“REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT IN THE STEEL RE-ROLLING MILL SECTOR IN INDIA”

The Project has been commissioned jointly by the UNDP, the lead implementation agency for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in India and the Ministry of Steel, Government of India as the National Executing Agency (NEX).

The Objective

This project is the result of the GEF’s environmental concerns and the need of the steel industry to identify economically viable Energy Efficient Technologies (EcoTech). The aim of the project is to increase the end-use Energy Efficiency of the Steel Re-rolling Mill (SRRM) sector and to reduce associated emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) and related pollutant levels. The immediate objective of the project is to accelerate the removal of information and knowledge barriers, which would ultimately lead to large-scale commercialization of Energy Efficient Technologies in the SRRM sector.

The Strategy

Technology demonstration: Development of technology packages after identifying and analyzing the Energy Efficient Technologies. These packages suit the requirements of SRRM units with varying capacities and technologies. While four packages are for oil/gas based units, one package is for very small units that use coal for the purpose of reheating steel. The later has further two options of ‘burning lump coal on grate’ and pulverized coal combustion’.

Cluster approach: The technology packages would be demonstrated to the various SRRM units that are spread across 6 geographical clusters for a complete and systematic approach.

Institutional support: Strengthening of institutional arrangements for long-term sustainability of the project objectives has been built in to the project design so as to continually provide technical assistance in the post project period.

Financial support: Innovative finance mechanisms would be introduced to facilitate the process of change in the SRRM sector.
Market development: Capacity building of all stakeholders and domestic equipment manufacturers is also a part of the project objective.