Introduction of Energy Audit of Electrical System
- In our country, different industries are the biggest consumers of energy.
- They need energy in the form of electrical and thermal energy sources.
- Energy sources may be oil, coal, natural gas, etc.
- It accounts about 50% of the total commercial energy consumption.
- The industrial sectors have to take firm steps to cut down costs through recent developed technology and improved efficiency of resources employed.
- Energy cost continuously increases due to increase in cost of energy resources.
- Thus need is felt for energy efficiency improvement and also energy conservation and systematic energy management.
- No doubt that industries have dual responsibilities.
- Producing energy efficient products and services.
- Utilizing energy efficiently in their own operations.
This is achieved from the following efforts :
- Reduced energy wastages.
- Use of suitable technology to optimise energy efficiency.
- Continuous monitoring of energy use.
- Improve, modify, use recent technology for modifying operations.
- Use electricity, renewables, fossil fuels resulting environmental benefits.
- Energy required for buying at low economical rates, prices.
- Train the operators and staff to be conversant to use latest methods technologies which prove to be time saving and products at cheaper rates
Energy Incentive industries are used in the following sectors :
- Sugar,
- Textile,
- Cement Fertilizers,
- Steel Chemicals,
- Railway Transport,
- Petroleum chemicals,
- Petroleum refinery,
- Power generation sectors like-Hydro, thermal
- Transmission and distribution of energy,
- Commercial/establishments etc
Note : The above cited industries shall get “Energy Audit conducted by accredited authorities and implement the recommendations which are “Techno – economically viable.”