power Management', in a Green SEZ:-

(i) 100% of organic waste generated within SEZ should be vermicomposted OR used for in-situ power generation. Alternately, this should be appropriately sent to projects which can use them for power generation.
(ii) Atleast 25% of the installed external lighting load should be solar powered.
(iii) 100% of internal & external lighting fixtures should be BEE star rated, wherever applicable. The usage of incandescent lamps is not allowed.
(iv) All common spaces, including street lights (where there is no use of light of light for reading purposes), shall use “LED”;
(v) Solar street light controllers will be used for automatic dusk to dawn operation of street lights;
(vi) Atleast 50% of installed bill boards lighting loads, should be powered with solar power. Traffic light, blinkers, direction signage, based on LEDs should also be powered by solar.
(vii) A minimum of 2% of total estimated energy consumption for each zone or 5 kW/ hectare, whichever is lower, must be generated through solar or other forms of renewable energy. Over a period of 10 years, the solar/ other forms of renewable energy must be extended from 2% to a minimum of 20% of total estimated energy consumption or 50 kW/ hectare (staggered in a block of 3 years), whichever is lower. SEZ projects can also enter into Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with renewable energy developers to meet this requirement.
a. Such facility in SEZ shall be set up along with boundary wall of the processing area as well as along open space/ roof top within the Zone. For this purpose, developers will have flexibility to use 10% of non-processing area for any authorised operation beyond the limits prescribed for it;
(viii) A minimum of 50% hot water requirement (including residential, institutional and pre-heating for industrial applications) shall be met by solar water heating systems. Solar air heating and steam systems (solar concentrating systems) may also be used for meeting hot air and steam requirement for drying/cooling and other application to the extent possible;
(ix) Can use wind mills/aero generators where wind speed is permitted to be set up to achieve the above.
(x) Can install in situ power generation facilities like bio mass/bio gas using waste generated within the site.

Dear Mr. Anup Bagla, 
I have heard that all the SEZ's have to have at least 40% of their power running on clean & green technology???

A welcome move and huge opportunities ahead ... for consultants !