Cold Storage Sector

Sector Highlight

Being an agricultural country, Nepal produces variety of agricultural products and these also need to be stored at low temperature for extending their useful life.

Cold storage association has 23 members in their list and it has reported that there are 35 cold storages in the country with an average capacity of 3,000 MT each.

Observations

Potatoes and fruits are the main products stored

They consume only electrical energy for cooling process

The rate of electricity charge is subsidized 50% by NEA

All units have DG set to supplement the power during power failure

Motor loadings are not checked

Power factor is low – none used capacitor banks

Many incandescent lamps are used

Air curtains are not used

Production & Turnover

S. No. ParticularFiscal Year

2009/10Fiscal Year

2010/11

1 Storage Capacity in MT 35,720 40,720

2 Storage in MT 20,407 21,669

3 Annual Turnover in Million NPR 72.06 84.38

4 Share to the Sector 66.86%

Energy and fuel, CO2 & DG

Energy cost is around 37.91% of the turnover

S. No. Particular Total Quantity Quantity per MT

1 Electrical Energy in kWh 6,143,628 283.53

a. Purchased Electricity 5,184,889 239.28a. DG sets 958,739 44.25

2 Thermal Energy in GJ - -3 CO2 generation in kg 541,462 24.99

a. Purchased Electricity 7,298 0.34a. Diesel 534,164 24.65

4 Total DG set capacity in KVA 2,090a. Diesel consumption Liter 199,315 9.20

5 Energy Cost NPR 31,985,995 1,476.15

Saving Potentials

Regional energy intensity could not be obtained.

The specific energy consumption has been found to be 283.53 kWh/MT of product stored

Annual storage quantity = 21,669 MT

saving potentials from ESPS audits,

= 5.93% of electrical energy

The electrical energy saving potential will be

= 0.0593*283.53 *21669 kWh

= 364,328 kWh

= 364.328 MWh

Areas of Potential Savings Compressor motor loading Efficient motors Power factor improvement Improvement in insulation of the cold pipelines,

storage room walls and ceiling More efficient belt and pulleys Partition of cooling areas, installation and effective

use of air curtains Regular cleaning and maintenance of condenser

pipes Replacement of incandescent lamps Minimization of leakages of compressed ammonia

gas