PRESENTATION BY K. Manicka Raj, IAS., Commissioner Municipal Corporation, Rajahmundry RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE

Rajahmundry

 Rajahmundry is located on 17 0 – 1 0 northern latitude and 81 0 – 47 0 eastern longitude on the left bank of the mighty River Godavari.  6 TH largest city in the State  Population of about 3.8 lakhs  It is on the Main Railway line between Chennai – Kolkata

Talking points for the session –Advantages that can be gained by business and local governments by developing and implementing solutions in close partnership –To focus on how a co-operative approach to finding an innovative and flexible solutions to the most pressing sustainability issues that local governments face can be more effective than trying to find solutions on the market

Rajahmundry – Renewable energy city Energy conservation in street lighting and utilization of Renewable energy potential – Objective of the local body. Project taken up on PPP mode – Sharing of monetary savings on energy conserved basis Advantages identified for the local body as well as the private partner

To do energy audit of existing lighting system To implement ensure energy conservation by using LED lights instead of traditional SV lamps. Timer controls for automatically switching on/off the street lights Contract terms stipulate sharing of energy savings cost on implementation

Snapshot details of the project 1.Existing load (street lighting)1.22 MW 2.Annual electricity consumption (11 hrs) Kwh 3.Annual electricity Rs Annual electricity consumption after EEM’s Kwh 5.Annual electricity charges after EEM’sRs Annual electricity savings Kwh 7.Annual savings in electricity chargesRs

What is important is mutual trust – concede that business is run for profit Sharing of information Proper assessment of risk & acceptable risk sharing on both sides Objectives may differ but project performance indicators must be mutually agreed upon.