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reduce our energy consumption, utilize waste heat,
strive for renewable energy options and use energy Water
efficient products, wherever possible.
the OutLOOK
During the reporting year, our specific energy Water is the basis of life on Earth, and is critically
consumption was 5.505 Gcal/MT of urea vital to the survival and well-being of all species who
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at Gadepan-I plant and 5.351 Gcal/ MT of reside there.
urea at Gadepan-II plant. Our direct energy
consumption for Gadepan-I was 2.57 million The burgeoning growth of world population has
Gcal (10746944GJ) and 1.99 million Gcal put additional stress on our already stressed water
(8314075 GJ) for Gadepan-II. In the current fiscal, resources. However, heightened water consumption
a small quantity of naphtha was utilized by our is not just attributed to increased population; but
Gadepan plants. Our direct energy and indirect also to the frenetic pace of industrialisation, higher
energy consumption in the SSP plant was 10,688 water-intensive production of food, and enhanced
Gcal (44719 GJ) and 5818 Gcal (24344 GJ) consumption of electricity, food, consumer goods
respectively. We have our own natural gas based and entertainment options. This has put pressure
captive power plants; hence we buy only small on water resources, especially in the arid parts
amounts of electricity from the national grid. During of the world where food is grown, goods are
2015-16, our total indirect energy consumption manufactured and water is already in short supply.
was 11,078.15 Gcal (46351 GJ). Ironically, a large area of our planet now falls in the
water-stressed zone.

Freshwater withdrawals have increased globally by
about 1 percent per year since the 1980s, mainly
due to growing demand in the developing countries.
By 2030, experts predict that global demand for
water will outstrip supply by 40 percent. Impacts
from climate change may increase the likelihood
of changes to the water cycle, leading to prolonged
periods of drought (and, conversely, more extreme
rainfall). Reduced water supplies could add to water
insecurity around the world. This phenomenon
is increasingly being witnessed every year across
India: acute drought in states like Maharashtra,
Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, and Rajasthan; and

3 Specific energy consumption is calculated considering energy consumed for feeds as well as fuels.

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