Renewable Energy & Use of Biomass
Efforts by ITC businesses towards use of renewable energy and replacement of fossil
fuels by environmentally neutral bio-fuels resulted in generation of 3,712 Terra Joules of
energy (2,965 TJ in 2004-05). Out of this, 3,108 TJ was generated from black liquor in
Bhadrachalam unit.
The Kovai unit utilised locally available sawdust, wooden chips and deoiled bran to
generate 603 TJ of energy. Plans are in progress to increase the proportion of black
liquor and increasingly use other forms of locally available biomass in preference to
fossil fuels.
Solar thermal systems for preheating boiler feed water, use of solar cells to power
e-Choupals, and solar heating in canteen kitchens continued to be used at a number of ITC
units. |
