PARTICULARS REQUIRED UNDER THE COMPANIES (DISCLOSURE OF PARTICULARS IN THE REPORT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS) RULES, 1988:

Conservation of Energy

1. Energy Conservation measures taken:
   1. Commissioning of TRT at 'I' Blast Furnace.
   2. Higher steam generation through CDQ of battery # 5, 6 and 7.
   3. Enhanced use of lean gas for heating and reheating purposes.
   4. Use of Pellets at Blast Furnaces to reduce coke rate.
   5. Mixing of propane (in-house designed) in CO gas main to enhance the calorific value, thereby building capability to use more LD gas.
   6. Efficient use of by-product gases for Power Generation – Highest ever in-house power generation through byproduct gases.
2. Additional investments and proposal for reduction of consumption of energy:
   1. Commissioning and operation of new LD Gas holder and its export system so as to recover LD Gas from all the three (3) steel melting shops at a benchmark level of 80 Nm³/tcs.
   2. Recovery of sensible heat of coke by installation of Coke Dry Quenching system in battery 10 and 11 at Coke Plant.
   3. Replacement of one boiler of higher efficiency at Power House # 4.
   4. Energy Audit.
3. Impact of the above Measures:
   Energy Conservation measures during the Financial Year 2012-13 has resulted in achieving:
   1. Plant specific energy consumption – 6.083 Gcal/tcs.
   2. Highest ever LD Gas recovery – 58,893 Nm³/hr.
   3. Highest ever combine boiler efficiency – 85.55%.
   4. Lowest ever fuel rate at New Bar Mill – 0.207 Gcal/t.