Posted by: Ira Prem
on Aug 27, 2010
A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by and between International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials - India (IAPMO-India) and the International Institute for Energy Conservation – India (IIEC-India) at Pune, India on the 16th day of August 2010.
Posted by: Anusha Vellampalli
on Jul 07, 2010
Background
In Mumbai, the urban local body, Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM), supplies water through its pipeline network from the treatment plant to the underground tank of each residential building. The stored water in the underground tank is then pumped to the overhead tanks situated on the terrace of every building through a pumping system. As the electricity consumption for water pumping activity is directly proportional to the height of the building and number of occupants (volume of water requirement), the growth in the number of high-rise buildings in the city are directly contributing to the increase in the consumption of electricity for end-use pumping application. The ever increasing urbanization characterized by a sprawl of apartment complexes, the end-use application has become as important as other domestic applications such as lighting and water heating. Therefore, IIEC’s Mumbai Energy Alliance has implemented the pilot project on end-use pumping with funding from the Overbrook Foundation.
