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ANNEX X:ENERGY CONSERVATION: ERDA’S CONTRIBUTION &CASE STUDIESByMr. G. S. GrewalElectrical Research & Development Association (ERDA)Gujarat, IndiaA. Energy Management Section, ERDAERDA's Energy Management Section (EMS), established in 1995, carries out:• Energy audit study;• Energy conservation measures;• Certification of energy-efficient equipment (including a nodal laboratory for refrigeratortesting for BEE Star Rating Check and Challenge Programme);• Research & Development in the field of renewable energy; and• Seminars/workshops and in-house training programmes on energy audit and energyconservation measures.The core expertise of EMS are:• Electrical-I: Motors, pumps, air and chiller compressors and blowers;• Electrical-II: Transformers, lighting and capacitor banks;• Thermal-I: Boilers, turbines, condensers and cooling towers;• Thermal-II: Furnaces, heaters, dryers, etc.; and• Process: Specialists in iron & steel making processes.EMS-ERDA has carried out energy audits of 129 power generating units: 77 thermal, 3lignite-based, 13 gas-based, 27 hydroelectric and 7 nuclear. Table 3-9 provides dataon efficiencies of thermal power plants that ERDA audited.Table 3-9: Typical efficiencies of thermal power plants audited by ERDARating (MW) Efficiencies (%)Boiler Turbine Overall plant500 (Coal) 80.5 37.87 (2,263.4 kcal/kWh) 30.0210 (Coal) 87.0 35.8 (2,391.6 kcal/kWh) 31.0120 (Coal) 87.0 26.6 (2,814.8 kcal/kWh) 26.6In India, the typical average performance parameters of coal-based thermal powerplants are as follows:Heat rate: 3,400 kcal/kWhEfficiency : 25%Auxiliary power consumption : 6-9%Specific coal consumption : 0.8 kg/kWh (3.25 kWh coal/1 kWh electric power)112

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