Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO) has been conferred with two CII Energy Conservation (ENCON) Awards 2021 for best energy management at its Power Plants. BALCO’s 1,200 MW power plant has been declared as State Winner Chhattisgarh with 4.75 Star rated certificate and the 540 MW Power Plant has also been procured with 4.25 Star rated certificate in a large scale category. These achievements stand testimony to BALCO’s endeavours in operational excellence.
Congratulating BALCO, Sanjeev Duggal, Managing Director of NTPC GE Power Services Ltd., has said, “We are proud to be associated with BALCO and work in partnership to achieve business goals, keeping in mind the principle of zero harm, zero waste and zero discharge. Together we will strive for sustainable operations through effective practices of energy management, safety and productivity.”
Commenting on the achievement, Abhijit Pati, CEO and Director, BALCO, informed, “At BALCO, we are committed to maximizing our efforts of energy conservation. With such efforts, we aim to achieve the larger goal of creating a sustainable future for the generations to come and contributing to the expeditious development of the nation. BALCO has been an early adopter of smart technologies for heightened operational efficiencies, which further bolsters energy optimization, safety and productivity that we have meticulously fostered across the organization. We are dedicatedly driving the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) dimensions of sustainability for building a greater tomorrow and, therefore, are actively exploring innovations that can help reduce carbon footprint as early as possible in the creation process.”
