CEE Oct-Dec 2002

adding, ··we hope a tairtariffsystem \\ill be evolved which will resul t in all catcg,orics or power consumers sharing the burden or cost in a fair and equitable manner.·• On the cement industry"s export potential, Mr. Nambiar said: ··we are in a pos ition to raise exports significantly provided we address the issue ofmultiplicity oftaxes and the ineflicicncies of the ports.'" lie stressed planned development of ports wi th bulk materials handling fac ilities for cement and clinker. '"Th is can encourage more cement compan ies to use modern ports close to their factories,"' he added. The installed capacity of large plants stood at 137.03 M tonnes as on August' 02. Production stood at 46.0 M tonnes during April– August'02 whi lc cemen t consumption stood at 44.6 M tonnes. Clinker production stood at 30.9 M tonnes during the first five months of the current fiscal. Cement exports stood at 1.2 M tonnes and cl inker exports stood at 0.9:2 Mduring Aprii-August'02. 1\t the end of the last fiscal, there were 54 cement companies in the country, which operated 124 cement plants. The industry had 135.03 M tonnes installed capacity in '0 1-02 for large cement plants whi le mini cement plants' capacity stood at I I.I 0 M tonnes. Large plants produced I02.4 M tonnes and mini plants prod uced 6 M tonnes during the last fi scal. ( 'ourtesy : Cement News Digest, Oct. 1-.f. 02, P 9. Fux: Oll-5738.f76 Emoi/: cmcmd 1 a•ndu. 1· snl.net. in lf"eh: 11"11'\I'.CIIIaindia.org ('111!'\.\ AND ELECI RIFIC.\ I"ION Almost 700 million pwple have received access to electricity in China over the last two decades. This has enabled China to ach ieve an electrification rate of more than 98% in 2000. From 1985 to 2000. electricity generation in China increased by nearly l.OOOTWh, of which 84% was coal-fired, the remainder mainly hydroelectric. Electrification was part of China ' s poverty allev iati on campaign in the mid-1980s. The plan focussed on building basic infrastructure and on creating local enterprises. China's economy grew by an average annual 9.1% from 1985 to :woo. The electrification programme was backed with subsid ies and low- interest loans. China has also avoided a problem faced by many other countries - most customers pay their bills on time, if they do not, they are cut off. The Chinese e lectrification programme has dwarfed the efforts of any other developing country. Courtesy: E-coal, The Newsle/ler of the World Coal Institute (IVCI), Sep 02, Pp .f- 5 Fax: +44(0) 2082 ./66622 Email: ii?(O!{~wci-coa/.com Web: www. wei-coal. com "CEO's COMMITMENT TOWARDS ENERGY EFFICIENCY WILL PROVE KEYSTONE FOR ITS SliCCESS" Speaking at the Panel Discussion on "'CEO's as Corporate Drivers for Energy Efficiency'', Mr. O.P. Lohia of Indo Rama Synthetics, in his presentation on Energy efficiency methodologies used in textiles sector, informed that it is solely incumbent on the CEO to drive the in itiatives towards energy efficiency. The CEO must benchmark against g loba l best practices in energy conservation and must set up energy mnnagement tenms within the organisntion to evaluate, implement and monitor initiatives. li e hi ghlighted the importance of impl eme nting a comp rehe nsive conservation 72 programme which ca ptures the current level ofenergy consumption and its actual conditions in detail. He further added that focus must shin towards target-centric energy conservation measures. Mr. M.K. Singhi of Shree Cement Ltd, highlight ed th e importance of energy conservmion. nnd speaking for the cement sector. said that due to high price ofenergy (as high as 42% of product cost). it is imperative to adhere to energy conservation strategies. lie urged the government to play a cri tical role in promoting the concept or energy efficiency by making funds available at lovver interest rates. effective involvement ofthe Bureau of Ene rgy Efficiency; popularise blended cements . give incentives for energy and environment conscious industries; incentives for use of alternative fuels, such as mun icipal wastes and promote training for energy efficiency world wide. Talking about paper industry, Mr. S. K. Khurana of Ballarpur Ind ustries Ltd., said that energy has been the focu s of cost reduction efforts in th is sector. He pointed out some of the external barriers. such as lack of formal regulatory framework for paralleling to state grid and unreasonable grid support charges: unfriendly posture of EBs towards cogeneration; inadequate incentives for energy conservation and cogeneration and underdeveloped energy efficiency se rvices sector. He urgcd the government to bring in reforms in regulatory framework to add ress access to utili ty grid (gri d support) that promotes indust ry cogeneration and effective demand sid e management. Courtesy: FICCI Business Digt?sl, 16-31. ,·lug 02. J>(j Tel. 9!-JJ-373<'r6o--o Fax: 9/ - 11-332011-1 Email: .ficc ir cil(icci. co111