Ril Bags Two Awards on National Energy Conservation

Mumbai, Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) bagged two prestigious awards on energy conservation today at New Delhi. RIL’s Hazira Manufacturing Division bagged the first prize, while it’s Vadodara Manufacturing Division got the second.
The energy award has been given away by Hon’ble President of India, Smt Pratibha Patil at a grand ceremony on December 2007 at Vigyan Bhavan, New Delhi. Shri H. S. Kohli, Executive Director, RIL received the award for the Hazira Manufacturing Division and Shri P Vijayaraghavan, Site President, Vadodara Manufacturing Division for this site. The National Energy Conservation award - conferred by Ministry of Power and Bureau of Energy Efficiency – Govt. of India is a prestigious award in the field of energy conservation. The award criteria includes specific energy consumption reduction with respect to the previous year, energy conservation schemes implemented and savings achieved, energy management systems established and emphasis provided to the safety and environment in the organization. Reliance’s manufacturing division located at Hazira, Gujarat, won the first prize in "National Energy Conservation Award - 2007" under Petrochemicals sector. Its’ a record fourth time that RIL’s Hazira Manufacturing Division is winning the first prize under petrochemicals sector.
Reliance’s Hazira Manufacturing Division has demonstrated a total commitment to the cause of energy conservation by establishing structured energy management and continually improving its systems since the year 1999 by involvement of all personnel. This has resulted into over 15% reduction in specific energy consumption. While RIL’s Vadodara Manufacturing Division has won it for a record seventh time by participating in the Contest organized by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power, Govt. of India. The highlight of the year 2006-07 being a 12.2% reduction in specific energy consumption over the previous year. This reduction in the Energy Consumption could be achieved by implementing major schemes like installation of WHRB for SRT Heaters Stack Gases energy recover in Cracker plant, Re-engineering of Steam and Condensate Systems in Polypropylene Copolymer Plant, Detailed Cooling Water Network study of Utilities Plant, detailed audit of Steam Traps of the Complex etc. during the year.


This has been achieved by the total commitment of all employees of Vadodara Manufacturing Division through structured approach and dedication year after year. Shri Kohli said: “Reliance Industries has played a cleaning role in energy sector in its various complexes dealing with petroleum products, petrochemicals and polyesters. Reliance is committed to promoting energy efficiency as much as controlling Green House Gases and has initiated a number of CDM projects. The sustainability report published by Reliance carries a passionate appeal from our Chairman Shri Mukesh Ambani to all its stakeholders to serve the cause of environment protection and contribution to reduction in energy consumption to give benefits in a sustained manner not only to the present generation but also to the future generation when energy resources will be dwindling. Recognition of two manufacturing units is testimony to Reliance’s commitment towards this national goal.”

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Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is India’s largest private sector company on all major financial parameters with turnover of Rs1,18,354 crore (US$ 27.23 billion), cash profit of Rs17,678 crore (US$ 4.07 billion), net profit of Rs11,943 crore (US$ 2.75 billion) and net worth of Rs63, 967 crore (US$ 14.72 billion) as of March 31, 2007. RIL is the first and only private sector company from India to feature in the Fortune Global 500 list of ‘World’s Largest Corporations’ and ranks amongst the world’s Top 200 companies in terms of profits. RIL is amongst the 25 fastest climbers ranked by Fortune. RIL also features in the Forbes Global list of world’s 400 best big companies and in FT Global 500 list of world’s largest companies.