The Hindu Sustainability Summit 2025: ‘Tamil Nadu’s vision for sustainability will become blueprint for nation’

In 2047, when India marks its centenary yr of Independence, Tamil Nadu’s imaginative and prescient for sustainability and an inclusive economic system will even grow to be the blueprint for the nation, stated Srivats Ram, fast previous chairman of CII Tamil Nadu and managing director of Wheels India, in Chennai on Friday (November 7, 2025).

Whereas talking on the inauguration of the Sustainability Summit 2025 organised by The Hindu, in affiliation with Chennai Petroleum Company Restricted (CPCL) and co-presented by Tamil Nadu Inexperienced Local weather Firm (TNGCC), he stated, the State has been on the forefront of renewable vitality for a few years. “At current, we’re third by way of the entire renewable vitality [capacity] within the nation. The State is first by way of wind capability. It may proceed to deal with this sector, and this can [benefit] the manufacturing ecosystem,” he stated.

He noticed that the southern States are advancing in tandem and are comparatively extra progressive than the remainder of the nation. “We will make important progress by engaged on sustainability and in direction of enabling future development. Sustainability is a worthwhile enterprise, one thing that’s not spoken about,” he added.

CPCL and sustainability

H. Shankar, managing director, CPCL stated, the corporate is 60 years outdated and has a proud legacy of being one of many foremost pioneers within the business. It has given precedence to sustainability from its inception, he stated.

In 1969, when the primary unit referred to as ‘refinery I’ was commissioned, sustainability was given significance, and India’s first sulphur restoration unit was constructed alongside that, he stated.

“Thereafter, when the corporate progressed additional and every time capacities have been added within the refinery, we all the time took care of the setting. The expansion of CPCL has parallelly moved within the route of sustainability. At a time when renewable vitality was not likely talked about, we have been the primary to have a windmill farm in 2007. No matter vitality was generated by way of the windmill farm has been fed into our desalination plant in Kattupalli,” he added.

He famous that CPCL’s is the one refinery in Tamil Nadu that not solely takes care of the vitality wants of Chennai but in addition of the State. All the aviation fleet relies on the Aviation Turbine Gas (ATF) that’s produced by CPCL, he added.

The world is shifting its base from rural to city areas and numerous information centres are developing, resulting in increased vitality consumption. “So, we should have a look at a accountable manner of vitality addition. Fossil fuels, renewables [bioenergy], and hydrogen should coexist and complement one another in such a manner that the complete vitality necessities of the world will be met in a fantastic basket, which is offered in a sustainable type,” he added.

‘Journalism for public good’

Suresh Nambath, Editor, The Hindu, stated, the summit was a chance to point out collective dedication to a sustainable future and accountable use of assets. “At The Hindu, we firmly imagine that journalism should transcend reporting occasions to contributing to the general public good by inspiring change. By bringing by way of voices from authorities, business, academia, and civil society, we hope to construct actionable partnerships,” he added.

The Hindu Sustainability Summit 2025 is introduced by CPCL and co-presented by TNGCC. The Sustainability Accomplice is Navin’s and the Affiliate Accomplice is NLC India Restricted. The Inexperienced Accomplice for the occasion is Larsen & Toubro and Tv Accomplice Puthiya Thalaimurai. Whereas the Business Accomplice is Confederation of Indian Business, the Information Accomplice is Sustainable Vitality and Atmosphere Council. The Digital Information Accomplice for the occasion is The Federal.