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Environmental Aspect Energy

The ‘environment’ is very close to our heart, and the OutLOOK
we work tirelessly to preserve and enrich it on According to the Integrated Energy Policy Report,
a long term basis. Even though the impact of primary energy demand in India is expected to
our production activities on the environment is rise to about 1500 million tonnes of oil equivalent
minimal, we bear full responsibility for tackling (TOE) in 2030, from about 450 million tonnes TOE
regional environmental problems. We contribute in 2000. This increase is driven by a number of
to sustainable development through a range of factors, the most important of which are increasing
environmental activities, which are an integral incomes and economic growth which will lead
part of our operations, and fully comply with all to a greater demand for energy services such as
the statutory requirements. Most significantly, we lighting, cooking, space cooling, mobility, industrial
are continually developing a framework for better production, and office automation. These figures
environment management practices. reflect the acute shortage of energy we may face in
the future.
MAteRIAL ASPeCtS
To ensure that we succeed in maintaining the OuR APPROACh
integrity of the environment on a long-term basis, Achieving high efficiency
we focus on the undermentioned aspects of The fertiliser industry is one of the most energy-
environment management: intensive sectors in the Indian economy. Most
• Energy energy use is attributed to the production of natural
• Water gas produced nitrogen fertilisers.
• Emissions
• Effluent & Waste For us, energy is a material issue because of real
environment concerns, the possibility of process
Our objective is to promote environmental optimization, and the direct economic benefits that
sustainability through adoption and integration of could accrue as a result. As per the 2015 New Urea
the latest technologies in the field. We have adopted Policy, higher energy efficiency will lead to reduced
a strategy of continuous process improvements and subsidy bills and increased incentives.
stringent quality standards. Complementing these
efforts is a comprehensive, integrated environment Improvements in energy efficiency are generally
management system comprising ground water achieved by adopting a more efficient technology or
recharging, optimizing resource efficiency, production process or by application of commonly
managing waste, controlling pollution, and using accepted methods to reduce energy losses. Our
green energy wherever possible. Raw materials, two state-of-art plants (commissioned in 1993
water, emissions and energy consumption are and 1999 respectively) have been using the best
material issues for the fertiliser industry. We available technology from Denmark, Italy, United
constantly monitor and analyse our performance States and Japan since inception; and are rated as
on these critical issues. the most energy-efficient plants even today.

The fertiliser industry is one of the most energy Our energy management is aimed at ensuring
intensive sectors within the Indian economy reduced energy consumption and the efficient
and is therefore of particular interest in the use of energy resources, including maintaining
context of both economic and environmental an optimal ratio between externally procured and
concern. internally generated electricity. We have initiated
various technological and operational changes to

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