Cement and Energy

disseminate the findings and propagate the results of the energy and environmental audits conducted in selected industrial units in cement, paper and sugar industries. A total of six presentations were made amongst which one highlighted the background of the ADB Energy Efficiency Support Project and another dealt with the macro level approach adopted . Out of the remaining four, one was devoted to the findings of the audits conducted in seven cement plants. Seminar on Energy and Environmental Audits This Seminar was organised jointly by ADB and ICICI in Mumbai. ADB had financed nearly US $ 2.4 billion for the energy sector in India during the past 10 years. In order to channel funds for energy conservation, ADB had provided a $ 150 million loan to IDBI under the industrial energy efficiency project to fund commercial ly viable projects. Seminar on latest Energy & Environmental Technologies in Cement Industry Organised by CII at Hyderabad on 24th June, 1997. The seminar focussed on ADB Energy Efficiency Support Project as related to the latest energy and environmental technologies in cement industry. The Seminar was inaugurated by Shri R. Partha Sarathy, Secretary General, CMA. About 40 executives from cement industry participated in the Seminar. Papers were presented on Modern Energy Efficient Technologies, Energy Conservation efforts in Cement Plants, Energy Conservation norms and energy audit. The ADB line of credit under the lEEP project was also discussed. NCB ENERGY EFFICIENCY AWARDS ORIENT CEMENT, DEVAPUR (Recipient of the best improvement m Energy Pe1formance Awardfor the year 1995-96) Orient Cemen t, Devapur is a dry process plant having an installed capacity of 9 lakh tonnes per annum. The plant is equipped with two rotary kilns of capacities 1350 tpd (4 stage SP) and 1350 tpd (4 stage SP with precalciner). The energy management measures adopted by the plant are: Overall Continuous energy moni toring and computerised preventive maintenance system. Electrical energy Prevention of idle operation of equipment High efficiency classifier in raw mill Mechanical conveying system in place of pneumatic conveying system Low pressure cyclones in preheater High efficiency fans Thermal energy Optimum raw mix designing Use of improved insulating material for preheater and cooler sections CHETTINAD CEMENT CORPN LTD, PULIYUR (Recipient of the second best improvement in Energy Peiformance Award for the year 1994-95 and the best improvement in Electrical Energy Peiformance Award for the year 1995-96). Chettinad Cement Corpn Ltd, Puliyur, is a dry process plant having an in stalled capacity of 6 lakh tonnes per 5