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In our Water business, we are mid-May 2020. Amid the un-
the leading solutions provider for precedented COVID pandemic,
efficient water management for the Power Transmission Business
industrial, municipal/urban appli- completed over 1,000 interna-
cations. Our focus is on delivering tional deliveries in FY21. In the
customized and sustainable futur- Water business, we secured an
istic solutions aimed at addressing international EPC order of Wa-
the growing shortage of water ter and Sewerage projects worth
resources. Our water technology US$22.80 million (`156 crore, net of
protects resources and encourag- GST) from the Ministry of National
es recycling and reuse of water in Planning, Housing and Infrastruc-
large cities and industries. ture, Republic of Maldives, funded
by Exim Bank of India.
With your legacy, how do you Source: Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd
ensure being state-of-the-art The business portfolio of TEIL
and remaining profitable? includes Integrated Sugar, Al-
It was a remarkable achievement cohol, Co-Generation Power,
for our business group to stay “We are India’s largest producer of Water Solutions, Power Trans-
profitable by bringing transfor- engineered-to-order Turbo gear- mission, and Defense. How have
mation as per the ever-changing boxes with over 80 percent market the Government’s Atmanirbhar
share in the High-Speed segment TEIL ad-
business environment. Firstly, we and hold a robust presence in initiatives been helping busi- opted new
increased productivity through the Replacement market. So far, nesses of your stature? technolo-
economies of scale and increased we have retrofitted/replaced/over- The Government has been en-
hauled over 900 gearboxes for gies with
sugar recoveries, and then by more than 80 global brands.” couraging businesses to become extraordi-
diversifying and increasing our independent and self-reliant in nary speed
Tarun Sawhney
focus in the other business seg- Vice Chairman & Managing Director all senses. Through its National and moved
ments. We made investments in Triveni Engineering & Industries Ltd Biofuel Policy, the Government fast to
the right areas to enable sustained has expanded the scope of raw embrace
growth and become more com- took several targeted initiatives materials for ethanol production the Internet
of Things
petitive at the domestic and inter- to protect the health and safety by allowing sugarcane juice, sug-
(IoT) and
national levels. Our total debt has of our employees, supply chain ar-containing materials like sugar
Industry 4.0
been significantly reduced, and it partners, communities, and beet, sweet sorghum, etc., that are
practices,
is now approximately 50 percent other stakeholders while en- unfit for human consumption for
particularly
lower than it was five years ago. suring business continuity in a ethanol production. Today, etha- in its Power
As a result of the overall macro complex environment. nol blending in India has reached Trans-
environment and the company’s Automation and digitalization close to 8 percent. The goal of mission
initiatives in its various business became synonymous with the 20 percent ethanol blending by business.
segments, we believe we are well new way of functioning, with 2025 will accelerate the growth of
poised to grow from here on. our IT teams working relentless- the Ethanol industry in the coun-
ly to steer an organization-wide try, which will aid in reducing
Like all business establishments, business transformation amid the the country’s dependence on
TEIL must have been impacted new normal. We adopted new imported crude.
by the challenges posed by the technologies with extraordinary We, at Triveni, have been lever-
COVID-19 pandemic. How did speed and moved fast to embrace aging the capacities, capabilities,
you address them to register the Internet of Things (IoT) and and efficiencies of our distilleries
strong growth? What were your Industry 4.0 practices, particular- effectively to make the most of
learnings from the pandemic? ly in our Power Transmission and the Ethanol opportunity un-
For the company as a whole, Water businesses, to enhance leashed by the Government of In-
we at TEIL responded with productivity while complying dia’s National Policy on Biofuels.
unparalleled agility and suc- with the various restrictions im- Today, we are at 400 crore liter of
cessfully steered our business posed across the country amid demand, which should go up to
through unprecedented chal- the pandemic crisis. 1,000 crore liter when we touch
lenges to deliver outstanding Our Engineering businesses, 20 percent blending. We are dou-
performance for FY 21. Our re- which faced a total shutdown of bling our existing distillery plant
sponse to COVID-19 was both operations during the lockdown capacities with a low Capex, and
cautious and aggressive. We period, returned to normalcy by with this, our total plant capacity

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