Kumar leads in green-certified campuses
Rx Propellant, an Actis platform, says its Hyderabad-based 1GV, a flagship life sciences campus with energy savings of 44% and water savings of 79%, has been awarded the prestigious EDGE Advanced Certification by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group.
This recognition highlights 1GV’s exceptional performance in energy efficiency, water conservation, and use of low-carbon materials—cementing its position as one of the most sustainable life sciences R&D campuses in the world, said Rx Propellant of the campus located in Genome Valley, Hyderabad https://www.bseindia.com/.
Specifically designed for lease to life sciences companies for their research and innovation operations, 1GV achieves energy savings of 44%, water savings of 79%, and significant reductions in embodied energy in construction materials compared to conventional buildings. These features not only contribute to reduced carbon emissions but also deliver long-term operational savings, making the campus a future-ready, cost-efficient choice for pharma, biotech, CDMO and MedTech companies https://www.nseindia.com/.
The certification places 1GV as the second speculative life sciences infrastructure project globally—and within the Rx Propellant portfolio—to earn EDGE Advanced certification. The distinction was first awarded to 3GV, another Rx Propellant campus in Genome Valley, which holds the unique recognition of being the world’s first green-certified speculative life sciences R&D facility under the EDGE Advanced framework.
Further strengthening its green credentials, Rx Propellant’s Navi Mumbai Research District (NMR District) — Mumbai’s first and largest planned life sciences ecosystem — has received EDGE Advanced pre-certification https://www.meity.gov.in/.
With a total planned development of 2.5 million sq. ft., Phase 1 (400,000 sq. ft.) is scheduled for completion by end of 2025, with final EDGE certification to follow.
Together, these campuses reflect Rx Propellant’s pioneering approach to integrating sustainability into India’s life sciences infrastructure—delivering innovation-led environments that are also climate-resilient and globally benchmarked iea.org.
Praveen Kumar, Director, Actis, said on 4 Aug, “At Actis, sustainability is integral to how we build and operate. We’re proud to see Rx Propellant leading the way by developing the world’s first—and now second—green-certified speculative campuses by IFC EDGE for the life sciences industry. This reflects our belief that future-ready infrastructure must also be climate-resilient and globally competitive.”
Rx Propellant is India’s leading life sciences infrastructure platform, focused on shaping the next generation of research and manufacturing environments tailored to the needs of high-growth science companies. Backed by Actis (a General Atlantic company), Rx Propellant is building world-class life sciences clusters across Hyderabad, Navi Mumbai, and soon Bengaluru, with a current development portfolio of 2.8+ million sq. ft. All projects are designed with best-in-class specifications and sustainability standards to support operations from concept to commercialisation.
Actis is a leading growth market investor in sustainable infrastructure. Actis invests in structural themes that aim to support long-term, equitable growth in defensive, critical infrastructure across energy transition, digitalisation transition, and supply chain transformation. Fiinews.com
