65 Our energy management strategy includes optimizing existing operations, integrating energy management in the operational design phase, and meeting energy requirements through renewable energy sources. We consume energy from non-renewable and renewable sources, including solar and hydro, and the renewable energy component in the total energy mix stands at 5%. We have entered into agreements with third-party renewable energy generators to support our Bidar site’s energy needs. Currently, we do not have any in-house electricity generation source. In the reporting year, we established an energy management team consisting of energy managers and members from operations to drive our conservation efforts. The team focused on our Bidar location, which accounts for most energy consumption amongst all locations. The energy conservation project was implemented based on the baseline assessment and understanding of existing consumption patterns. Eleven energy efficiency projects, having cumulative savings of 403,544 kWh/annum were undertaken, which contributed towards electricity savings of 104,751 kWh in the reporting year. Electricity Consumption, MWh Furnace Oil, kL Diesel Consumption, kL Coal, MT Baseline Actions taken Energy management initiatives were undertaken in a phased approach, cross functional teams were formed to develop action plans on focus areas – chillers, pumps, cooling towers, AHUs and ETP blowers. Impact • Energy savings from Utility Optimization: ~ 0.4M KWh/annum cumulative savings, GHG emission reduction: ~330 tCO2e/annum • Baseline data established and Improved system efficiency • Less maintenance - due to performance improvement Energy & climate At Unit 4, Bidar 65-75% of total electricity is consumed by utility systems and constitutes a significant portion of energy cost. A baseline audit, conducted to understand the performance of these systems found that many systems were not meeting the designed specifications and therefore resulting in higher energy consumption and cost. We have reduced approximately 3107 tCO2e/annum of GHG emissions due to energy conservation programs and renewable electricity procurement at our Bidar location. We calculate GHG emissions (Scope 1 & 2) according to the international standards such as the ISO 46001 and GHG Protocol. Energy conservation through optimization of utility systems 23,815 28,041 50 3680 0 10000 20000 30000 40000 2019 2020 Non Renewable Source Renewable Source 2019 2020 Non Renewable Source Renewable Source 2 15 28, 41 36 0 50 216 287 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 2019 2020 2 4129 5281 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 2019 2020 19 0 186 181 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 2019 2020 2
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