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Vijayawada, 12-03-2024: In tune with the objective of enhancing energy efficiency in Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in the State, the Andhra Pradesh State Energy Conservation Mission with the support of Union Ministry of Power led Bureau of Energy Efficiency has taken up energy efficiency and de-carbonization project in four Clusters of Food Processing, Gold Ornaments, Imitation Jewellery and Pharma Clusters.
As part of implementation of the project, APSECM shall conduct energy audits in selected MSMEs and organize dissemination workshops to MSME owners and technicians on the energy audit findings and make them aware of the feasible energy efficiency measures. Further, APSECM would demonstrate those measures and implement energy efficiency technologies on pilot basis. This helps to showcase the energy savings in a scientific manner that in turn motivates MSMEs of other clusters as well towards energy efficiency that contributes for reduction in energy intensity, carbon emissions and ultimately protect the environment.
APSECM has conducted detailed energy audits in five units of each of the Food Processing cluster in Chittoor, Gold Ornaments Cluster in Vijayawada, Imitation Jewellery Cluster in Machilipatnam and Pharma Cluster in Visakhapatnam and also conducted dissemination workshops in Food Processing and Pharma Clusters so far.
Briefing the above during the dissemination workshop on energy efficiency audit recommendations in the imitation jewellery cluster at Machilipatnam, organized by APSECM on Tuesday involving more than 50 MSME entrepreneurs and Technicians, the APSECM officials said that Energy Audits were conducted in the Yasasri Gold Covering Work Jewellery, Sri Raghu Gold Jewellery, Raveendra Gold, Sree Sudha Jewellery and Gold Prince Plasto Jewellery units in Machilipatnam with support of BEE empanelled auditing agency M/s. Siri Exergy & Carbon Advisory Services.
“The major energy efficiency measures identified through energy audits in imitation jewelry cluster include Installation of Energy Efficient Rectifier for nickel coating and copper coating works, Energy Efficient Motor IE5 for dryers, energy Saver for AC units and Energy Efficient BLDC Fans. The Annual Energy Saving Potential identified in 5 MSMEs is around 66000 kWh worth Rs. 4.39 Lakh. In addition, installation of Solar Power in 5 units would result in savings of 58000 kWh ie., Rs. 3.91 Lakhs. It is expected to reduce around 56 tons of CO2. ” said APSECM officials.
Officials also said APSECM would Establish Energy Management Centers in the MSME Clusters with state of the art energy auditing /monitoring Instruments and systems and Demonstrate Energy - Efficient Technologies with high replication potential and strengthen the Cluster level entities like Local Service Providers, Technical Workforce and shall frame Energy Conservation Guidelines for MSMEs.
Speaking on energy efficiency in the MSME sector in the country, officials said “MSME is a diversified sector in terms of the products, manufacturing process, output and technology and are engaged in energy intensive operations that incur disproportionately higher costs. Majority of MSME’s since commissioned continue to depend on obsolete, low efficiency technologies that result in wasteful energy consumption, reducing profitability and competitiveness of MSMEs sector in India” said officials.
“As the sector holds immense potential in fostering energy efficiency and up-gradation of the technologies in routine processes, considering the urgent need to develop, demonstrate and disseminate energy efficient technologies at the cluster level, ‘National Programme on Energy Efficiency and Technology Upgradation in SMEs’ was evolved by Bureau of Energy Efficiency to address the various challenges faced by MSMEs in India with objective to improve energy efficiency of SME sector in India through accelerating adoption of energy efficient technologies, knowledge sharing, capacity building and development of innovative financial mechanisms” officials said.
As per DISCOMs data, the MSME sector of Andhra Pradesh consists of 19 diversified sectors and consume around 4500 Million units per annum. Implementing energy efficiency measures and adopting latest technologies in a phased manner is expected to save at least 10 % of electricity consumption in MSMEs i.e around 450 MU with substantial reduction of around 0.38 Million tons of CO2 emissions, said SECM officials.
Deputy Execuitve Engineer from APSECM, Sri T V V Siva Rama Kumar, Secretary of Imitation Jewellery park, Sri Jitendra , representatives of Siri Exergy , association members have participated in the Workshop.
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