Essar Power has commissioned its first flue gas scrubber at the Essar Power Hazira (EPHL) facility in Gujarat which will cut down sulphur dioxide emissions by 25 percent.
The scrubber is designed to bring down sulphur dioxide in flue gas, going a long way in checking emissions and helping the environment.
With an aim to further its environment, social and governance (ESG) goals, the company has been encouraging its businesses to transition to green operations and invest in technologies that reduce their carbon footprint.
With the first one completed, the company will look at replicating it at other facilities in future. Such eco-initiatives are part of Essar Power's strategic plan to transition to green operations.
The team involved with the project has put in place an innovative approach, wherein the scrubber was optimised as per the coal quality being supplied, and the emission norms targeted.
The EPHL is part of Essar Power, which is India's one of the first private sector independent power producers with a power generating capacity of 2,070 MW across four plants in India and Canada.
The company also has 465 km interstate transmission system which spans across three Indian states.
The Essar Power (EPOL) forms part of the energy portfolio of Essar Global Fund (EGFL), whose investments are managed by Essar Capital.
