A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for providing energy efficiency and clean energy projects for Health Institutions was signed between the Health & Medical Education (H&ME ) Department, UT Ladakh, and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) on September 6.

Additional Secretary, Health & Medical Education, UT Ladakh, Dr. Iftakhar Ahmed Chaudhary on behalf of UT Administration and Chief General Manager, EESL, Animesh Mishra on behalf of EESL signed the MoU in presence of Principal Secretary H&ME Dr. Pawan Kotwal.

 
The objective of the MoU is to create enabling framework for collaboration between the Health and Medical Education Department and Energy Efficiency Services Limited under the areas of mutual interest toward the promotion of integration of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency technologies in buildings for achieving India’s net zero targets and towards carbon neutral Ladakh.
 
Under the programme, Energy Efficiency Services Limited will assist in formulating, coordinating, implementing, and monitoring a few pilot projects for the demonstration of Geothermal and Renewable Energy powered Heat Pump technology for space conditioning at selected pilot buildings under technical assistance.
 
Principal Secretary, Health & Medical Education, Dr. Kotwal termed this signing of MoU as another crucial step toward achieving clean energy and carbon-neutral Ladakh.

Highlighting the key proponents under MoU, Dr. Kotwal was apprised about the designing, developing, and supporting of the implementation of viable Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy pilot projects and scale-up of demonstrated technologies in the buildings of the Health Department of Ladakh.  
 
Director Health, UT Ladakh Dr. Motup Dorjey, and concerned officers of H&ME and EESL were also present during the meeting.