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ENERGY CONSERVATION IN SMALL SECTOR TEA PROCESSING UNITS IN SOUTH INDIA
Executing agency: Tea Board of IndiaImplementing agency: TIDE
GEF agency: UNDP
THE TEA INDUSTRY IN SOUTH INDIA
250 tea factoriesAnnual production 233 m
kgs / yrCost of energy is 40% of the manufacturing cost
PROJECT OBJECTIVE
To reduce energy consumption from tea processing units in South India, thereby restricting Greenhouse Gases emissions
To remove barriers to energy conservation and energy efficiency that inhibit the realization of large energy saving potential in the tea sector
TEA MANUFACTURERequires both
electrical and thermal energy
Baseline energy consumption in south Indian tea factories:
Electrical: 135 million KWH / year which is about 5,40,400 KWH / y/ factory
Thermal: (mostly firewood) was 362500 tons /y or 1450 tons / factory
BARRIERS AND INITIAL SUPPORT Tea industry coming out of recession after a long period so the timing was right
Energy never a focus area for cost cutting and factory modernization
High scepticism among the sector especially with outsiders looking at energy issues in the industry
Solid support from the Tea Board of India
PHYSICAL PROGRESS All tea factories reached
through newsletters, group meetings, personal visits of experts, stalls set up in exhibitions etc. high attendance
Preliminary energy audits in 250 factories
Detailed energy audits in 95 factories
Tide Technical Reports (equipment specific post audit) in 100 factories
PHYSICAL PROGRESS
One energy lab and four fuel labs set up in tea clusters
A set of 10 films on energy efficient interventions in tea industry produced. Will be circulated to all tea factories
Energy plantations and small hydro projects initiated
Wood gasifier introduced for green tea panning
KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS Well defined project baseline
from data collected from all tea factories in south India.
Energy audit reports from 100 factories (about 40% of the factories covered)
100 TIDE technical reports -Equipment and factory specific post audit energy consumption reports
Energy score card as a self assessment tool
KNOWLEDGE PRODUCTS
14 newsletters with articles, information and update
About 15 power point presentations on energy conservation
Directory of energy efficient equipment suppliers
Article published in MSME journal
LEARNING
Technology a barrier and not access to finance as was understood at the time of project conceptualization.
Energy use reform can be initiated through awareness and technical support without any financial incentives
The tea sector is extremely demanding and would reject any recommendation that is not backed by adequate data and information..
All risk is dynamic and constantly changing. Decisions on energy use reform are complex and they are not driven by techno economics, equipment specifications or CO2 reduction potential alone.
The project has developed some insights into how to gauge the need and the risk perception and constantly modify its intervention strategies.
ACHIEVEMENTS
214 tea factories purchase 1014 new energy efficient equipment in the project period with an investment of US$ 3 million
Interventions currently saving 10 million KWH / yr and 25,000 tons firewood yr valued at Rs 12. 5 crores
Shift to sustainable fuel – briquette consumption increased by 30,000 tons in two years
Multi stakeholder engagement strategy – govt, civil society, industry and academia working together in harmony with a common goal
All knowledge on energy efficiency brought into public domain
Repeated requests from Assam and Darjeeling tea associations for a similar intervention. Tea Board promises support.
For more information on this project contact:
Mr R Ambalavanan, Executive Director, Tea Board and National Project Director, Shelwood, Coonoor Club Road, Coonoor 643101, Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. Tel: 0423-2231638/ 2230316; [email protected]; [email protected]
Ms Svati Bhogle, National Project Manager, TIDE. Tel 0802331556 [email protected],
Mr Srinivasan Iyer, Team Leader, Energy and Environment Unit, UNDP, 55, Lodhi Estate, New Delhi. Tel: 011-46532333; [email protected]