Leading fashion and lifestyle conglomerate, Arvind has bagged the ‘Top Rank Award’ in Energy Conservation and Efficiency at the National Energy Conservation Awards 2016. The event was organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE), Ministry of Power. The Top Rank Award recognizes an industrial unit that wins the first prize for three consecutive years. Arvind is the only textile conglomerate to reach the milestone. Competing against 43 players, Arvind clinched the top position yet again by displaying consistent efforts towards energy conservation at its Santej plant in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
Compared to FY2015-16, Arvind was able to further reduce specific consumption in thermal energy by 12 per cent besides achieving 12 per cent reduction in specific electrical energy consumption. Arvind has also installed 1.30 MW roof-top solar power generation at the Santej plant, the largest of its kind in the Indian textiles industry.
The award was presented by Union Minister of State with Independent Charge for Power, Coal, New and Renewable Energy in the Government of India Piyush Goyal to the CEO Lifestyle Fabrics (shirting, khaki and knitwear) at Arvind, Susheel Kaul. Kaul said at Arvind, improving the plant’s energy efficiency has always been a focus and the company continues to invest in new technologies for sustained energy conservation. This award means a lot to the team at Arvind.
Commenting on the award, Harvinder Rathee, Head Engineering - Lifestyle Fabrics (shirting, khaki and knitwear) said the company was able to achieve power and thermal savings through various innovations, new technologies, continuous monitoring and all the efforts have paid off. Going ahead, the company has introduced various initiatives in its plant to conserve energy such as mechanical vapor recompression for evaporation, polymeric multi-effect evaporation, efficient pumps, artic master on chillers, LEDs, use of renewable energy, such as day-light sheets and natural exhaust and gravity ventilations in production halls.
