Energy Mapping in Rourkela Sponge Iron and Induction Furnace Clusters

In the current situation of India, energy availability and consumption is prime concern. In many parts of the country the energy Demand-Supply gap has been increasing consistently. The industrial sector accounts for nearly 42% of the total Energy consumption in the country. Hence, to bridge the Energy Demand – Supply gap it is very important that serious efforts are put in the direction of “energy conservation”. It has been observed that there lies a great potential of Energy Conservation in the SMEs clusters, which can be utilised by enhancing the “Energy Efficiency” of these units. The study enables us to find out the energy consumption pattern of a given SME cluster and possible Energy Efficiency measures to minimise the energy wastage. This study deals with the issues of energy consumption and conservation only.