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Schneider Electric in talks with DoP for energy efficient technologies at all pharma parks
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Nandita Vijay, Bengaluru
May 22 , 2017
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In keeping with the Union government's efforts to promote energy self
sufficiency and carbon free sources of power, Schneider Electric is in
dialogue with the Union government’s Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP)
to ensure that all the pharma park projects in the country that are
underway adopt energy efficient technologies to boost smart power
management and productivity.
The Ministry of Power has announced a Rs.1,000
crore investment for the national smart grid mission which intends to
deploy all the latest technology available to make the grid smarter,
efficient and green.
Use of sustainable, reliable and safe energy
technology will empower the industry in smart power management and
boost productivity. High quality power lowers operating and capital
costs by 30 per cent. It provides a quick return on investments,
Shrinivas Chebbi, vice president, India & SAARC, Eco-Buildings &
Partner Projects, Schneider Electric told Pharmabiz in an interaction.
“If
an industry is able to reduce transmission losses, power consumption is
optimised. This reduces energy billing penalties and slashes
expenditure up to 10 per cent, besides reducing carbon dioxide
emissions”, he added.
Pharmaceuticals require large-scale
distribution of power. One of the concerns is the quality of equipment
design and safety that are connected to the grid. For instance 56 per
cent of all disasters in the industry are fire related, of which
two-thirds are due to electrical faults. Another point is that 45 per
cent of the insurances for industrial disaster recovery are on account
of electrical fires. This is attributed to non-standard, ill-designed,
spurious equipment connected to the network. Our equipment cuts down the
energy losses by one-third. So with 33 per cent savings, the equipment
is more efficient, stated Chebbi.
It is the inefficient equipment
which is the key cause of a disaster or a breakdown. An hour’s outage
can cause a big impact on the company’s profit and loss statement. In
India, due to power outages, industries lose about Rs.100,000 crore. During outages, industry spends Rs.30,000
crore annually to run inefficient DG sets, back-up power and invertors.
Instead, investing in reliable power systems will minimise expenses,
Chebbi pointed out.
“We are now working with the government to
ensure power distribution in a safe, reliable and efficient way to the
pharma parks which are Greenfield projects. The Brownfield projects
should also replace the out-dated power technology system, to garner 30
per cent return on investments (ROIs) and avoid fire hazards risk with
electrical systems,” he said.
Schneider set up its manufacturing
plant in Bengaluru for its VarSet automatic power factor panels to
capitalise on the Make in India programme. Now it is working with pharma
companies to extend the much-needed superior performance and long-term
value for the sector’s Make in India initiatives. “Our intent is to be a
partner of this industry. There is a dedicated power solution team for
pharma to convey the vulnerability to power disasters,” said Chebbi.
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