Vedanta Aluminium Business wins three Gold Awards at SNEMA 2020

Vedanta Aluminium Business has won three Gold Awards at the SEEM National Energy Management Awards (SNEMA) 2020 for excellence in energy management at its Aluminium Smelters I & II and 1215MW Captive Power Plant at Jharsuguda, Odisha.

Vedanta’s 1215MW Captive Power Plant and 2400 MW Thermal Power Plant have also bagged awards at the Thermal Power Plant Operation & Maintenance Conference and Awards 2021 for overall operational excellence.

Vedanta’s alumina refinery, aluminium smelters, and power plants are the forerunners in the realm of energy management, among Indian manufacturing sectors. Some of the few notable initiatives include:

• Vedanta emerged as India’s largest green power purchaser in Q1FY22, procuring 354 million units of solar and non-solar renewable energy for its aluminium smelter in Jharsuguda.
• Vedanta aims to reduce GHG emission intensity by 24 per cent in 2025.
• Reduction in indirect energy consumption by 2 million Giga Joules (GJ) between FY20 and FY21 at Vedanta Aluminium’s captive assets. 
• Vedanta’s aluminium smelter in Jharsuguda is India’s first and the world’s third smelter to deploy Digital Smelter Solution.
• The Jharsuguda smelter is also the first aluminium smelter in Asia to receive ISO 50001 certificate for Energy Management System since 2013.
• BALCO achieved lowest specific power consumption in Potline – I in 2020, setting a benchmark among aluminium smelters in India and the Gulf countries.

Speaking about Vedanta’s energy stewardship, Mr. Rahul Sharma, CEO of Vedanta Aluminium Business, said: “As India’s largest producer of aluminium, a 100% recyclable metal, we are cognizant of our responsibilities towards sustainable development and climate action. We are working towards it through a three-pronged strategy of ensuring judicious resource usage, energy-efficient operations, and renewable energy sourcing. We have adopted global best-practises in energy and resource management, and deployed cutting-edge solutions to reduce our carbon footprint. We are also exploring viable options of renewable energy sourcing for producing aluminium, the green metal.”

Mr. Krishnakumar Ramanathan, Vice President and Country Business Head of Large Drives Applications, Siemens Limited, added: “Siemens has been associated with Vedanta Aluminium for integrated plant maintenance of its smelter units at Jharsuguda, Odisha, for well over a decade. With its engineering and domain expertise, the Siemens team has been contributing to Vedanta’s efforts toward reducing energy consumption in all areas of operations. We are happy to be a value-added service provider to Vedanta, playing a crucial part in this successful journey of energy optimization for sustainable and world-class smelter operations.”