168 Energy-Intensive Textile Units Notified in PAT Scheme

· 1622 Units get Rs. 445 crs Subsidy

The Union Minister of State for Textiles, Smt. Darshana Jardosh in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 29 March, 2023 informed that, in order to reduce the emission and energy intensity in the sector, National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power initiated Perform, Achieve, Trade (PAT) scheme. As of now, there are 168 energy-intensive textile units notified in the Scheme having an annual threshold level of energy consumption of more or equal to 3000 Tonnes of Oil equivalent. The Scheme has resulted in the saving of 0.313 Million Toe (1 toe = 11.6 MWh) in energy savings consequently reduction of 1.551 Million Tons of CO2 in the sector.

Under Amended Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS) of Ministry of Textiles, a total of 1,622 textile units, have applied for one time capital investment subsidy for installation of benchmark machinery under Processing segment including Boiler (Steam/thermic fluid) with automatic control on combustion efficiency, O2 monitoring Equipments and with electrostatics precipitator and micro-dust collector and Heat recovery system etc. It covers project cost of Rs. 6,602.54 crore and provisional subsidy value of Rs. 445.28 crore in different segment of Textile Sectors.

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