The Akshaya Patra Foundation and HSBC Global Service Centres India are teaming up to launch new sustainability projects at kitchens in Kandi, Narsingi, and Warangal. These projects include solar and biogas plants that will help generate clean, renewable energy and reduce CO2 emissions by approximately 152 tons annually.
HSBC India’s energy transition programme will see the installation of a 165 kW solar plant and a 2,000 kg capacity biogas plant at the kitchens. Mamatha Madireddy, Managing Director of HSBC India Global Service Centres, expressed the company’s commitment to harnessing renewable energy for a better future. Satya Gaura Chandra Dasa, Trustee and Regional President of Akshaya Patra Foundation Hyderabad, highlighted how these projects will contribute to social welfare and environmental consciousness.
The new energy conservation units will enhance the capacity of Akshaya Patra Foundation to deliver food to underprivileged schoolchildren. Dhananjay Ganjoo, Chief Marketing Officer of the Akshaya Patra Foundation, and other officials were present at the launch of these sustainability projects.