Novotel Vijayawada cuts carbon emissions 98 tonnes with PNG boiler switch and solar energy

Novotel Vijayawada Varun has cut its carbon footprint by switching laundry boilers from diesel to piped natural gas in 2023, saving an estimated 98 tonnes of CO2 annually and eliminating sulphur dioxide emissions entirely. Since early 2025, rooftop solar supplies 33 to 44 percent of the hotel's monthly electricity, cutting another 1,476 to 1,968 tonnes of CO2 per year. The property also offers free EV charging and has eliminated single use plastics. The hotel holds Green Key certification and says these measures are part of a broader push toward responsible tourism. For anyone tracking real world commercial building decarbonization in India, this is a concrete example of fuel switching and onsite solar working at a single site. The numbers are specific enough to benchmark against similar hospitality retrofits.