Tata Motors' Lucknow plant yielded energy savings

It is the outcome of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on November 2017 with Energy Efficiencies Services Limited (EESL)1 of New Delhi to achieve energy saving and resource conservation by implementing various energy efficiency initiatives.

Mumbai / Lucknow / New Delhi- Tata Motors Ltd of Mumbai had reported minimised use of energy in all the process at Lucknow factory where they manufacture various range of commercial vehicles with estimated rate of 640 vehicles/day.

            It is the outcome of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on November 2017 with Energy Efficiencies Services Limited (EESL)¹ of New Delhi to achieve energy saving and resource conservation by implementing various energy efficiency initiatives. (news covered in TBB India Feb 2018)

            Initially efficiency programme implemented in plants at Pantnagar (Uttarakhand), Lucknow and Pune in the first phase. In Lucknow plant, adopted an Energy Management System (EMS), which has ensured a substantial reduction of 38% in specific energy consumption from 406 kWh / equivalent vehicle in FY2015-16 to 250 kWh / equivalent vehicle in FY2018-19. These energy savings have come about through improving its energy efficiency measures by leveraging innovation, optimising operations, implementing energy-efficient technologies, adoption of energy conservation measures, use of renewable sources of energy, low-cost automation and introducing employee suggestion schemes.

In addition, the Lucknow plant is also exploring new avenues of open access solar power purchase; enhancing in-house solar plant capacity through applications like solar walkways, solar street lights, solar heating, electric vehicle charging station; a bio-gas plant; and by adopting other new renewable energy technologies. The overarching goal is to enhance the renewable energy contribution towards 100 percent.

¹Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) is a joint venture of four National Public Sector Undertakings – NTPC Limited, Power Finance Corporation Limited, Rural Electrification Corporation Limited and POWERGRID Corporation of India Limited, set up under Ministry of Power, Government of India. EESL is a Super Energy Service Company (ESCO). It acts as the resource center for capacity building for State Distribution Companies (DISCOMs), Energy Regulatory Commissions (ERCs), State Development Authorities (SDAs), upcoming ESCOs, financial institutions, etc. Founded in 2010 by the Government of India, EESL today is implementing the largest energy efficiency portfolio in the world. EESL's energy efficient appliances and technologies have saved India over 35 billion kWh energy annually.

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