Vizag Steel Plant
(VSP) of the Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL), a public sector
undertaking of the Steel Ministry has been selected by the Union
Ministry of Power for the National Energy Conservation Award
2002 - first prize in the Integrated Steel Plants sector.
Vice-President of
India, Shri Bhairon Singh Sekhawat will present the award here
on Saturday, 14th December 2002, at Vigyan Bhawan. RINL was awarded
a second prize in the year 2001 and a commendation award earlier
in the year 2000.
VSP has launched
a mass movement for energy conservation at grassroots level right
from its inception. The implementation of 114 energy conservation
projects by the VSP has helped in saving of Rs.114 crore during
the year 2001-02. Improvements in several phases of the monitoring
of efficiency parameters, coupled with calorific value of product
fuel gases and utilization of by-products by constant interaction
with suppliers and consumer departments have helped in achieving
the target.
