| The industrial sector uses about 50% of the
total commercial energy available in India. Of the commercial
sources of energy, coal, lignite, and oil and natural gas are
mainly used. The Indian energy sector is highly energy intensive
and efficiency is well below that of other industrialized
countries. Efforts are made on a regular basis to promote energy
conservation in these countries as this will help reduce the
cost of production. There is considerable scope for improving
energy efficiency in industries dealing with iron and steel,
chemicals, cement, pulp and paper, fertilizers, textiles, etc.
If such industries can promote energy conservation, it could
lead to substantial reduction in their costs of production.
Energy management is very important as all well-planned
actions can help reduce an organization’s energy bills and
minimize the damage it does to the environment. The two main
energy management strategies are conservation and efficiency.
This requires the establishment of a system of collection,
analysis, and reporting on the organization’s energy consumption
and costs.
In the industrial sector, the major consumers of energy are
fertilizer, textile, sugar, cement, and steel. It has been
estimated that the total conservation potential of this sector
is around 25% of the total energy used by it.
Conservation initiatives
Conservation of energy in different industrial
equipment/applications
What the industries should do
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Energy Conservation Act, 2001
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