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.
Posted by: Ira Prem
on Sep 08, 2009
The MEA is currently in the initiation phase. The first of our activities was to study the markets for various forms of energy in Mumbai, and assess the potential for energy efficiency and energy conservation. The study was titled: Mumbai Energy Conservation Market Characterization.
Posted by: Dr. Nitin Pandit
on Aug 25, 2009
I would like to welcome you all to the launch of the Mumbai Energy Alliance (MEA), as well as the launch of this blog. My team members and I will update this blog regularly on topics relevant to the MEA.
Posted by: Admin User
on Jul 16, 2009
The Mumbai Energy Alliance (MEA) is a novel partnership intended to scale up implementation of energy efficiency programs in the Greater Mumbai region. The vision of MEA is to mobilize a collaborative effort to deliver large-scale, measurable energy efficiency improvements in Mumbai targeted at reducing the city’s long-term energy costs and carbon footprint. Drawing upon the successful experience of the pioneering model of the Cambridge Energy Alliance (http://www.cambridgeenergyalliance.org/), the MEA plans to implement citywide energy efficiency programs using innovative service delivery mechanisms combining technological, economic, social and financial mechanisms.
