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Environment (continued)
As part of its commitment to helping reduce carbon
emissions, we have contributed to the following initiatives.
All projects have been certified by either the Gold
Standard or the VCS Standard and contribute to different
Sustainable Development Goals:
Solar Water Heater Program, India
With an average of 300 days of sunshine per year, India
offers excellent conditions for the use of solar energy.
This project aims to disseminate solar water heaters in
hospitals, schools, universities and SMEs across India,
providing a reliable supply of hot water at a reasonable
cost. The technology for this was developed, designed and
produced in India and has a system capacity of 200 litres
of water per day.
Production in Bangalore has so far created 150 direct jobs
nationwide and more than 500 indirect jobs for marketing,
installation and maintenance. In addition, the programme
trains skilled workers and makes a significant contribution
to education for sustainable development through
teaching and information events.
The project is registered under both the United Nations
Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and the Gold
Standard, and makes a certified contribution to achieving
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
SDG 3: Good Health and Well Being; SDG 4: Quality
Education; SDG 5: Gender Equality; SDG 7: Affordable and
Clean Energy; SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth;
SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; SDG 13:
Climate Action and SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals.
Wind Energy Project, Satara, India
Due to rapid population growth and the accompanying
increase in energy demand, India's electricity supply
is heavily dependent on fossil fuels with a high carbon
footprint, particularly lignite and hard coal. Adding
renewable energy to the power grid will reduce the
country's energy-related emissions and help lower air
pollution.
This project activity includes the installation of 33 gridconnected wind turbines with a capacity of 1.5 MW each
in Satara district, Maharashtra, India. The total capacity of
the proposed project activity is 49.5 MW. The electricity
generated from this project activity will be fed into the
grid of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company
Limited. Wind power generation is a clean technology as
no fossil fuels are burned and with that no greenhouse
gases are released during the process. Therefore, the
project activity results in a reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions as it replaces fossil fuel power generation in the
regional grid.
The project has created 15 new jobs that pay above
average wages. There are a total of 9 training
programmes for colleagues and operating personnel.
The project is registered under the Gold Standard and
makes a certified contribution to the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals, including SDG 7:
Affordable and Clean Energy, SDG 8: Decent Work and
Economic Growth, and SDG 13: Climate Action.
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