Cement and Energy

NATIONAL AWARD FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN INDIAN CEMENT INDUSTRY T he 'National Award for Energy Efficiency' was instituted by NCB in 1986-87, with the objective of motivating competitive improvement in perfom1ance, and improving energy consciOusness in ,Indian Cement fndustry through national recognition to efforts of realisation of low energy consumption. Six awards are given away every year, out of which five are for improvement in energy performance and one is for best energy performance. The 1996-97 & 1997-98 S\XlH Ncs· INTERNAT\ONAL SEM\NAR ON AND SU\LD\NG MATERll New Delhi, 24 - 27 November ----Organised by- National Council for Cement and Bu\\c Shri Sukhbir Singh Badal, Han 'ble Minister ofStatefor Industry, addressing at the National Energy Efficiency Awardsfor 1996-97 and 1997-98 presentation ceremony awards for the years 1996-97 & 1997-98 were given away best in electrical energy and best in thermal energy improvement. j. to the award witming plants on 27 November 1998 by the Hon'ble Minister of State for Industry, Sbri Sukhbir Singh Badal during the Sb:tb NCB International Seminar held from 24 to 27 November 1998. Best Energy Performance Award ).. Awards for Improvement in Energy Performance The relative improvement in energy consumption is worked out individually for electrical and thermal'energy consumptions as well as for the total energy consumption. The five awards are for the best, second best, third best, This Award was instituted in 1991-92. The energy consumption level up to clinkerisation of each unit for the plant posting the lowest energy consumption qualifies for the Award. The Jury for selection of plants for the awards comprised Shri Pushpendra Rai, Joint Secretary, Deptt. of ID, Ministry of Industry (Chairman of Jury) and eminent members Shri Anil Razdan, Joint Secretary, AC&EM, Ministry of Power, Shri Hasmukh Adhia, Director, Department of lPP, Ministry of Industry, Shri N.N. Gautam, Advisor (Projects), Ministry of Coal, Shri Subhash Chandra, Dy. Secretary Deptt. of ID, Mmistry of Industry, Shri K. Kittappa, Dy. Shri Sukhbir Singh Badal. Han 'ble Minister ofStatefor Industry, presenting the Award for Director General, National Rest lmproFemenL i11 Energy Performance in 1996-97 to Manikgarh Cement 8 ...