Essar Steel has commissioned a
19-mw waste heat recovery
power plant at Hazira. The plant
will use heat generated during the
manufacturing process through the
hot briquetted iron waste heat
recovery boiler (HBI-WHR) and also
surplus steam from the blast furnace
boilers to generate electricity. The
power generated will be internally
consumed making the Hazira steel
complex energy-efficient apart from
reducing the power costs of the
company.
Dilip Oommen, MD & CEO, Essar
Steel India said, "We are a responsible
steel producer, our focus is to have
facilities which are both, cost
efficient and environmentally
friendly. It is a matter of pride for us
that the entire process for this project
from concept to commissioning, was
carried out by Essar team".
The company would also benefit
with the availability of carbon credits
due to the reduction in emission of
green house gases.
Essar Steel can also utilize the
power more effectively without any
transmission losses or leakages of
power due to the proximity of the
plant in Hazira, a company
statement noted.
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Vadinar unit on grid |
Essar Energy has announced that one
unit of its 2x255-mw Vadinar Phase
2 power project in Gujarat has been
synchronized with the transmission
grid. The second unit is being readied
for synchronization. Most of the power
generated from this project will be
supplied to Essar Oil's Vadinar
petroleum refinery. Earlier in 2012,
Essar Energy fully commissioned its
1,200-mw Salaya-I project in Gujarat.
Its 1,200-mw Mahan-I project in
Madhya Pradesh will be synchronized to
grid soon. Essar Energy's total installed
capacity is now over 4,500 mw. |