Fuel Switch from Furnace Oil/LDO to Natural Gas

Written by Prakash Monday, 11 May 2009 12:03

Name of Project “Fuel Switch from Furnace Oil/LDO to Natural Gas at Remi Metals Gujarat Limited, Jhagadia, District Bharuch (G.S.), India” by M/s Remi Metals Gujarat Limited.

Location of the Project (Village / District / State) Jhagadia, District Bharuch, Gujarat

Brief Description of the Project The Project activity is a fuel switch program based on equipment fuel conversion. The activity consists of modifications in the fuel burners of Furnaces and Boiler used in steel making, rolling and finishing as parts of steel pipe production process, to facilitate the use of Natural gas instead of Furnace oil or LDO thereby reducing the GHG emissions.

Estimate of GHG abatement in tCO2 eq. 31680

Host Country Approval Status Approved

Project Owner / Proponent Remi Metals Gujarat Limited, Plot No. 11, CAMA Industrial Estate, Goregaon East Mumbai-400063, Maharashtra Contact Person: Mr. N.S. Unnikrishnan, Advisor

Baseline Methodology Type: Type AMS- III.B “Switching Fossil Fuels” Category: AMS- III.B. “Other Project Activity”

Project Start date 15th November 2005

Project completion date 18th September 2006

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