Textile conglomerate Arvind has been honoured with the National Energy Conservation Award 2015 in textiles category. The company has bagged the award for second year in a row on account of energy savings achieved through various initiatives by its unit situated at Santej in Gujarat.
The Ministry of Power gives out 'National Energy Conservation Award' on National Energy Conservation Day celebrated annually on December 14. The award was conferred for reducing 13 per cent consumption in thermal energy and 10 per cent reduction in specific consumption in electrical energy compared to the last financial year.
The various initiatives to conserve energy included replacement of TFL with energy efficient LED lighting, installation of energy efficient compressors, VFDs in various machines, using day lights in production halls and 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, the company said.
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