Ahmedabad

Gujarat based Arvind Limited one of largest integrated textile and an apparel major in the country has again bagged first prize in the National Energy Conservation Award 2015 in the textile sector, given by the Union Ministry of Power.

After competing with 32 players contesting for this award, the company bagged this award consecutively for the second year , on account of its energy savings achieved through various initiatives by its unit situated at Santej in Gujarat.

The award was received by Mr. Susheel Kaul, CEO- Lifestyle Fabrics and Mr. Harvinder Rathee, Head Engineering, Santej Plant from Union Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy Mr Piyush Goya at a function at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi yesterday.

On the occasion of receiving the prestigious award, Mr. Kaul said, “Improvement in energy efficiency in our plant is a sustained activity, We have done nearly 13% reduction in specific consumption in thermal energy and 10 % reduction in specific consumption in electrical energy compared to the last financial year.

The company introduced various initiatives in its plant to conserve energy like replacement of TFL with energy efficient LED lighting, installation of energy efficient compressors, VFDs in various machines, using day lights in production halls, replacement of existing pumps with energy efficient pumps. The thermal energy savings where achieved by Economizers in boilers, trap replacement, thermal insulations, heat recovery from hot effluent etc. “We were able to achieve power savings through various innovations and all our efforts have paid off. The year on year improvement in energy efficiency is testimony to the dedication we have towards energy conservation”, said Mr. Rathee.

The National Energy Conservation Awards instituted by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Government of India, recognizes innovation and achievements in energy conservation by the industry, buildings, zonal railways, state designated agencies, manufacturers of BEE star-labelled appliances and municipalities, and raise awareness that energy conservation plays a big part in India’s effort to reduce global warming through energy savings.

– DeshGujarat