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The commercial building sector is rapidly growing and expanding. The energy consumption in commercial buildings is expected to grow up to 2800 TWh by 2047. This poses a challenge on the largely DISCOM-led grid electricity to power real estate 24/7. Within the commercial sector, warehouses occupy 4200+ acres of built up area only in Tier I and II cities. Hyperpure by Zomato warehouses currently occupy nearly 30 lakh+ sq. ft. of built up area spread across 10 states in India.
The company is under a phase of hyper-expansion, which essentially means that the energy and electricity demand from the warehouses is bound to grow exponentially. It is not only important to measure and manage the emissions arising from warehouse operations annually, but to also responsibly report it and set net zero targets. In order to do so, the current state of energy demand management will be studied across a sample few warehouses. As suggested in the dissertation, an 8-step roadmap to energy efficiency in warehouses will be put into action. Periodic revisions and customised action plans with implementable measures will be fostered within the BAU approach towards annual disclosures.
