OREANDA-NEWS. December 7, 2012. The Wind Energy Project of L&T Infrastructure Development Projects Limited (L&T IDPL) has secured the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) status from United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Bonn, Germany. It has registered L&T IDPL for receiving Certified Emission Reduction (CER) certificates every year up to 2022.

L&T IDPL recognizes that Green Energy is essential to mitigate global warming and helps maintain a sustainable eco system. Taking this a step further the 8.7 MW of Wind Energy Generators installed by the Company generates Green Power which caters to substantial captive consumption by L&T’s establishments in Tamil Nadu.

The National CDM Authority - Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India has approved L&T IDPL’s Wind Energy Project as a ‘Project contributing to sustainable development in India’ and gave ‘Host country approval’ for the project on 12th June 2012.

The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) envisages 15% of the total power capacity from renewable energy sources by 2020. Recognizing NAPCC’s need, L&T has developed an action plan to increase the share of renewable / green energy in its energy mix, thereby helping to reduce pollution. Green / renewable energy forms 10.48% of the energy consumed by L&T.