Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) Buildings and Energy Efficiency

Buildings contribute 40% energy of the total energy consumed worldwide. Commercial buildings in India consume more than 8% energy and due to large development coming-up in IT infrastructure, it is projected to grow in the near future. Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES) are major energy intensive companies in Hyderabad, India. Being located in the warm climate, air-conditioning in the IT buildings is operated throughout the year for maintaining indoor environment thermally comfortable.


Energy modelling & simulation approach is used to evaluate & identify energy saving potential in ITES. Then, calibration is performed to fine tune energy performance of 'as is' simulation model. It is revealed that up to 10% energy efficiency can be improved in ITES.

ITES Buildings in Hyderabad :

It is found that Information Technology (IT) buildings or IT Enabled Services (ITES) companies consume huge energy as these buildings are operated throughout the year (24x7 operation). Intensive energy consumption is due to high occupancy, equipment, lighting and auxiliary loads. In ITES, major energy is consumed by Heating, Ventilating and Air-Conditioning (HVAC) equipment, which is essential to maintain indoor conditions thermally comfortable. India’s IT industry amounts to 12.3% of the global market, largely due to exports. Indian IT/ITES industry revenue is estimated to USD 119.1 billion in 2014-15 as compare to USD 106.3 billion in 2013-14, registering an increase of around 12%.

Hyderabad is one of the biggest IT hubs in India, only beyond Bangalore. The local government’s ambition to make Hyderabad the biggest IT hub in India and other favorable conditions are setting up the platform for more ITES companies in Hyderabad in the years to come. All these circumstances, coupled with shortage in the availability of electricity in the state are calling out for improving the energy efficiency in both upcoming and existing ITES

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