Government launches programme for energy-efficient brick manufacturing

By OEM Update Editorial March 17, 2021 12:17 pm IST

The E3 certification scheme is aimed at tapping huge energy efficacy potential in the power sector. The E3 certification will lead to multiple benefits in terms of energy savings in the brick manufacturing process and improved quality of bricks resulting in cost savings to builders as well as energy savings to occupiers of buildings.

Raj Kumar Singh, Minister of State for Power and New & Renewable Energy (I/C) and Minister of state for skill development and entrepreneurship, launches Energy Efficiency Enterprise (E3) certifications programme for brick manufacturing sector in order to kick-start a series of events from the ministry of power, Government of India under ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’.

On this occasion, R K Singh appreciated the responses received from the bricks manufacturing enterprises for availing this certificate. He congratulated them for agreeing to shift from conventional to efficient technologies and product shift towards low-density bricks with better thermal insulation. He further stated that implementation of E3 Certification will lead to multiple benefits in terms of energy savings in the brick manufacturing process and improved quality of bricks resulting in cost savings to builders as well as energy savings to occupiers of buildings due to better thermal comfort and improved insulation properties.

RK Singh urged the brick manufacturing industries to become E-3 capable in the next 2-3 years. He assured to support them in their efforts towards this transition which will not just help in reducing energy emissions but will also benefit them by cost reduction.