Korba; 12th July : The Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), India’s iconic aluminium producer and a subsidiary of Vedanta Aluminium, has conserved more than 22,000 giga joules of energy in FY22. The company is taking strong strides to decarbonize its operations in line with the company’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions to zero by 2050 or sooner. With the objective of conserving energy, in FY22, BALCO reduced
Specific Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO) consumption at its cast houses by 10%
Specific power consumption (energy used for producing a unit of product) by 15%
Scrap generation in Ingot Casting Machine by 20% and in Wire Rod Mill by 31%, thereby
reducing energy used in re-melting, which is energy intensive Further, the company is greenifying its fuel mix for thermal power generation with biomass briquettes, which has potential for decreasing its GHG emissions by 0.43 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent annually. Over the years, BALCO has been proactively working for environmental protection and energy conservation, which has today resulted in BALCO’s current efficiency as per the global benchmark and lowest total DC & AC power consumption in potline among the peers in Aluminium sector in India.
Speaking about BALCO’s commitment towards decarbonizing its operations in the long
term, Mr. Abhijit Pati, CEO & Director, BALCO, said, “Our aluminium smelter is among the
most energy efficient plants in India and we are determined to further push the benchmarks of
energy efficiency to lower our carbon footprint. In our commitment towards sustainable business
development, attaining highest standards of energy conservation is a critical first step, which we
are realizing through deployment of cutting-edge technology, innovative solutions and judicious
utilization of resources. Through such practices we aim to achieve the larger goal of creating a
sustainable future for the generations to come and contribute to the expeditious development of
the region and nation at large.”
Elaborating further, Vrajeshwari LLP’s employee Priyabrat Sinha, who is engaged as Site
In-charge of BALCO’s Cast House said, “As an organization that is committed towards
environmental sustainability, we work with the BALCO team to improve existing processes and
innovate ways to reduce energy consumption, fuel consumption, and optimize energy-intensive
processes. Successful implementation of energy conservation aligned endeavors, act as an
impetus towards further advancing such measures.”
BALCO has received numerous prestigious awards for its dedicated efforts aligned towards
energy and environment conservation. For the year 2022, BALCO has won the IMC award for Sensitivity: Public (C4) benchmark performance achieved by its Potline 1 amongst Indian and Gulf smelters, under
parameters like current efficiency and power consumption through implementation of best
operational practices. BALCO has also been conferred with the prestigious ‘Kalinga
Environment Excellence award’ in the five star category’ which recognizes the contributions
made by organizations covered under various Acts & Rules of Ministry of Environment, Forest &
Climate Change, Govt. of India, Pollution Control Board and State Environment Impact
Assessment Authority.
Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) is India’s iconic aluminium producer. It is owned
49% by the Government of India and 51% by Vedanta Limited. BALCO is part of Vedanta’s
Aluminium Business, a division of Vedanta Limited, which is India’s largest manufacturer of
aluminium. BALCO operates a 0.57 million tonne per annum aluminium smelter in Korba,
Chhattisgarh. It is also a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications
in core industries. With its world-class smelter and power plants, the company fulfills its mission
of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener
tomorrow.
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