Swiss building materials maker LafargeHolcim’s Indian operations, Ambuja Cements and ACC, will be investing over Rs 780 crore to set up waste heat recovery system (WHRS) based power plants.
Six cement plants at both Ambuja Cements and ACC will invest over Rs 780 crore in green power generation, which will lead to a significant reduction of 5.61 lakh tonne of carbon footprint annually.
WHRS will be installed at Ambuja Cements plants in Bhatapara (Chhattisgarh), Suli and Rauri (Himachal Pradesh) and Marwar Mundwa (Rajasthan), and at ACC plants in Jamul (Chhattisgarh) and Kymore (Madhya Pradesh).
All projects are slated to be completed in the next 16 to 18 months.
WHR power plants use waste heat from various sources like cement kilns, blast furnaces, sponge iron kilns, gas turbines, and convert these to power, thereby reducing consumption of fossil fuels.
In addition, to further reduce carbon footprint Ambuja Cements and ACC have also adopted the use of solar power in their cement manufacturing process.
Together, the two companies have an operational solar portfolio of 45.2 MWp, generating about 68.5 million units per year and a wind operating assets of 26.5 MW, generating approximately 45 million units per year.
