Kirloskar Oil Engines (Kolhapur) Bags Golden Peacock Award for Energy Efficiency 2022

Lt Gen JS Ahluwalia, PVSM (retd), President, Institute of Directors; Santosh Parab, AGM Utility; CG Ranade, Kagal Plant Head, Kirloskar Oil Engines Limited (Kolhapur); Dr N Kalaiselvi, Director General, Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) and Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India; Hon’ble Justice MN Venkatachaliah, Former Chief Justice of India and Former Chairman, National Human Rights Commission of India and National Commission for Constitution of India Reforms; and Nitin Kulkarni, Energy Manager, Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (Kolhapur).

Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd (KOEL) - Kolhapur has won the prestigious Golden Peacock Award for Energy Efficiency. This is the plant’s fourth consecutive year winning the award.

Hon’ble Justice MN Venkatachaliah, National Chairman - Institute of Directors, Former Chief Justice of India, Former Chairman - National Human Rights Commission of India, Former Chairman - National Commission of Constitution of India Reforms; and Dr N Kalaiselvi, Director General - Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Secretary - Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Ministry of Science and Technology, Govt of India presented the award to Santosh Parab, AGM-Utilities, RE and Environment; Chandrahas Ranade, Plant Head; and Nitin Kulkarni, Manager-Utilities, KOEL - Kagal Plant.

Kirloskar Oil Engines’ Kagal plant is a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility that is CII GreenCo Platinum certified, with sustainable and energy-efficient practices integrated throughout the value chain. The plant generates 58 percent of its own water, and water conservation and reuse initiatives have helped to improve the water table in the surrounding community. The plant has an in-house 7.7 MW solar plant, and the electricity for the streetlights and canteen inside the plant is generated by a biogas-fueled generator along with a parabolic heating system. The plant also has a plastic fuel plant that converts plastic to fuel with a 70 percent yield. All of these initiatives have resulted in a certified carbon-neutral plant, with renewable energy providing 64 percent of total energy needs.

“As an industry leader in the power generation space, we understand the importance of energy efficiency in all areas of our operations, from manufacturing, to developing sustainable energy solutions, in offering products to our customers that adhere to the strictest of emissions standards, and in being accountable for our actions,” commented Gauri Kirloskar, Managing Director, Kirloskar Oil Engines. “We are committed to our sustainability and energy efficiency roadmap. We will continue to invest significantly in our R&D to develop products that are cleaner and more sustainable using various energy sources at a cost and quality that are acceptable to the customer while constantly making our facilities more energy efficient.”

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