Green initiative in hospitals can reduce power bill: CII

“Hospitals would be able to save considerable energy if they went green. Many upcoming hospitals are centrally air conditioned,which consumes a lot of energy. If these hospitals went in for a high-performance glass on their buildings,they would be able to cut down considerably on their energy bill. If hospitals converted to compact fluorescent lamps (CFL),then too they would save a lot of energy,” said Dr Vivek Desai,chairman,CII western region health care subcommittee and managing director of Hosmac India limited.

“Some of the hospitals like Fortis and Breach Candy are already in the process of conducting an audit on reducing their energy consumption,” said Dr Desai.

“We found that the air conditioning in hospitals contributes to 50 per cent of the energy bill,lighting makes up 17 per cent and use of medical equipment,33 per cent. But hospitals may not be able to reduce their energy consumption here,” said Alkesh Solanki,vice-president (energy management services) Schneider Electric India Pvt Limited,which conducted the survey.

The CII has also come out with a list of recommendations for the hospitals. The audit says hospitals have at least 15 per cent potential of energy saving,which if monetised could lead to a 20 per cent reduction in bills,Solanki said.

Uma Nambiar,chief executive officer of the S L Raheja Hospital,said hospitals would find it more economical to go green if they went about it collectively. “When one hospital tries to take these initiatives,it might be expensive but a collective initiative would be cheaper,” she said.

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